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mega-events

Description: Mega-events are exceptionally large, high-profile events, often international sporting or cultural occasions, with significant social, economic, and urban effects.
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Mega-events and modernity: Olympics and expos in the growth of global culture
2001 · Choice Reviews Online · 791
Assessing the Impact of Hallmark Events: Conceptual and Research Issues
1984 · J.R. Brent Ritchie · Journal of Travel Research · 772
Hard‐branding the cultural city – from Prado to Prada
2003 · Graeme Evans · International Journal of Urban and Regional Research · 677
Hosting mega events
2006 · Dogan Gursoy, K.W. Kendall · Annals of Tourism Research · 571
Korea’s destination image formed by the 2002 World Cup
2005 · Choong-Ki Lee, Yong-Ki Lee, et al. · Annals of Tourism Research · 569
Social impacts of the Sydney Olympics
2003 · Gordon Waitt · Annals of Tourism Research · 542
What makes an event a mega-event? Definitions and sizes
2015 · Martin Müller · Leisure Studies · 513
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An Introduction to the Sociology of Sports Mega-Events
2006 · John Horne, Wolfram Manzenreiter · The Sociological Review · 472
Mega‐events, Urban Boosterism and Growth Strategies: An Analysis of the Objectives and Legitimations of the Cape Town 2004 Olympic Bid
2000 · Harry H. Hiller · International Journal of Urban and Regional Research · 472
The impact of the 2002 World Cup on South Korea: comparisons of pre- and post-games
2004 · Hyun Jeong Kim, Dogan Gursoy, et al. · Tourism Management · 468
Nonhost Community Resident Reactions to the 2002 Winter Olympics: The Spillover Impacts
2002 · Cary Deccio, Seyhmus Baloglu · Journal of Travel Research · 428
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Olympic Games: catalyst of urban change
1998 · Stephen Essex, Brian Chalkley · Leisure Studies · 409
London residents' support for the 2012 Olympic Games: The mediating effect of overall attitude
2012 · Girish Prayag, Sameer Hosany, et al. · Tourism Management · 406
The Impact Of A Mega-Event On Host Region Awareness: A Longitudinal Study
1991 · J.R.Brent Ritchie, Brian H. Smith · Journal of Travel Research · 391
Mega-events and urban policy
1994 · Maurice Roche · Annals of Tourism Research · 387
Urban Entrepreneurship, Corporate Interests and Sports Mega-Events: The Thin Policies of Competitiveness within the Hard Outcomes of Neoliberalism
2006 · C. Michael Hall · The Sociological Review · 347
The entrepreneurial system: On entrepreneurship in the context of a mega-event
1996 · Olav R. Spilling · Journal of Business Research · 346
Economic aspects and the Summer Olympics: a review of related research
2003 · Evangelia Kasimati · International Journal of Tourism Research · 339
The Economics of Staging the Olympics
2004 · Holger Preuss · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 322
Mega-events and socio-spatial dynamics in Rio de Janeiro, 1919-2016
2010 · Christopher Gaffney · Journal of Latin American geography · 319
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The Mega-Event Syndrome: Why So Much Goes Wrong in Mega-Event Planning and What to Do About It
2015 · Martin Müller · Journal of the American Planning Association · 313
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Residents' Perceptions towards the Impacts of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
2008 · Yong Zhou, John Ap · Journal of Travel Research · 306
Punctuated Generosity
2013 · András Tilcsik, Christopher Marquis · Administrative Science Quarterly · 293
Major Sport Events and Long-Term Tourism Impacts
2007 · Harry Arne Solberg, Holger Preuss · Journal of Sport Management · 291
Olympic Cities: Regeneration, City Rebranding and Changing Urban Agendas
2008 · John R. Gold, Margaret M. Gold · Geography Compass · 287
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