This study aims to investigate the social importance of sport in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. As an instrument for social cohesion and integration, sport has become a very important part of municipal activity. We use two surveys: the Baròmetre, which gathers opinion about municipal services;...

This study analyses the sports infrastructure of Hamburg, Germany, from the residents’ perspective. Empirical evidence is provided for the Sports Place Theory developed by BALE (2003) using a micro-level dataset of 1,319 sports facilities, which is merged with highly disaggregated data on...

The redefinition of the sports business -- The structures of ownership -- Financial statements, revenues, and costs -- Facilities: "disneyfication" and design -- Stadium financing -- Sports teams and real estate development, or real estate development companies with sports teams? -- Media and...