"This is the only book to introduce the history, organisation, management and development of sport in Australia. Now in a fully revised and updated sixth edition, it is the perfect foundation text for anybody looking to understand the policies, processes and practices that help maintain...

Section 1. The Sport Context -- Section 2. Resourcing Sport: People, Policy and Funding -- Section 3. Sport Delivery Models -- Section 4. Systems for Sport Participation and Performance -- Section 5. Coordinating the Sport System and Future Trends.

Logistics are a critical element in the planning and realization of any large-scale event. Managing Global Sport Events: Logistics and Coordination provides a critical look behind the scenes of these large-scale sport events by combining the previously separate but inextricably bound areas of...

1. Sport mega-events : managerial dimensions / Stephen Frawley -- 2. What makes and event a mega-event? Definitions and sizes / Martin Muller -- 3. Theorizing the governance of sport mega-events : a principal-agent perspective / Arnout Geeraert -- 4. Risk management for the Olympics and football...