development -- Media, entertainment, and sport management -- What are teams worth? Team valuation -- Demand and the sport business …Redefining the sport business industry -- Ownership and the emergence of team sports -- Financial statements, revenues …, and costs -- Placemaking, sport venues & the fan experience -- Financing sport venues -- Teams, venues, and real estate …

classic but thoroughly updated introductory text is designed so students will understand sport management as a field of study …