EVENT STUDIES Theory, Research and Policy for Planned Events; Copyright; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; Series preface; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; PART 1 BASIC CONCEPTS IN EVENT STUDIES ; CHAPTER 1Introduction and overview of event studies; What is event studies?; A framework for understanding and creating knowledge about planned events; How the literature has evolved; Major subdivisions (discourses) within event studies; Forces, trends and issues; CHAPTER 2The world of planned events; Describing and classifying events

Planned versus unplanned eventsDescription and examples of the major event forms; PART 2 FOUNDATION DISCIPLINES AND CLOSELY RELATED FIELDS ; CHAPTER 3Anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religious studies and psychology; Anthropology; Sociology; Philosophy; Religious studies; Psychology; Environmental psychology; Social psychology; CHAPTER 4Economics, management, political science, law, history, human geography, future studies; Economics; Management; Political science; Law; History; Human geography; Future studies; CHAPTER 5Closely related professional fields; Introduction; Leisure studies

Tourism studiesHospitality studies; Education and interpretation; Communications, media and performance studies; Arts and cultural management; Cultural studies; Sport management and sport studies; Venue, club and assembly management; Theatre studies; Health studies; Urban and community studies; Rural studies; Aboriginal, ethnic and multicultural studies; Visitor studies; PART 3 FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING AND CREATING KNOWLEDGE ; CHAPTER 6The event experience and meanings; Defining 'experience'; A model of the planned event experience; Generic and specific types of planned event experiences

Meanings attached to planned event experiencesCHAPTER 7Event design; What is event design?; Designing the setting; Theme and programme design; Service design and quality; Design of gastronomy and other consumables; Liberating versus constraining; CHAPTER 8Antecedents and decision-making; What are antecedents?; Barriers and constraints; Decision-making; Post-experience evaluation and feedback; CHAPTER 9Planning and management of events; Introduction; Leadership, founders and organizational culture; Organizational and inter-organizational behaviour; Planning and decision-making

Operations and logisticsMarketing and communications; Resources and financial management; Human resources and volunteer management; Risk, health and safety; Research, evaluation and information systems; CHAPTER 10Outcomes and the impacted; What are outcomes and impacts?; Personal outcomes; Social, cultural and political outcomes; Economic outcomes; Environmental outcomes; Impact assessment and cost-benefit evaluation; CHAPTER 11Events and public policy; What is public policy?; Justifying public-sector involvement; Economic policy and events; Cultural policy and events

Social policy and events