This text provides a unique lens for studying event project management in the era of sustainability, digital transformation, smart cities and rapid development in technology. It discusses and explains how to manage events utilising the sustainable project management model adapted to the specific context of event management.

The role of marketing and communication, environmental planning, the increasing role of governments through the creation of event strategies, and the different perspectives of event management are all discussed. This edition aims to embrace and extend the growing body of knowledge relating to event management by tracking many of the recent changes and developments in the field. This offers students a current, relevant textbook for their study and professional reference.

Festivals and special events have grown into a massive industry worldwide, generating billions of dollars for regional centers, states, and countries. Festival and Special Event Management provides a comprehensive overview of the theory and procedures essential to managing festivals and special events. Australian authors.

Cities and regions around the world increasingly capitalize on a series of events aimed at optimizing their reach and outcomes. How then can a series of different events be developed and harnessed? What are the conditions and the means by which synergies and collaboration among different events and their stakeholders can be fostered? This book for the first time explores how managers and host communities can synergize sport, cultural and other planned events in a portfolio in order to attain, magnify and sustain their outcomes. The incorporation of different events into a portfolio requires an

"This is the essential guide for anyone who needs to know how to organize a special event: a festival, a celebration party, a media launch or an annual fete. The authors' combination of industry experience, expertise and a lively approach make this an ideal book for students of Events Management, Business, Tourism, Media Studies and related courses as well as being a valuable handbook for practitioners currently organizing events."--BOOK JACKET.

It could be said the most environmentally friendly event is none at all. But that's no fun. Public parties always have and always will be a part of the human story. Yet those who stage events have a social and environmental responsibility to reduce their impacts. Written by a leader in the field, this practical, step-by-step guide leads readers through the key aspects of how to understand and manage the impacts of events of any type and scale. The product of tried-and-tested methods used across the event industry, coverage includes an overview of sustainable event management and detailed discu

This book serves as a concise yet comprehensive, step-by-step handbook for modern event management. This Essentials edition gives students contemporary lessons and insights that they can relate to. It brings theory to life through copious practical examples, illustrative diagrams and unique case studies demonstrating best practices and pitfalls. Industry experts from across APAC?s event planning sector have contributed content to key contemporary topics including sustainability, risk management, project management and strategic alignment to client goals.