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219 publicaties gevonden
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Column van Paul Hover in Sport & Strategie (Jaargang: 2018) over de schaatsdeelname in Nederland als gevolg van de Olympische Spelen die in Pyeongchang worden georganiseerd.
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UK Sport commissioned the Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) at Sheffield Hallam University to produce a ‘Satellite Account’ for Olympic and Paralympic sports, in order to quantify their economic importance…
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a systematic review of evidence and an interrogation of policy for a demonstration effect
Research questions: Can a demonstration effect, whereby people are inspired by elite sport, sports people and events to actively participate themselves, be harnessed from an Olympic Games to influence sport…
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In this paper, the authors would like to argue that hosting any major sporting event (including the Olympic Games) can positively contribute to strengthening the (economic) position of any country,…
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The start of a new Olympic cycle offers a fresh chance for individuals and nations to excel at the highest level in sport. Most countries attempt to develop systematic structures…
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past, present and future
The Concept of the book is based on the footprint, which is the footprint, trail or mark left by the Mega-event. Necessarily, it is not based only on the legacy,…
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olympic myths, hard realities
The selection of Rio de Janeiro as the site of the summer 2016 Olympic Games set off jubilant celebrations in Brazil and created enormous expectations for economic development and the…
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cost and cost overrun at the Olympics 1960-2012
Do different types of megaprojects have different cost overruns? This apparently simple question is at the heart of research at the University of Oxford aimed at understanding the characteristics of…
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In a recent communication, Van Damme et al (1) presented a statistical analysis of the performance of world-ranked decathletes, and made inferences about the ability of these athletes to respond…
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de maatschappelijke betekenis van de Olympische en Paralympische Spelen 2016
In het boek ‘The story of Rio 2016’ schetsen de auteurs een beeld van de Spelen in Rio de Janeiro en wat dat evenement in Brazilië en Nederland teweeg heeft gebracht.…