Running across Europe : the rise and size of one of the largest sport markets /: the rise and size of one of the largest sport markets. (2015)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Running across Europe : the rise and size of one of the largest sport markets /: the rise and size of one of the largest sport markets. (2015)
- Main Title:
- Running across Europe : the rise and size of one of the largest sport markets
- Further Information:
- Note: [selection and editorial matter by] Jeroen Scheerder, University of Leuven, Belgium, Koen Breedveld, Radboud University, Netherlands, with, Julie Borgers, University of Leuven, Belgium.
- Other Names:
- Scheerder, Jeroen
Breedveld, Koen, 1964- - Contents:
- Who is doing a run with the running boom? The growth and governance of one of Europe's most popular sport activities / Jeroen Scheerder, Koen Breedveld and Julie Borgers -- Belgium (Flanders): trends and governance in running / Julie Borgers, Steven Vos and Jeroen Scheerder -- Denmark: running for the sake of running? A profile and segmentation of runners / Peter Forsberg -- England: the governance and history of running, the decision to run, and trends in running participation / Andrew Spiers, Spencer Harris, Angela Charlton and Peter Smale -- Finland: from elite running to mass running events / Hanna Vehmas and Jukka Lahti -- Germany: running participation, motivation and images / Kirstin Hallmann, Christoph Breuer and Sören Dallmeyer -- Greece: mass running, a new trend from ancient times? / Leonidas Petridis -- Hungary: the popularisation and expansion of amateur running culture / Szilvia Perényi -- The Netherlands: rising participation rates, shifting segments / Paul Hover, Harold van der Werff and Koen Breedveld -- Slovenia: the case of Ljubljana marathon participants / Mojca Doupona Topi? and Samo Rauter -- Spain: a sociological analysis of the evolution and characteristics of running / Ramon Llopig-Goig and Anna Vilanova -- Running across Europe: the way forward / Koen Breedveld, Jeroen Scheerder and Julie Borgers.
- Publisher Details:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Copyright Date:
- 2015
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 613.7/172094
Social sciences
Running -- Europe
Running -- Social aspects -- Europe
Running -- Economic aspects -- Europe
Social policy
Business
Sports
Service industries
HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living
HEALTH & FITNESS / Holism
HEALTH & FITNESS / Reference
MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine
Sport & leisure industries -- Europe
Marathon & cross-country running -- Europe
Sport
Running
Running -- Social aspects
Political Science -- Public Policy -- Social Policy
Sports & Recreation -- Sports Psychology
Business & Economics -- Management Science
Sports & Recreation -- General
Business & Economics -- Industries -- Service Industries
Central government policies
Sports psychology
Business & management
Sports & outdoor recreation
Service industries
Sports & Recreation -- Sociology of Sports
Sociology: sport & leisure
Europe
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781137446374
1137446374 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781349496013
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- Note: Description based on print version record.
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