This Reader provides comprehensive coverage of the scholarly literature in sports tourism. Divided into four parts, each prefaced by a substantial introduction from the editor, the Reader presents the key themes, state of the art research and new conceptual thinking, in sports tourism studies. Acknowledgements ix Publication acknowledgements x General Introduction 1(6) Mike Weed PART ONE Sport & Tourism research approaches 7(106) Sports Tourism Theory and Method - Concepts, Issues and Epistemologies 12(12) Mike Weed Sport Tourism at a Crossroad? Considerations for the Future 24(16) Heather J. Gibson Sport Tourism: A Framework for Research 40(17) Tom Hinch James Higham Outdoor Adventure Tourism: A Review of Research Approachs 57(15) Karin Weber Sport and Tourism Research: A Geographic Approach 72(18) James Higham Tom Hinch Sports Tourism Research 2000-2004: A Systematic Review of Knowledge and a Meta-Evaluation of Methods 90(23) Mike Weed PART TWO Understanding the sports tourist 113(178) Sport, Tourism and Authenticity 120(13) Tom Hinch James Higham Adventure Sport Tourism in Rural Revitalisation - An Ethnographic Evaluation 133(19) Carla A. Costa Laurence Chalip Insights From Role Theory: Understanding Golf Tourism 152(23) Heather J. Gibson Lori Pennington-Gray An Examination of the Determinants of Golf Travelers' Satisfaction 175(13) James F. Petrick Sheila J. Backman Mountain Guiding and Adventure Tourism: Reflections on the Choreography of the Experience 188(19) Paul Beedie Package Adventure Tours: Markers in Serious Leisure Careers 207(17) Maurice J. Kane Robyn Zink Classification of Adventure Travelers: Behavior, Decision Making, and Target Markets 224(28) Heidi Sung Recreation Conflict Among Skiers and Snowboarders 252(19) Jerry J. Vaske Pam Carothers Maureen P. Donnelly Biff Baird In Search of Relived Social Experience: Group-Based Nostalgia Sport Tourism 271(20) Sheranne Fairley PART THREE Impacts of Sport & Tourism 291(120) The Economic Impact of Visitors at Major Multi-Sport Events 296(18) Holger Preuss Economic Aspects and the Summer Olympics: A Review of Related Research 314(14) Evangelia Kasimati The Use and Misuse of Economic Impact Analysis: The Case of Professional Sports 328(18) Ian Hudson Marketing the Host City: Analyzing Exposure Generated by a Sport Event 346(16) B. Christine Green Carla Costa Maureen Fitzgerald Leveraging Subculture and Identity to Promote Sports Events 362(15) B. Christine Green Small-Scale Event Sport Tourism: Fans as Tourists 377(16) Heather J. Gibson Cynthia Willming Andrew Holdnak Host and Guest Relations and Sport Tourism 393(18) Elizabeth Fredline PART FOUR Policy and management considerations for Sport & Tourism 411(158) Critical (Realist) Reflection on Policy and Management Research in Sport, Tourism and Sports Tourism 416(15) Paul Downward Towards a Model of Cross-Sectoral Policy Development in Leisure: The Case of Sport and Tourism 431(15) Mike Weed Why the Two Won't Tango! Explaining the Lack of Integrated Policies for Sport and Tourism in the UK 446(25) Mike Weed Public Strategies for Local Development: The Effectiveness of an Outdoor Activities Model 471(16) Christopher Hautbois Christophe Durand Tourism, Sport and Seasons: The Challenges and Potential of Overcoming Seasonality in the Sport and Tourism Sectors 487(16) James Higham Tom Hinch Measuring Destination Competitiveness: An Empirical Study of Canadian Ski Resorts 503(17) Simon Hudson Brent Ritchie Seldjan Timur Addressing Participation Constraint: A Case Study of Potential Skiers 520(23) Peter Williams Paul R. Fidgeon Local Business Leveraging of a Sport Event: Managing an Event for Economic Benefit 543(26) Laurence Chalip Anna Leyns Endpiece 569(4) Mike Weed Index 573