Exploring the social impacts of events / Greg Richards, Marisa P. de Brito and Linda Wilks

List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1. Introduction / Linda Wilks -- I. Events and social capital: 2. Festival connections: people, place and social capital / Bernadette Quinn, Linda Wilks ; 3. Events as a contributor to social capital / Sirpa Lassila, Kaija Lindroth, Teemu Rantanen -- II. Building community support : The European Capital of Culture: 4. Social capital in the metropolis BrabrantStad : exploring the role of a community event in developing social capital / Lidja Kania ; 5. Houdoe or Houdios? BrabantStad 2018 : European Capital of Culture and the extent of identification of Brabant’s inhabitants / Chris-Anne Verhoeven ; 6. European Capital of Culture : The Ccse of Maastricht Via 2018 / Graeme Evans, Bas van Heur ; 7. Constructing social landscape through events: the global project of ’s-Hertogenbosch / Lénia Marques -- III. Sports events and Social Impacts: 8. Sport Participation Legacy and the Hosting of Mega-Sport Events / Stephen Frawley ; 9. Social impact of street soccer leagues / Martin Hendriks, Vera Toepoel ; 10. A social responsibility scan at a major golf event in the Netherlands / Marisa P. de Brito ; 11. The social impacts of events: the case of the triathlon event ‘Spec-Savers Ironman’ in South Africa / Siyabonga Mxunyelwa, Dimitri Tassiopoulos -- IV. Social impacts of events: 12. Investigating the effect of group size in event experiences / Sianett de Geus ; 13. Cultural events as a tourist development strategy for rural areas / Katia Rizzello, Anna Trono ; 14. The role of cultural events in building social capital and the implications for tourism development / Carlos Fernandes ; 15. Achieving significant event impacts for young residents of the host community: the Adelaide Fringe Festival / Eliza Hixson -- V. Conclusions: 16. Conclusions: the future of events as a social phenomenon / Greg Richards, Marisa P. de Brito