2024
Propositions and recommendations for enhancing the legacies of major sporting events for disadvantaged communities and individuals2023
Programming Parks. How do Organized Events and Activities Affect the Inclusivity of Urban Green Spaces?2023
De-municipalisation? Legacies of austerity for England’s urban parks2023
Beyond the pale: fencing off parks for festivals2023
Festive Parks as Inclusive Spaces: Celebrating Latin American London in Finsbury Park2023
Private events for public benefit? Events and the emergence of public-private parks2022
Tourists’ experiences of mega-event cities: Rio’s olympic ‘double bubbles’2021
Events and sustainability: why making events more sustainable is not enough2021
Staging city events in public spaces: an urban design perspective2021
Festivals, public space and cultural inclusion: public policy insights2021
Sustaining municipal parks in an era of neoliberal austerity: The contested commercialisation of Gunnersbury Park2020
The long-term implications of mega-event projects for urban public spaces2020
The Tourist Experience of Heritage Urban Spaces: Valletta as a Case Study2019
Citizens’ attitudes towards mega-events: a new framework2019
Justifying and resisting public park commercialisation: The battle for Battersea Park2018
Paying for parks. Ticketed events and the commercialisation of public space2018
Beyond image: Imagined experiences of a destination2016
Revisiting the host city: an empirical examination of sport involvement, place attachment, event satisfaction and spectator intentions at the London Olympics2015
Exploring attitudes to edgy urban destinations: the case of Deptford, London2014
From green park to theme park? Evolving legacy visions for London's Olympic Park2014
Destination images of non-visitors2014
Prosuming creative urban areas. Evidence from East London2010
Exploring urban creativity: visitor experiences of Spitalfields, London2009
A review of tourism policy for the 2012 OlympicsOlympic Urbanism: Past, Present and Future
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A Contemporary Archaeology of London’s Mega Events: From the Great Exhibition to London 20122022
Private events in a public park: Contested music festivals and socio-spatial justice in Finsbury Park, London2022
Festival City Futures: Reflections and Conclusions2022
The Festivalisation of London’s Parks: The Friends’ Perspective2022
Introduction: Festivalisation as a Contested Urban Strategy2019
Aerotropolis: London's Airports as Experiences and Destinations2019
London’s 'Unseen Tours': slumming or social tourism?2018
The making of a city: How Expo 88 changed Brisbane forever2016
Urban Regeneration2016
The Co-Creation of Urban Tourism Experiences2015
Olympic brandscapes: London 2012 and the seeping commercialisation of public space2010
The relationship between major events, the urban fabric and social sustainability2010
The relationship between capital city monumentality and tourism in Valletta2009
Major events and sustainable regeneration2009
Tourism and the aesthetics of the built environment2008
Using major events to promote peripheral urban areas: Deptford and the 2007 Tour de France2006
After the circus leaves town: the relationship between sport events, tourism and urban regeneration2004
Barcelona2004
An introduction to Catalonia2001
Sporting a new image? Sport-based regeneration strategies as a means of enhancing the image of the city tourist destination2022
Festivals and the City: The Contested Geographies of Urban Events2019
Destination London: The Expansion of the Visitor Economy2016
Events in the City: Using Public Spaces as Event Venues2012
Events and urban regeneration: the strategic use of events to revitalise cities2022
Festivity and Inclusivity: Latino Life in the Park2021
The Social Value of Community Events: A Literature Review2020
Events in London's parks: the friends' perspective2011
The 2012 games: the regeneration legacy2017
Animation or denigration? Using urban public spaces as event venues2017
Olympic Experiences: The Significance of Place2017
Event satisfaction and behavioural intentions: examining the impact of the London 2012 Olympic Games on participation in sport2014
‘Borrowing’ public space to stage major events: The Greenwich Park controversy2014
Leveraging Sport Mega-Events: New Model or Convenient Justification?2013
“De-risking” East London: olympic regeneration planning 2000–20122011
Oslo’s new Opera House: cultural flagship, regeneration tool or destination icon?2010
The role of national identity and tourism in city planning: the case of Valletta2010
The development of "sports-city" zones and their potential value as tourism resources for urban areas2009
Theorising the relationship between major sport events and social sustainability2009
Spreading the positive effects of major events to peripheral areas2009
Effects of low cost airlines on efforts to develop cultural heritage tourism2007
From 'event-led' to 'event-themed' regeneration: the 2002 Commonwealth Games Legacy Programme2007
Monumentality in 'capital' cities and its implications for tourism marketing: the case of Barcelona2007
Large-scale events and sustainable urban regeneration: key principles for host cities2006
Assessing the contribution of flagship projects to city image change: a quasi-experimental technique2006
Tourists' consumption and interpretation of sport event imagery2005
Conceptualizing city image change: the 're-imaging' of Barcelona2005
Reimaging the city: the value of sport initiatives2006
The development of sports-city zones: an assessment of their potential value as tourism resources for urban areas2004
The impact of sports events on city images