List of figures vii List of tables x List of boxes xi List of extended case studies xii Preface xiii Acknowledgements xiv List of abbreviations and acronyms xv 1 An introduction to events and urban regeneration 1 2 Towards a theoretical and eritical understanding of event regeneration 18 3 The evolution of event regeneration strategies 41 4 Event venues and urban regeneration 64 5 Events and the parallel physical regeneration of cities 101 6 Events and social regeneration: from social impacts to social leverage 134 7 Events and new directions for post-industrial cities 169 8 Events and tourism development in post-industrial cities 192 9 Delivering event regeneration 216 10 Conclusions 252 Study questions 269 Supporting reading 271 Further research on the internet 273 References 275 Author index 295 Subject index 297