TY - BOOK AU - Richards,Greg AU - Brito,Marisa P.de AU - Wilks,Linda TI - Exploring the social impacts of events T2 - Routledge advances in event research series SN - 9781138081833 (pbk.) : U1 - 306.4'8 23 PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Special events KW - Social aspects KW - Special events industry KW - Sports tournaments KW - Society KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Originally published: 2013; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - Social impacts are increasingly used as one of the main justifications for staging and funding events, and yet there is very little empirical evidence on the extent to which these impacts are realised by different kinds of events or in different settings. This volume explores the different social aspects of events, looking in particular at the role of events in developing social capital, social cohesion and participation in local communities ER -