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Sport event legacy: A systematic quantitative review of literature

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  • Alana Thomson
  • Graham Cuskelly
  • Kristine Toohey
  • Millicent Kennelly
  • Paul Burton
  • Liz Fredline

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•Sport event legacy is a complex and contested phenomenon.•Articles from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia dominate the articles considered.•Research has grown since 2000, with a rapid increase from 2007 onwards.•The need for legacy planning is emphasised in over half of the studies considered.•Researchers should develop long-term, transdisciplinary research agendas featuring empirical and mixed method designs.The study of sport event legacies has grown rapidly since 2000 across a number of disciplines related to planning and hosting large-scale sport events. However, to date, there have been limited attempts to systematically review and synthesise extant sport event legacy research, reflect on existing knowledge, and identify key gaps for future research. In this article, the authors reviewed the state of sport event legacy research through a systematic quantitative review of 305 original, peer-reviewed research articles published in English language journals between 2000 and 2016. Results demonstrate that a small group of academics concentrated in particular countries are driving the publication of studies on sport event legacy in predominately specialised sport and event journals. There is a clear research interest in legacy outcomes realised through hosting sport events in areas of public life, politics, and culture, as well as mass participation sport. The authors identify key areas for future research and make recommendations for empirical research designs to progress scholarship and better inform policy and practice pertaining to sport event legacy.

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  • Alana Thomson & Graham Cuskelly & Kristine Toohey & Millicent Kennelly & Paul Burton & Liz Fredline, 2019. "Sport event legacy: A systematic quantitative review of literature," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(3), pages 295-321, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsmrxx:v:22:y:2019:i:3:p:295-321
    DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2018.06.011
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