Table of Contents

1. Why Cities Need to be Eventful 2. Creating Events: From Concept into Practice 3. Event Vision and Programming 4. Leadership, Governance and Stakeholders 5. Managing and Organizing the Eventful City 6. Finance and Funding for Event Programmes 7. Marketing, Communications and the Role of the Media 8. Audiences and Publics of the Eventful City 9. Event Programme Outcomes and Impacts 10. Event Programme Sustainability 11. Critical Reflections: Keys to Success 12. The Future of the Eventful City: Global Trends and New Models of Eventfulness

About the Author

Greg Richards, Robert Palmer

Reviews

'All topics are analyzed using a number of examples, both from European cities and from other parts of the world. This volume intends to provide guidance for those involved in designing, running, funding, evaluating and studying cities and their events, for those who are interested in the board process both of cultural management and urban revitalisation, as these relate to events in cities.' -- Culturelink Network 'Overall, this is an easy-to-read book that provides a rich set of both theoretical background and industry evidence of the ways to design, run, fund, evaluate and study cities and their events. The book nicely integrates theoretical concepts with practical evidence gathered through a wide spectrum of international cities of different sizes and geographical locations. The book constitutes a useful reading for researchers-academics, undergraduate or graduate students and all practitioners and policy-makers involved in event management, cultural management, arts administration, urban studies, cultural studies and tourism.' -- Marianna Sigala, Tourismos Journal