Sustainability of mega events: Challenges, requirements and results. The case-study of the World Ski Championship St. Moritz 2003

Tourism Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Johnsen, Julia ^a   Biegert, Thomas ^b   Müller, Hansrued ^b   Elsasser, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Event; Indicator System; Mega event; Monitoring Concept; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993082416     PISSN: 16605373     EISSN: 17598451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb058445     Document Type: Review

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