Public sector evaluation of festivals and special events

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-36

  O’Sullivan, Diane ^a   Pickernell, David ^a   Senyard, Julienne ^b  

^a University of Glamorgan   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Festivals and special events; Impacts economic; Social

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009636557     PISSN: 19407963     EISSN: 19407971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19407960802703482     Document Type: Article

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