21959 Events for Impact and Legacy

Description

This subject provides an overview of the events sector, along with the functions, impacts and legacies that events have from the perspective of various groups and organisations within society. The subject examines the political, economic, tourism, social and environmental impacts and legacies of events. Key tools that can be employed in assessing event impacts and legacies are examined, with best practice methodologies identified. Issues associated with the evaluation of event impacts and legacies are examined, often through the vehicle of case studies. Principles of stakeholder management and the sustainability of events underpin this subject.