Legacy of mega sporting events: understanding the long term impacts of volunteering

dc.contributor.advisorByers, Terri
dc.contributor.authorMonterroso Asteguieta, Coralia Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:44:36Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:44:36Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.updated2018-08-14T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractMega Sport events have a popular appeal and countries use them as an instrument to enhance their image and stimulate their development (Swart, 2016). In addition to extensive research on planning and implementation of these events, there is a lot of discussion around mega sports events and the legacies they leave. There has been a focus on the most common legacies regarding economic factors, environmental factors and infrastructure, but there has been little attention on how volunteering in these events leaves a legacy not only to the volunteer but also to the community. Volunteer legacies are often neglected and within the literature, it was found that this could be attributed to the lack of strategic objectives for a volunteer legacy (Tomazos, & Luke, 2014). Volunteers play an important role in these events and their contributions enable mega sport events to be efficiently managed. It is important to understand the impact that volunteering could have in the community as citizens become involved, support and make their community a better place (Doherty, 2009). This project aims to critically explore the positive and negative aspects of volunteers' lived experiences at MSE and consider whether the benefits create a legacy of volunteering for volunteers and their communities, years after the completion of the mega event.
dc.description.copyright© Coralia Andrea Monterroso Asteguieta, 2017
dc.description.noteA Report Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Sport and Recreation Studies in the Graduate Academic Unit of Kinesiology.
dc.formattext/xml
dc.format.extentvi, 74 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/14416
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineKinesiology
dc.titleLegacy of mega sporting events: understanding the long term impacts of volunteering
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineKinesiology
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Arts in Sport & Recreation Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.S.R.C.

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