Running across Europe : the rise and size of one of the largest sport markets Edited by Jeroen Scheerder, Koen Breedveld, Julie Borgers - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2015. - xxix, 268 p. : maps, ill. ; 22 cm.
Who is doing a run with the running boom? The growth and governance of one of Europe's most popular sports activities / Jeroen Scheerder, Koen Breedveld and Julie Borgers -- Belgium (Flanders): trends and governance in running / Julie Borgers, Steven Vos, and Jeroen Scheerder -- Denmark: running for the sake of running? A profile and segmentation of runners / Peter Forsberg -- England: the governance and history of running, the decision to run, and trends in running participation / Andrew Spiers, Spencer Harris, Angela Charlton and Peter Smale -- Finland: from elite running to mass running events / Hanna Vehmas and Jukka Lahti -- Germany: running participation, motivation and images / Kirstin Hallmann, Christoph Breuer and Sören Dallmeyer -- Greece: mass running, a new trend from ancient times? / Leonidas Petridis -- Hungary: the popularisation and expansion of amateur running culture / Szilvia Perényi -- The Netherlands: rising participation rates, shifting segments / Paul Hover, Harold van der Werff and Koen Breedveld -- Slovenia: the case of Ljubljana marathon participants / Mojca Doupona Topi? and Samo Rauter -- Spain: a sociological analysis of the evolution and characteristics of running / Ramon Llopig-Goig and Anna Vilanova -- Running across Europe: the way forward / Koen Breedveld, Jeroen Scheerder and Julie Borgers.
Analyzing in-depth data from 11 European countries, this collection explores the rise of the European running market, the reasons, and motives for running, and the most important players in the field. The volume sets out policy challenges and marketing possibilities and addresses issues of participation, cost, and health.
9781137446367
2014028334
Running--Europe
Running--Social aspects--Europe
Running--Economic aspects--Europe
613.7172094 RU NN
Who is doing a run with the running boom? The growth and governance of one of Europe's most popular sports activities / Jeroen Scheerder, Koen Breedveld and Julie Borgers -- Belgium (Flanders): trends and governance in running / Julie Borgers, Steven Vos, and Jeroen Scheerder -- Denmark: running for the sake of running? A profile and segmentation of runners / Peter Forsberg -- England: the governance and history of running, the decision to run, and trends in running participation / Andrew Spiers, Spencer Harris, Angela Charlton and Peter Smale -- Finland: from elite running to mass running events / Hanna Vehmas and Jukka Lahti -- Germany: running participation, motivation and images / Kirstin Hallmann, Christoph Breuer and Sören Dallmeyer -- Greece: mass running, a new trend from ancient times? / Leonidas Petridis -- Hungary: the popularisation and expansion of amateur running culture / Szilvia Perényi -- The Netherlands: rising participation rates, shifting segments / Paul Hover, Harold van der Werff and Koen Breedveld -- Slovenia: the case of Ljubljana marathon participants / Mojca Doupona Topi? and Samo Rauter -- Spain: a sociological analysis of the evolution and characteristics of running / Ramon Llopig-Goig and Anna Vilanova -- Running across Europe: the way forward / Koen Breedveld, Jeroen Scheerder and Julie Borgers.
Analyzing in-depth data from 11 European countries, this collection explores the rise of the European running market, the reasons, and motives for running, and the most important players in the field. The volume sets out policy challenges and marketing possibilities and addresses issues of participation, cost, and health.
9781137446367
2014028334
Running--Europe
Running--Social aspects--Europe
Running--Economic aspects--Europe
613.7172094 RU NN