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Festivals and Events

Festival Management

      Attendance

  • Assessing the influences of festival quality and satisfaction on visitor behavioral intentions (Journal article) by Son, Seon Mi, and Lee, Kyong Mo in Event Management, Vol.15, No.3, 2011, pp.293-303.  Available to UTS staff and students via UTS Library Catalogue, or purchase through publisher website.
  • A Critical Comparative Study of Visitor Motivations for Attending Music Festivals: A Case Study of Glastonbury and V Festival (Journal article) by Gelder, Gemma and Robinson, Peter in Event Management, Vol.13, No.3, 2009 , pp.181-196.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Or purchase from publisher's website.
  • Differences in Arts Festival Visitors Based on Level of Past Experience (Journal article) in Event Management, Vol.11, No.3, 2008, pp.109-120.  (Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue.  Purchase from IngentaConnect website.)
  • An examination of festival attendees' behavior using SEM (Journal article) by Young Hoon Kim, Mincheol Kim, Tanya Ruetzler and Jim Taylor (Journal article) in International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Vol.1, No.1, 2010, pp.86-95.  Available to purchase from publisher's website.
  • Exploratory Market Segmentation at the Gold Coast Wintersun Festival (11p. PDF) - Trevor Mules and Amanda Ayling (Conference paper) in The Impacts of Events (659p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2005), pp.87-97.
  • Meaning not measurement: Using ethnography to bring a deeper understanding to the participant experience of festivals and events (Journal article) by Immy Holloway, Lorraine Brown and Richard Shipway in International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Vol.1, No.1, 2010, pp.74-85.  Available to purchase from publisher's website.
  • Motivations of Young People for Visiting Wine Festivals (Journal article) in Event Management, Vol.10, No.1, 2006, pp.23-33.  (Available  to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Purchase from IngentaConnect website.)
  • Retaining Loyal Visitors in Organising a Festival: Relationship between service quality of festival and behavioural intention (the Case Study of Gwang-Ju Kimchi Festival) (12p. PDF) - Soon Hwa Kang and Jung Hwan Kim (Conference paper 3907) in 'Re-eventing' the City/Town: Events as Catalysts for Change - Proceedings of 4th International Event Research Conference (Melbourne, July 2007).  Proceedings available to purchase from ACEM website.
  • Sociodemographic and Behavioral Determinants of Visitor Spending at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival  (Journal article) by M. Kruger, M. Saayman and A. Saayman in Event Management, Vol.13, No.1, 2009, pp. 53-68.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue, or purchase from IngentaConnect website.
  • A taste of tourism: Visitors' motivations to attend a food festival (Journal article) by Chang, Wanching and Yuan, Jingxue (Jessica) in Event Management, Vol.15, No.1, 2011, pp.13-23.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Or purchase via publisher's website.
  • Understanding visitors' involvement profile and information search: The case of Neimen Song Jiang Battle Array Festival (Journal article) by A.H. Chen and Y. Ryan in Event Management, Vol.13, No.4. 2009 pp. 205-222.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue, or purchase from Publisher's website.
  • Visitor motivation to attending international festivals (Journal article) by L. Wamwara-Mbugua and T.B. Cornwell in Event Management, Vol.13, No.4.  2009  pp.277-286.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue, or purchase from Publisher's website.

      Evaluation

  • An analysis of service provision and visitor impacts using participant observation and photographic documentation: The National Cherry Blossom Festival (Journal article) by M. Park, M.J. Daniels, R. Brayley and L.K. Harmon in Event Management, Vol.14, No.2, 2010, pp.167-182).  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue, or purchase from Publisher's website.
  • Analysing the role of festivals and events in regional development (Journal article) in Event Management, Vol.11, No.1/2, 2008, pp.23-32.  (Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Purchase from IngentaConnect website.) 
  • Capacity building and the contribution of public festivals: Evaluating "Cardiff 2005" (Journal article) by Clifton, Nick; O'Sullivan, Diane; and Pickernell, David  in Event Management , Vol.16, No.1, 2012, pp.77-91.   Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Or purchase from publisher's website.
  • Estimating the Economic Impacts of Festivals and Events: A research guide, 2002 (46p. PDF) - Ben Janeczko et al, Sustainable Tourism CRC.  Download from Sustainable Tourism Online website.
  • Examining the role of emotional and functional values in festival evaluation (Journal article) by Jin-Soo Lee, Choong-Ki Lee and Youngjoon Choi in Journal of Travel Research, Vol.50, No.6, 2011, pp.685-696.  Available to UTS staff and students via the UTS Library catalogue, or purchase through publisher website. 
  • Festivals and events: Beyond economic impacts - Special issue of the journal Event Management, Volume 11, Numbers 1-2, 2007.  (Available to UTS staff and students via UTS Library Catalogue.  Purchase from IngentaConnect website.)
  • Film Festivals: An Empirical Study of Factors for Success (Journal article) in Event Management, Vol.11. No.4, 2008, pp.201-210.  (Available to UTS staff and students via UTS Library catalogue.  Purchase from IngentaConnect website.)
  • A Flexible Framework for Evaluating the Socio-Cultural Impact Evaluation of a Festival (12p. PDF) - (Journal article) in International Journal of Event Management Research, Vol 1, No 1, 2005.
  • Generic Event Evaluations: the case of two ACT events - Floriade and the FAI Rally, 2002 (138p. PDF) - Michele Cegielski et al, Sustainable Tourism CRC.  Download from Sustainable Tourism Online website.
  • Indigenous Community Festivals - Top End: an evaluation using Encore event evaluation kit, 2007 (42 p. PDF) - Jennifer Haydon, Sustainable Tourism CRC.  Download from Sustainable Tourism Online website.
  • Innovations in measuring economic impacts of regional festivals: A do-it-yourself kit (Journal article) by J. Jackson, M. Houghton, R. Russell, and P. Triandos in Journal of Travel Research, 2005, Vol.43, No.4, pp.360-367.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.
  • An Investigation into the Effectiveness of Arts Festivals Evaluation (18p. PDF) - Glen Bowdin and Michael Williams (Conference paper) in The Impacts of Events (659p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2005), pp.474-491.
  • Service quality dimensions perceived by film festival visitors (Journal article) by Jowon Park et al in Event Management, Vol.15, No.1, 2011, pp.49-61.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue.  Or purchase from publisher's website.
  • Tensions between Ambition and Reality in UK Combined Arts Festival Programming: Case Study of the Lichfield Festival (12p. PDF) - (Journal article) in International Journal of Event Management Research Volume 2, Number 1, 2006.
  • What makes a Good Festival? Understanding the Event Experience (Journal article) in Event Management, Vol.12, No.2, 2009 , pp.81-93.  Available via UTS Library catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.  
  • Why do Regional Community Cultural Festivals Survive? (21p. PDF) - Ros Derrett (Conference paper) in The Impacts of Events (659p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2005), pp.452-472.

      Globalisation

      Management

  • Festival and Special Event Management, 4th ed. 2008 - Johnny Allen et al, John Wiley & Sons.  Available for purchase from ACEM website.  Or borrow from UTS Library.
  • Festival management innovation and failure (Journal article) by  Jack Carlsen, Tommy D. Andersson, Jane Ali-Knight, Kari Jaeger and Ruth Taylor in International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Vol.1, No.2, 2010.  Available to purchase from publisher website.
  • Festival management studies: Developing a framework and priorities for comparative and cross-cultural research (Journal article) by Donald Getz, Tommy Andersson and J. Carlsen in International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Vol.1, No.1, 2010.  Available from publisher website.
  • Festival Stakeholder Roles: Concepts and Case Studies (Journal article) in Event Mangement, Vol.10, No.2, 2007, pp.103-122.  (Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Purchase from IngentaConnect website.)
  • Nature and scope of festival studies (Journal article) by D. Getz in International Journal of Event Management Research, Vol.5, No.1, 2010.  Download from publisher website. 
  • North East Festivals and Events Toolkit - North East England
  • Reconceptualizing and repositioning festival exhibitors within tourism research (Journal article) by Michelle Mosely and Rasul Mowatt  in International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Vol.2, Iss.3, 2011, pp. 254-270.   Available to purchase via publisher's website.
  • Rethinking Music Festivals as a Staged Event: Gaining Insights from Understanding Visitor Motivations and the Experiences They Seek (Journal article) by Shane Pegg and Ian Patterson in Journal of Convention and Event Tourism Vol.11, No.2, 2010,  pp.85-99.  Available to UTS staff and students via UTS Library Catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website. 
  • Stakeholder Management Strategies of Festivals (Journal article) in Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Vol 9, Iss 3, 2008.  UTS staff and students check UTS Library catalogue for availability. 
  • Successful Management and Achievements of a City Based Event as a Strategy for Destination Marketing: the case of Pusan International Film Festival (10p. PDF) -  Eunhee Seong (Conference paper 1907) in 'Re-eventing' the City/Town: Events as Catalysts for Change - Proceedings of 4th International Event Research Conference (Melbourne, July 2007).  Proceedings available to purchase from ACEM website.

      Mentoring

  •  Festivals, Art and Mentoring: Disseminating knowledge, enhancing skills and developing networks in regional Victoria (14p. PDF) - Anne-Marie Hede and Ruth Rentschler (Conference paper) in The Impacts of Events (659p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2005), pp.508-521.

       Research

  • Access-A Research Agenda for Edinburgh Festivals (Journal article) in Event Management, Vol.11, Nos.1-2, 2008,  pp.3-11.  (Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Or purchase from the IngentaConnect website.)
  • Access: Developing a Research Agenda for Edinburgh Festivals and Events (13p. PDF) - Jack Carlsen et al (Conference paper 3407) in 'Re-eventing' the City/Town: Events as Catalysts for Change - Proceedings of 4th International Event Research Conference (Melbourne, July 2007).  Proceedings available to purchase from ACEM website.
  • Determinants of visitor expenditure at the Aardklop National Arts Festival (Journal article) by M. Kruger, M. Saayman and S.M.Ellis in Event Management, Vol.14, No.2, 2010, pp.137-148.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.
  • Events and Festivals: Issues and trends (Special journal issue) in Managing Leisure, Vol.12, Issue 2 & 3, 2007.  (Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Also available from publisher's website.)
  • The Evolution of Two Music Festivals (10p. PDF) -  Trevor Mules (Conference paper 1307) in 'Re-eventing' the City/Town: Events as Catalysts for Change - Proceedings of 4th International Event Research Conference (Melbourne, July 2007), 66-75.  Festivals: Tamworth Country Music Festival, and Gold Coast Wintersun Festival.
  • Exploratory Market Segmentation at the Gold Coast Wintersun Festival (11p. PDF) - Trevor Mules and Amanda Ayling (Conference paper) in The Impacts of Events (659p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2005), pp.87-97.
  • Festival management studies: Developing a framework and priorities for comparative and cross-cultural research (Journal article) by Donald Getz, Tommy Andersson and J. Carlsen in International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Vol.1, No.1, 2010, pp.29- 59.  Available to purchase from publisher's website.
  • Gatecrashing: An exploration of community attitudes and experiences (Journal article) by Cameron Earl and Emma Patten in International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Vol. 2, Iss: 1, 2011, pp.54-67.  Available to purchase from publisher's website.
  • Identifying Business Development in Event Networks: A network analysis approach (15p. PDF) - Joanne Mackellar (Conference paper) in The Impacts of Events (659p. PDF) - Proceedings of International Event Research Conference (Sydney, July 2005), pp.99-113.  Case Study: Northern Rivers Herb Festival.
  • An Integrated View of Innovation Emerging from a Regional Festival (12p. PDF) - (Journal article) in International Journal of Event Management Research, Vol 2, No 1, 2006.  Case study: Northern Rivers Herb Festival (NRHF), Lismore, NSW. 
  • Knowledge Mapping for Safe Festivals and Events: An Ontological Approach (Journal article) in Event Managment, Vol.11, Nos.1-2, 2008, pp.71-80.  (Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Purchase from IngentaConnect website.)
  • The nature and scope of festival studies (Journal article) by D. Getz in International Journal of Event Management Research, Vol.5, No.1, 2010.
  • Power and hegemony within a community festival (Journal article) by Alan Clarke and Allan Jepson in International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Vol. 2, Iss: 1, 2011, pp.7-19.  Available to purchase from publisher's website.
  • Strategic SWOT analysis of public, private and not-for-profit festival organisations (Journal article) by Jack Carlsen and Tommy D. Andersson in International Journal of Event and Festival Management, Vol. 2 Iss: 1, 2011, pp.83-97.  Available to purchase from publisher's website. 

       Risk management

  • Commercializing the Carnivalesque: The V Festival and Image/Risk Management (Journal article) in Event Management, Volume 12, Number 1, 2009 , pp. 39-51.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue.  Or purchase from IngentaConnect website.
  • Food Safety at Fairs and Festivals: Vendor Knowledge and Violations at a Regional Festival (Journal article) by J-E. Lee et al in Event Management, Vol.14, No.3, 2010, pp.215-223.  (Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Purchase from IngentaConnect website.)  
  • Knowledge Mapping for Safe Festivals and Events: An Ontological Approach (Journal article) in Event Managment, Vol.11, Nos.1-2, 2008, pp.71-80.  (Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Purchase from IngentaConnect website.)
  • Safety and Hostility at Special Events: Lessons from Australian Gay and Lesbian Festivals (Journal article) by K. Markwell and S. Tomsen in Event Management, Vol.14, No.3, pp.225-238.  (Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Purchase from IngentaConnect website.) 

      Social impact

      Sustainability

  • Birding Festivals, Sustainability, and Ecotourism: An Ambiguous Relationship (Journal article) by Laura J. Lawton in Journal of Travel Research, 2009, Vol.48, pp.259-267.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Or purchase from publisher's website.
  • The blended festivalscape and its sustainability at nonurban festivals (Journal article) by Gration, David; Arcodia, Charles; Raciti, Maria; and Stokes, Robyn in Event Management, Vol.15, No.4, 2011, pp.343-359.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.     
  • An exploratory study of the importance of sustainable practices in the meeting and convention site selection process (Journal article) by Jason Draper, Mary Dawson and Emma Casey in Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, Vol.12, Iss.3, 2011, pp.153-178.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library Catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.
  • Potential conservation benefits of wildlife festivals (Journal article) by Glen T. Hvenegaard in Event Management, Vol.15, No.4, 2011, pp.373-386.  Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue, or purchase from publisher's website.      
  • Sustainable Festivals - On Becoming an Institution (Journal article) in Event Management, Vol.12, No. 1, 2009, pp. 1-17.  (Available to UTS staff and students via Library catalogue.  Purchase from IngentaConnect website.)

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