Nancy Stevenson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3922520 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nancy Stevenson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nancy |
| FAMILY NAME | Stevenson |
| SIGNATURE | STEVENSON N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Westminster |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1711-5037 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The contribution of community events to social sustainability in local neighbourhoods
This article examines the relationship between events and social sustainability focussing on community led, not-for-profit, social events. Drawing on broad literature, I consider the nature of social sustainability, exploring five aspects which are developed through community events, namely social capital, interaction, participation, sense of place and wellbeing. I identify processes, practices and capabilities that are developed through communit…
Taking a hike
This paper uses 'walk-along' interviewing to investigate embodied experiences of walking on the South Downs Way, a long-distance trail in southern England. Using a qualitative methodology – encompassing 93 walk-along interviews and auto-ethnographic reflections of two walker/researchers – it explores how walkers conceptualise their own walking experiences and captures this information while they are walking. It contributes to and extends the emer…
Using complexity theory to develop understanding of tourism and the environment
Destination images of non-visitors
Culture and the 2012 Games
The role of tourism in delivering wider economic legacies is strongly stated in recent national tourism policy documents. The Olympic Games are envisaged to have the legacy impact of “4 million extra visitors” and “50,000 extra jobs” over four years (DCMS, 2011:15). This paper considers the nature of Olympic tourism and the possible contribution of the Cultural Olympiad to developing a cultural tourism legacy. It does this by investigating local …
A review of tourism policy for the 2012 Olympics
This review considers the main tourism policy documents published by the UK Department for Culture, Media & Sport which are explicitly linked with the hosting of the Olympic Games in London in 2012. It reflects on the use of evidence gained from wider events hosting strategies utilized elsewhere, but notes concern about the lack of a coherent marketing theme and the potential to spread the tourism benefits beyond the main event venues. It conclud…
Tourism Policy Making
Taking a hike
This paper uses 'walk-along' interviewing to investigate embodied experiences of walking on the South Downs Way, a long-distance trail in southern England. Using a qualitative methodology – encompassing 93 walk-along interviews and auto-ethnographic reflections of two walker/researchers – it explores how walkers conceptualise their own walking experiences and captures this information while they are walking. It contributes to and extends the emer…
Tourism Policy Making
Destination images of non-visitors
Culture and the 2012 Games
The role of tourism in delivering wider economic legacies is strongly stated in recent national tourism policy documents. The Olympic Games are envisaged to have the legacy impact of “4 million extra visitors” and “50,000 extra jobs” over four years (DCMS, 2011:15). This paper considers the nature of Olympic tourism and the possible contribution of the Cultural Olympiad to developing a cultural tourism legacy. It does this by investigating local …
Tourism Policy Making
A review of tourism policy for the 2012 Olympics
This review considers the main tourism policy documents published by the UK Department for Culture, Media & Sport which are explicitly linked with the hosting of the Olympic Games in London in 2012. It reflects on the use of evidence gained from wider events hosting strategies utilized elsewhere, but notes concern about the lack of a coherent marketing theme and the potential to spread the tourism benefits beyond the main event venues. It conclud…
Culture and the 2012 Games
The role of tourism in delivering wider economic legacies is strongly stated in recent national tourism policy documents. The Olympic Games are envisaged to have the legacy impact of “4 million extra visitors” and “50,000 extra jobs” over four years (DCMS, 2011:15). This paper considers the nature of Olympic tourism and the possible contribution of the Cultural Olympiad to developing a cultural tourism legacy. It does this by investigating local …
Destination images of non-visitors
Using complexity theory to develop understanding of tourism and the environment
Taking a hike
This paper uses 'walk-along' interviewing to investigate embodied experiences of walking on the South Downs Way, a long-distance trail in southern England. Using a qualitative methodology – encompassing 93 walk-along interviews and auto-ethnographic reflections of two walker/researchers – it explores how walkers conceptualise their own walking experiences and captures this information while they are walking. It contributes to and extends the emer…
The contribution of community events to social sustainability in local neighbourhoods
This article examines the relationship between events and social sustainability focussing on community led, not-for-profit, social events. Drawing on broad literature, I consider the nature of social sustainability, exploring five aspects which are developed through community events, namely social capital, interaction, participation, sense of place and wellbeing. I identify processes, practices and capabilities that are developed through communit…
Sociology (6 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Tourism (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (4 works) · Social science (3 works) · Advertising (2 works)