Academics with expertise in Sport tourism

Richard Shipway

Dr Richard Shipway

Associate Professor in Sport Event Management

Areas of expertise

Richard’s research covers impacts and legacies of international sport events like the Olympics; crisis and emergency management at sports events; volunteering at mega sports events, and sport ethnography. He has researched themes connected with the 2012 Olympic Games, ranging from resident perception studies to Olympic tourism, and is currently working on an International Olympic Committee… Read more »