Books By Marijke (University of Windsor, Canada) Taks - Author

Marijke Taks is a full Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Windsor, Canada, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Leuven, Belgium. Her research focuses on the socio-economic aspects of sport, with a particular emphasis on impacts, strategic outcomes, and leveraging of sporting events. Laurence Chalip is the Brightbill/Sapora Professor, and Head of, the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA. His research focuses on the uses of sport as a policy tool, including consequent needs in sport policy. B. Christine Green is Professor and Director of the Sport+Development Lab at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA. Her research focuses on the intersection of sport and development, with particular emphasis on the development of sport opportunities and their consequent outcomes.