Sport in the city: measuring economic significance at the local level

DAVIES, L. E. (2002). Sport in the city: measuring economic significance at the local level. European sport management quarterly, 2 (2), 83-107.

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Abstract

In many cities throughout Europe, sport is increasingly being used as a tool for economic revitalisation. While there has been a growth in literature relating to the specific economic impacts of sports-led development, including professional sport facilities, teams, and sport events, limited research has been undertaken on the contribution of the whole sport sector to output and employment. In the United Kingdom (UK), studies have focused on evaluating sport-related economic activity at the national level, yet despite the increasing use of sport for local economic development little research has been undertaken at the city level. To address this situation, this article uses the National Income Accounting framework to measure the economic importance of sport in Sheffield, UK. It shows that the value-added in 1996/97 was 165.61m or 4.11% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), approximately twice the amount predicted from current national estimates. It is argued that this can primarily be explained by previous studies under-estimating the economic importance of sport, largely due to methodological differences. It goes on to suggest that future research on the significance of sport should be undertaken at the local level to provide policymakers with information at the spatial level where regeneration programmes are being implemented.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: The final version of this paper has been published in European sport management quarterly, 2(2) © 2002 (Taylor and Francis) Routledge.
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Sport Industry Research Centre
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/16184740208721915
Page Range: 83-107
Depositing User: Ann Betterton
Date Deposited: 06 Mar 2009
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 13:48
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/81

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