Simon Darcy

University of Technology Sydney, UTS Business School, Faculty Member

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Simon Darcy is a Professor in Events, Sport and Tourism at the UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney. He is also Co-Director of the UTS’ Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre. Simon is an interdisciplinary researcher with expertise in developing inclusive organisational approaches to diversity groups. His research has spanned a variety of contexts including sport, tourism, events, volunteers, transport, the built environment and disability services. Simon has held grants with the Australian Research Council, Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre, the United Nations ESCAP, and has carried out research studies for all levels of government and the private sector. Over the last decade, his body of work on accessible tourism has gained national and international recognition. Simon is actively involved in changing government and industry practice through implementing the outcomes of his research. Since incurring a spinal injury in 1983 Simon is a power wheelchair user and passionately believes in the rights of all people to fully participate in all aspects of community life.

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Associate Professor, School of Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Member, ACEM Australian Centre for Event Management
Core Member, Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre
Associate Member, Centre for Health Technologies
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Design for All in Tourist Destinations ECA 2017

by Peter Neumann, Francesc Aragall, Silvio Sagramola, Simon Darcy, Imma Bonet, Barbara Almond, and Ilaria Oberti

More and more tourist destinations all over Europe and the world have chosen the Design for All a... more More and more tourist destinations all over Europe and the world have chosen the Design for All approach for optimising the available services. The outcomes seem to be positive enough to encourage them to follow that approach further as described in the case studies presented in ECA 2017.
The 10 case studies are from Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Sweden, Spain and Australia.

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Research Methods in Sport Studies and Sport Management A Practical Guide

Research can be a challenging but rewarding activity. All degree-level students studying sport, a... more Research can be a challenging but rewarding activity. All degree-level students studying sport, and all effective professionals working in the sport sector need to have a sound understanding of research methods and how to critically interpret research findings. This broad-ranging, in-depth and practical textbook introduces research methods for students on sport-related degree courses, outlining the knowledge and practical skills needed to undertake meaningful research and to become a knowledgeable consumer of the research of others.

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Australian Leisure

"Australian Leisure 4e provides an introduction to and analysis of a broadly defined concept of l... more "Australian Leisure 4e provides an introduction to and analysis of a broadly defined concept of leisure. It integrates Australian and international knowledge so that the book is an Australian interpretation, based largely on local sources, but which engages with relevant international research and theory. This edition has been extensively reviewed and updated and includes new chapters on social networks, global cultures and events.

Leisure is not just sport, or the arts, or outdoor recreation, it is all these things and more, including tourism, gambling, hobbies, television watching, entertainment, play and doing nothing in particular.

The purpose of the text is to illuminate leisure and its place in past, present and future Australian society. The text is designed to lead students into the subject and provide pointers to more detailed study, through discussion questions and guides to further reading."

Preface
Contributors

PART I INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY

1. This thing called leisure
2. Historical perspectives

PART II STUDYING LEISURE
3. Studying leisure
4. Contemporary patterns of Australian leisure
5. Providers in the mixed economy of leisure

PART III LEISURE SECTORS AND FORMS
6. At home at leisure
7. Social media and leisure
8. Arts and culture
9. Sport
10. Outdoor recreation
11. Tourism
12. Special events
13. Leisure and health
14. ‘Deviant’ leisure

PART IV LEISURE AND DIVERSITY
15. Human rights, disability and leisure
16. Leisure and Aboriginal culture from Federation
17. Global cultures and ethnicity
18. Gender and sexuality
19. Leisure, youth and ageing

PART V LEISURE AND THE FUTURE