Research Guides: Sports Business: Sports Venues & Facilties

Sports Venue Research Tools

StadiumDB.com
StadiumDB.com is one of the world's leading websites dedicated to football (soccer) stadiums. Our database counts: 2075 stadiums, 929 stadium designs, 230 stadiums under construction, 144 tournament stadiums and 76 historical stadiums.
Sports Venue Business
SVB acts as a gateway to sector-driven news and views, job opportunities, details on venue developments, including Tenders / EOI’s and Design Competitions, to hot topics and industry best practices.
Athletic Business - Facilities
Targeting athletic, fitness and recreation professionals, AB covers facilities, security, programming, and related topics.
Global Sports Venue Alliance
The GSVA is a trade organization for sports venue leaders. Most of the information is members-only, but the news page offers interesting insights.
Stadia Magazine
Stadia magazine is designed to bring together the views and ideas of global experts in the fields of sports venue design, operations and technologies.

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The New Cathedrals: politics and media in the history of stadium construction by Robert C. Trumpbour
Call Number: GV413 .T78 2007 (Knight Library)
ISBN: 9780815631323
Publication Date: 2006
Drawing on thorough and wide-ranging research, Robert C. Trumpbour examines the political institutions, commercial entities, civic leadership, and media organizations that influenced stadium construction.
Stadia: the design and development guide by Geraint John; Rod Sheard; Ben Vickery
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 1317614488
Publication Date: 2016
In this fully updated and redesigned edition of the essential and long-established Stadia, the authors offer their unrivalled expertise to all professionals who commission, plan, design, and manage high-quality sports venues.
Including updated chapters on sustainability, masterplanning and services, a new chapter on branding activation, and new global case studies, the fifth edition of Stadia is the ultimate guide to all aspects of stadium design, from local club buildings to international showpieces