Crisis Management in Event Planning and Resilient Event Practices - (Aspects of Tourism Texts) by Emmet McLoughlin

About the Book

This textbook integrates crisis preparedness, resilience and sustainability into a unified event management framework. It offers a practical, interdisciplinary approach, combining theory, case studies and real-world applications tailored for both students and professionals. Each chapter includes activities, applied examples and discussion prompts.

Book Synopsis

This is the first textbook to fully integrate crisis preparedness, resilience and sustainability into a unified event management framework. The book offers a practical, interdisciplinary approach, combining theory, case studies and real-world applications tailored for both students and professionals. It moves beyond traditional risk management by exploring ethical decision-making, inclusion, technology and post-crisis recovery in diverse event contexts. Each chapter includes student activities, applied examples and discussion prompts, fostering critical thinking and real-world problem-solving. It is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying event management, tourism and hospitality, as well as early-career professionals and industry practitioners who are seeking to enhance their understanding of crisis preparedness and resilience in events.

Review Quotes

Understanding and enacting effective Crisis Management and building resilience is critical to any festival and event in the 21st century. This textbook delivers excellent insights into this important topic through clear theoretical input, engaging discussion questions and highly topical and relevant case studies revealing how both high profile as well as community-based festivals and events are impacted when things don't go to plan! A welcome addition to the this vital area of festival management!-- "Jane Ali-Knight, Edinburgh Napier University, UK"

In this all-encompassing guide to crisis management in events, crisis management is not explored as an independent field but as something that has to be embedded within wider frameworks. Covering key issues, strategies and principles, it will help students and industry professionals to understand the importance of nurturing resilience, sustainability and effective communications in the events sector.-- "Andrew Smith, University of Westminster, UK"

This book provides a timely contribution for events to consider how they anticipate and adapt to crises, offering a mirror to ask: Is my event resilient enough? In an age where shocks are part and parcel of this dynamic industry, threatening long term sustainability, this accessible resource provides a useful guide for all types of events.-- "Michael Duignan, Founder and CEO, Centre for Events and Festivals and Professeur des universités, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France"

About the Author

Emmet McLoughlin is Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Event Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. His research interests include destination and event management, leisure studies and sociology and his current research is focused on destination resilience, leisure and biosecurity and crisis management in the events sector.