TY - BOOK AU - Silvers,Julia Rutherford AU - O'Toole,William TI - Risk management for events T2 - Event management series SN - 9780367260613 AV - GT3405.S56 2021 PY - 2021/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge KW - Special events KW - Management KW - Study and teaching KW - Safety measures KW - Case studies KW - Planning KW - Risk management N1 - Revised edition of: Risk management for meetings and events, c2015; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "Risk Management for Events is a comprehensive and practical guide which supports academic and professional development programs to prepare individuals for entering or advancement in the international events industry. Events of all types are produced every day for all manner of purposes, attracting all sorts of people. Creating and managing the environment in which these people will gather carries with it awesome responsibilities - legal, ethical, and financial. To provide a safe and secure setting and to operate in a manner that ensures the hosting organizations or individuals achieve their objectives in a proper and profitable way, event risk management must be fully integrated into all event plans and throughout the event management process. This new edition has been revised and updated to include: New case studies and examples from a wide range of international destinations and different types of events. Updated statistics and data throughout. New content on emergent risk, onsite decision making, terrorism, public health including the covid-19 pandemic, and corruption within events. Updated online material including a case study archive and weblinks to useful resources. This will be an invaluable resource for all those studying events management"-- ER -