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Understanding the role of community voices in developing new arts and cultural venues as drivers of social sustainability in festival cities of the future: The case of Edinburgh’s Dunard Centre (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snell, S., & Rihova, I. (2025, July). Understanding the role of community voices in developing new arts and cultural venues as drivers of social sustainability in festival cities of the future: The case of Edinburgh’s Dunard Centre. Presented at Leisure Studies Association Conference 2024, University of West of Scotland, Paisley, UK

Cities are under growing pressure to address the challenge of supporting more inclusive and sustainable communities. Festivals and events, increasingly used as urban development tools, can assist in the creation of sustainable cities with prosperous,... Read More about Understanding the role of community voices in developing new arts and cultural venues as drivers of social sustainability in festival cities of the future: The case of Edinburgh’s Dunard Centre.

Social media, Mental health and Equestrian events (2024)
Journal Article
Snell, S., Jepson, A., Stadler, R., Walters, T., Dashper, K., Spencer, N., & Bhatia, P. (2024). Social media, Mental health and Equestrian events. Event Management, 28(8), 1149-1165. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599524X17135753220147

Many studies have investigated the benefits and drawbacks of social media, but the impact it has on amateur sports participants who use it as part of their practice has been largely overlooked. This study addresses this gap, investigating the impacts... Read More about Social media, Mental health and Equestrian events.

“Music for all at the Dunard Centre: Problematising new arts and cultural venues as drivers of social sustainability in festival cities of the future” (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snell, S., & Rihova, I. (2023, June). “Music for all at the Dunard Centre: Problematising new arts and cultural venues as drivers of social sustainability in festival cities of the future”. Presented at Festival Sustainability Symposium: Facing the Sector's Headwinds, Edinburgh Napier University, UK

Cities are under growing pressure to address the challenge of supporting more inclusive and sustainable communities in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goal no. 11 and other sustainability agendas. While festivalisation and urban festivity ha... Read More about “Music for all at the Dunard Centre: Problematising new arts and cultural venues as drivers of social sustainability in festival cities of the future”.

The use of Volunteer Employed Photography within undergraduate assessment: An international field trip perspective (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snell, S. (2022, June). The use of Volunteer Employed Photography within undergraduate assessment: An international field trip perspective. Paper presented at Visual Methods & Ethnography in Interdisciplinary Research Symposium, Edinburgh Napier University


Volunteer Employed Photography (VEP) has been used within tourism studies to better understand destinations and the way residents and visitors interpret and experience them. Seen as an innovative research method, VEP encourages participants to eng... Read More about The use of Volunteer Employed Photography within undergraduate assessment: An international field trip perspective.

The use of Volunteer Employed Photography within undergraduate assessment: A international tourism field trip perspective (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snell, S. (2022, May). The use of Volunteer Employed Photography within undergraduate assessment: A international tourism field trip perspective. Poster presented at Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME) Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

Volunteer Employed Photography (VEP) is used within tourism studies to better understand destinations and the manner in which residents and visitors interpret and experience them. Known for its ability to enhance observational skills, VEP has the po... Read More about The use of Volunteer Employed Photography within undergraduate assessment: A international tourism field trip perspective.

Book review: John Armbrecht, Erik Lundberg and Tommy D. Andersson (eds), A Research Agenda for Event Management (Elgar Research Agendas, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA 2019) 192 pp. (2020)
Journal Article
Snell, S. (2020). Book review: John Armbrecht, Erik Lundberg and Tommy D. Andersson (eds), A Research Agenda for Event Management (Elgar Research Agendas, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA 2019) 192 pp. Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism, 134-137. https://doi.org/10.4337/jqrt.2020.01.09

Abstract not available.

Mega-events brand meaning co-creation: the Olympic case (2020)
Journal Article
Tjandra, N., Rihova, I., Snell, S., den Hertog, C., & Theodoraki, E. (2020). Mega-events brand meaning co-creation: the Olympic case. Journal of Product and Brand Management, 30(1), 58-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBM-08-2019-2539

Purpose: This study explores a multi-stakeholder perspective on brand meaning co-creation in the context of the Olympic Games as a unique mega sports event brand with a strong brand identity, in order to understand how the brand manager may integrate... Read More about Mega-events brand meaning co-creation: the Olympic case.

Human Rights, Events and the Media: A neglected relationship (2020)
Book Chapter
Snell, S. (2020). Human Rights, Events and the Media: A neglected relationship. In S. J. Page, & J. Connell (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Events (502-524). (2). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429280993-33

The use of mega sporting events (MSEs) as drivers for development within host locations has become the subject of some significant research, relating to both the positive and negative impacts that these events can have on the destinations where they... Read More about Human Rights, Events and the Media: A neglected relationship.

Developing the independent learner journey through dedicated study sessions (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snell, S., & Osmond, A. (2018, June). Developing the independent learner journey through dedicated study sessions. Paper presented at HBS Learning and Teaching Conference - Try One Thing: Technology, Transformation and Teaching Excellence, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Description
The project aims to explore the value of introducing a semi-structured, study series designed to enhance the first-year student experience (SE). The focus is on the independent learner journey (ILJ) and developing professional and academ... Read More about Developing the independent learner journey through dedicated study sessions.

The ethical dilemma of encouraging citizen participation in mega sport event planning: the case of the London 2012 Olympic Games (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snell, S. (2016, August). The ethical dilemma of encouraging citizen participation in mega sport event planning: the case of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Presented at 8th International Sports Business Symposium, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Mega sporting events have been shown to produce negative impacts, particularly on the host communities, in the location(s) where they are staged. This is, in part, due to the large scale development and regeneration associated with the planning and s... Read More about The ethical dilemma of encouraging citizen participation in mega sport event planning: the case of the London 2012 Olympic Games.