All Outputs (3)

Technology, society, and visioning the future of music festivals (2015)
Journal Article
Robertson, M., Yeoman, I., Smith, K. A., & McMahon-Beattie, U. (2015). Technology, society, and visioning the future of music festivals. Event Management, 19(4), 567-587. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599515X14465748774001

Many music festivals fail because the experiences offered do not ensure relevance and meaning to the attendee. Engagement with new and virtual landscapes and with the enhanced sensory feelings and imaginations that technologies can offer may alleviat... Read More about Technology, society, and visioning the future of music festivals.

Introduction: events in society (2015)
Journal Article
Lockstone-Binney, L., Holmes, K., & Robertson, M. (2015). Introduction: events in society. Event Management, 19(4), 429-431. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599515X14465748512489

Introduction to special issue of the journal Event Management.

Visioning the future city - a discussion on the narrative of sustainability through events and festivals (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M. (2015, July). Visioning the future city - a discussion on the narrative of sustainability through events and festivals. Paper presented at LSA 2015 Creating Leisure

This conceptual work discusses a visionary future of the city destination in which festival and events have a purposeful role in narrating sustainable development – a megatrend that infuses global society. It is a component of a larger work. Approac... Read More about Visioning the future city - a discussion on the narrative of sustainability through events and festivals.