Staff profiles
Dr Larissa Davies
BSc (Hons), PhD, PgCert
Phone 0114 225 4534
E-mail l.e.davies@shu.ac.uk
Dr Larissa Davies joined Sheffield Hallam University as a lecturer in 1999. Her broad research interests are in the area of economic geography, urban regeneration and sport.
She has a particular interest in the economic importance of sport; the tangible and intangible impact of sports stadia (including property) and the role of sport in local economic development and regeneration. She also has an interest in the methodologies used to measure the impact of sport.
Research interests
- the economic importance of sport
- sport and urban regeneration
- the impact of major sports stadia on property markets and development activity
- Olympic legacies, regeneration and London 2012
Refereed journal articles
Davies, L. E. (Forthcoming 2012). Beyond the Games: Regeneration Legacies and London 2012. Leisure Studies 31 (3) July. Available online 6th February 2012.
Davies, L. E. (2011) Using sports infrastructure to deliver economic and social change: Lessons for London beyond 2012. Local Economy, Volume 26 (4) June 2011 pp. 294 - 304.
Davies, L. E. (2010) Sport and regeneration: A winning combination? Sport in Society, Volume 13 (10), 1438-1457.
Davies, L. E.; Coleman, R. and Ramchandani, G. (2010) Measuring Attendance: Issues and Implication for free-to-view events, International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, Volume 12 (1), pp. 11-23.
Davies, L. E. (2008) Sport and the local economy: The role of stadia in regenerating commercial property, Local Economy, Vol 23, No.1, pp. 31-46.
Davies, L.E. (2006) Sporting a new role: Stadia and the real estate market, Managing Leisure: An International Journal, Vol 11, No. 4 pp 231-244.
Davies, L.E. (2005) Not in my back yard! Sports stadia location and the property market, Area, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 268-276.
Davies, L.E. (2004) Valuing the voluntary sector: Rethinking economic analysis, Leisure Studies. Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 347-364.
Davies, L.E. (2002) Consumers' expenditure on sport in the UK: Increased spending or under-estimation? Managing Leisure: An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 83-102.
Davies, L.E. (2002) Sport in the city: Measuring economic significance at the local level, European Sport Management Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 83-107.
The articles listed are available from the Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive.
Journal articles in review
Proving its Worth: Sport and Urban Regeneration in NW England
Recent conference presentations
Regional Development and Regeneration, Mega-Events and Sport: A Case Study of North West England, UK. The American Association of Geographers (AAG). New York, February 2012.
European Association of Sport Management (EASM) conference. Prague. September 2010. 'Sport and urban regeneration: theory, policy and practice. A regional case study of North West England, UK'
Football and Urban Development Workshop, University of Bristol, 24 February 2011. 'The Regeneration Game: Football stadia and urban development'.
Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) - Olympic Legacy Lecture Series, 30 March 2011. 'S(up)porting regeneration: Delivering an economic legacy for London beyond 2012'
Sport and regeneration: A winning combination? Sport in the City Symposium, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, November 2007.
Major Events, Stadia and Property Markets. Regional Studies Association Conference. The 2012 Games and the FIFA World Cup: The National and Regional Impacts of Major Sporting Events, Birkbeck London, June 2006.
The potential economic benefits of the London 2012 Olympics for South Yorkshire. South Yorkshire Partnership Research Forum, Barnsley, February 2006.
Sporting a new role? Stadia and the property market. European Association for Sports Management Conference, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, September 2005.
