Karin Book

Karin Book is a researcher at the Department of Sport Sciences, Malmö University. Her work focuses on urban development, sports geography, and leisure studies, particularly the localization and usage of sports arenas, urban trends, and place marketing.

Research Interests:

• Urban development and planning
• Localization of sports arenas and facilities
• Tourism geography and place branding
• Post-industrial city dynamics

Selected Publications:

• "Arenors lokalisering, betydelse och användning – Förslag på kulturgeografiska perspektiv" (2005)
• "Stadens struktur – samhälleliga drivkrafter och effekter" (2001)
• "Centrum – utarmning eller renässans?" (1999)