This title looks at events from a very different perspective - that of how and why events fail and what can be learnt from this in both a practical and academic perspective. Using a wealth of international case studies and examples, the text examines: why events fail; what can we learn from event failure; how we can improve practice through learning about event failure; how events can be safer / risk adverse; how to reduce the chance of events failing; a wide range of international examples appealing to a wider audience.