From 2001 to 2002 there was a 23% increase in the construction of sports stadiums and arenas with costs of such facilities exceeding $7.8 billion. The growing global sports industry requires sports facility and event management to keep up to date with new and proven management techniques. Sports Facility Management: Event Organization and Risk Mitigation by Ammon, Jr., Southall and Blair, provides readers with a basic introduction to the elements of facility management for the full range of sporting and entertainment events. There is a high demand for educated and trained people in facilities management, event management and risk management and following the 9/11 attacks a great emphasis was placed on facilities and risk management. Each chapter provides theoretical foundations and practical applications for each critical phase of facility management. The authors have provided photographs, case studies, and industry examples to help the reader gain a basic overview of the sporting events and entertainment industry today. The book provides in-depth discussions on the positive advancements that have made the entire experience easier and more comfortable for fans; and on the negative economic and cultural consequences of sporting events after September 11, 2001. With the “unknown certainty” of terrorist actions and fan behavior, it is impossible to ensure a risk-free environment at American sporting facilities. Accidents will happen and emergencies will arise. It's a question of how you prepare, respond and recover to mitigate the consequences of emergencies in a sports facility. Sports facility managers must be aware of risk assessment methodologies to detect threats, identify vulnerabilities and reduce cons...... middle of paper ......problems should they occur, which leads to also a comparison with the case method teaching approach used by NAU. The second MBA objective that can be addressed is an MBA's responsibility to have the ability to identify and resolve ethical dilemmas. This book has a chapter that addresses the human resource management side of event management. An event manager will be responsible for managing different types of events. Due to the variety of employees, the event manager will have to use many tools to manage employees. This chapter provides very specific steps to take when hiring staff to work at sporting events to ensure that the hiring manager is not breaking any laws. This book can be summed up in one sentence: "understanding sports facility management techniques is essential for anyone interested in pursuing a career in the sports facility industry."