Emma Sherry is a Professor at RMIT, Australia, specialising in the area of sport for development. Emma's current research interests include community development through sport activities and undertaking a broad range of research projects with national and regional sport organisations in Australia and globally. Other recent research has included access and equity in sport participation, sport's contribution to the sustainable development agenda, and sport and recreation for at-risk and marginalised communities.

Nico Schulenkorf is a Professor of Sport Management and Co-Director of the Centre for Sport, Business and Society at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He is passionate about using sport as a vehicle for community development and his research focuses on the social, cultural, and health-related outcomes of sport and event projects. He has been working with local and international NGOs, government departments and agencies, as well as sport organisations, to develop capacities for the strategic planning, implementation, evaluation, and overall advancement of sport-for-development projects on a global scale.

Pamm Phillips is a Professor in the Sport Management Program and the Director of Sport Management Programs in the Department of Management at Deakin Business School, Australia. Pamm is the Editor in Chief of Sport Management Review - a leading academic journal in the field of sport management. Pamm is also a member of Deakin's Centre for Sport Research and the Women in Sport and Exercise group. Pamm's research is focused on volunteers (including referees) and sport development.

Katie Rowe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at Deakin Business School, Australia, and is a member of the Centre for Sport Research and the Women in Sport and Exercise group. Katie's research focuses on sport and active recreation participation and community development through sport, with a particular emphasis on issues of relevance to women and girls.

Part I: Theory and Policy Context

1 Introduction to Sport Development

Emma Sherry, Nico Schulenkorf, Pamm Phillips, and Katie Rowe

2 Theory of Development of and through Sport

Edward T. Horne, Matthew T. Bowers, and B. Christine Green

3 Sport Development Policy: Applications in Sport Development and Sport for Development

Hayley Truskewycz, Iain Lindsey, and Ruth Jeanes

Part II: Sport Development

4 Focus Areas for Sport Development

Pamm Phillips

5 Community Sport

Pamm Phillips and Stacy Warner

6 High-Performance Development Pathways

Popi Sotiriadou and Veerle De Bosscher

7 Managerial Considerations in Sport Development

Patti Millar and Kristen A. Morrison

Part III: Sport for Development

8 How Sport Contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals

Kylie Bates and Michael Armstrong

9 Sport for Development: History, Themes, and Lessons Learnt

Nico Schulenkorf, Jack Sugden, and John Sugden

10 Managerial Considerations in Sport for Development

Katherine Raw and Per Svensson

Part IV: Research and Evaluation

11 Researching and Evaluating Sport Development and Sport for Development

Emma Sherry, Nico Schulenkorf, Pamm Phillips, and Katie Rowe

12 Current Trends and Future Challenges

Emma Sherry, Nico Schulenkorf, Pamm Phillips, and Katie Rowe