David Legg

David Legg is a Professor and past Chair for the Department of Physical and Health at Mount Royal University in Calgary. He is the Past President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee and past board member for the 2015 Pan Parapan American Games in Toronto. David has also served on the International Paralympic Committee’s Sport Science Committee. In June he was elected President of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity. Dr. Legg also worked with the Calgary BidCo for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Publications

Understanding the Active Economy and Emerging Research on the Value of Sports, Recreation, and Wellness
Understanding the Active Economy and Emerging Research on the Value of Sports, Recreation, and Wellness
David J. Finch, David Legg. © 2021. 312 pages.
The active economy incorporates several disciplines that include sport performance, sport business, recreation, tourism, physical activity, urban planning, leisure, and health...
A New Lens: Envisioning an Active Economy
A New Lens: Envisioning an Active Economy
David J. Finch, David Legg, Norm O'Reilly, Jason Ribeiro, Trevor Tombe. © 2021. 17 pages.
In the past 20 years, the creative economy has emerged as a framework to explore creativity as an ecosystem with direct and indirect value. The creative economy lens does not...
Mapping the Active Economy to Community Value
Mapping the Active Economy to Community Value
David J. Finch, David Legg, Norm O'Reilly, Jason Ribeiro, Trevor Tombe. © 2021. 22 pages.
This chapter will deconstruct the value chain located within the active economy. This value chain includes community input resources (including human, economic...
Implications and Impacts of eSports on Business and Society: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Implications and Impacts of eSports on Business and Society: Emerging Research and Opportunities
David J. Finch, Norm O'Reilly, Gashaw Abeza, Brad Clark, David Legg. © 2020. 185 pages.
The global gaming market, due to numerous technological advancements in social media networking and live-streaming video, has exploded in recent years. However, this newly...