1st Edition

Sport and Environmental Sustainability Research and Strategic Management

Edited By Greg Dingle, Cheryl Mallen Copyright 2020
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Drawing on recent work in sport studies, business and management, health, science, and law, this book offers a critical examination of the latest published research on sport and environmental sustainability. It examines how strategic management, policy and education influence the relationship between sport and the natural environment, and how the transmission and advancement of knowledge via... Read more

1.          Introduction to research on sport and environmental sustainability

            Greg Dingle and Cheryl Mallen

Part I: Impacts of sport on the natural environment

2.          Sport and safeguarding air quality

            Jonathan Casper 

3.          Sport and the safeguarding of water resources

            Cheryl Mallen and Gord Watkin 

4.          Major sport events and environmental sustainability

            Julie Stevens 

5.          Major sport facilities and environmental sustainability

            Sheila Nguyen and Cheryl Mallen

Part II: Impacts of the natural environment on sport

6.          Environmental impacts on sport: vulnerability, risk, resilience, and adaptation

            Greg Dingle 

7.          Summer sport and climate change

            Paul Jurbala and Cheryl Mallen 

8.          Winter sports and climate change

            Natalie Knowles, Daniel Scott and Robert Steiger 

Part III: Strategic management, policy and education for the sport-environment relationship

9.          Sport and environmental policy

            Efthalia (Elia) Chatzigianni 

10.        Sport environmental measurement tools, certification, and reporting

            Cheryl Mallen

 11.        Sport environmental awareness, perceptions, behaviour, motivations, and promotions

            Scott McRoberts and Tristian Reid 

12.        Sport partnerships, relationships, and marketing for environmental sustainability

            Scott McRoberts and Tristian Reid 

13.        Sport and education for environmental sustainability

            Greg Dingle and Cheryl Mallen 

14.        Conclusions: envision the future in sport environmental sustainability (sport-ES)

            Cheryl Mallen and Greg Dingle

 

Biography

Greg Dingle is Lecturer in Sport Management, and Researcher at the Centre for Sport and Social Impact at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. His research is focused on climate change impacts, risks, vulnerability, resilience, and adaptation by sport organizations.

Cheryl Mallen is Associate Professor in the Department of Sport Management at Brock University, Canada. She teaches sport event and facility management and sport ethics. Her research expertise encompasses sport environmental sustainability, as well as new technologies and their future impact on sport management.