Sport and Sustainability in Emerging Nations

1. Defining Sport and Sustainability in Emerging Nations

Cem Tinaz and Brendon Knott

2. Sport and Sustainability in Brazil: The Invisibility of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Prior to the Event

Paola Lohmann, Kaarina Virkki and Fernanda Larrúbia Marques

3. Sport and Sustainability in China: The Transformative Potential of Sport Tourism

Tracy Daniels

4. Sport and Sustainability in the Czech Republic: Institutional Governance, Actor Networks and the Uneven Integration of Sustainability in Sport Policy and Practice

Arnošt Svoboda and Simona Šafaříková

5. Sport and Sustainability in Greece: Climate Impact on Grass-Based Sport Facilities

Efthalia (Elia) Chatzigianni and Cheryl Mallen

6. Sport and Sustainability in Hungary: Integrating Degrowth and Strong Sustainability in Sports Culture

Attila Szathmári and Zsombor Csuport

7. Sport and Sustainability in India: Gender, Football and Conditional Empowerment

Vidya Sukumara Panicker and Aravind Reghunathan

8. Sport and Sustainability in Indonesia: SCL as a Model for Indonesian Sports Policy and Development for Progressive Sustainability

Amung Ma’mun, Yunyun Yudiana and Nuryadi Nuryadi

9. Sport and Sustainability in Malaysia: Climate, Community and Economic Challenges

Yong-Yee Chong

10. Sport and Sustainability in Poland: Corporate Social Responsibility, ESG ⁠Frameworks and the Institutional Transformation of the Sports Sector

Patrycja Gulak-Lipka

11. Sport and Sustainability in Qatar: Harnessing the Power of Sport Mega-Events for Social Well-being and Sustainability

Noureddine Selmi and Hasan Alawami

12. Sport and Sustainability in South Africa: Sport, Events and Tourism as a Driver of Sustainability

Kamilla Swart and Parveen Ebrahim

13. Sport and Sustainability in South Korea: The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games and Social Sustainability

Hyungmin Kim

14. Sport and Sustainability in Taiwan: Governance Frameworks, Climate Policy and Community Action

Shang-Chun Ma, Mei-Yen Chen and Yuan-Yu Lo

15. Sport and Sustainability in Türkiye: Exploring Sustainability Efforts through Sport and Leisure Services

Selçuk Açıkgöz and İlknur Hacısoftaoğlu

16. Sustainability Lessons Learned from the Emerging Nations

Brendon Knott and Cem Tinaz

Biography

Brendon Knott is an Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Sport Business and Technology Research, in the Sport Management Department at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. His primary research interests are in sport tourism, sport mega-events and place branding. He co-chaired the 5th World Association of Sport Management Conference (WASM 2026) and serves as Regional Editor for Event Management and Editorial Board member of the Journal of Destination Marketing and Management.

Cem Tinaz is Principal Lecturer in International Sport Management at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands, and Adjunct Professor at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. He serves as Vice President of Tennis Europe, where he contributes to strategic governance and development at the continental level. His research focuses on sport policy and development, governance, athlete pathways, and the legacies of major sporting events.