1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Sustainable Development
The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Sustainable Development is a comprehensive and powerful survey of the ways in which sport engages with its social, environmental, and ethical responsibilities.
It considers how sport can use its unique profile and platform to influence the attitudes of sport fans and consumers to promote positive social and environmental action around the world and to contribute to sustainable development, perhaps the most important issue of our time. The book is structured around the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a section devoted to each goal that contains chapters reviewing key theory and current research, measurement and evaluation issues, and the application of current knowledge in real-world development situations. Drawing on research and expertise from management, sociology, development studies, psychology, and other disciplines, the book examines the role that sport must play in areas such as health and well-being, poverty, education, gender equality, decent work, responsible consumption, and climate action.
Representing a keynote work on the wider social responsibilities of sport as both an industry and sociocultural activity, this is essential reading for any advanced student or researcher working in sport development, sport management, sport sociology, event studies, development studies, or environmental studies, and for any development practitioner or sport management professional looking to understand how to achieve positive social change in and through sport.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
1. An introduction to sport and sustainable development
Brian P. McCullough, Timothy Kellison, and E. Nicole Melton
Part I
Sustainable Development Goal 1: no poverty
2. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 1
Mitchell McSweeney and Lyndsay M.C. Hayhurst
3. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 1
Hanhan Xue, Ryan Chen, Shushan Dai, and Joshua I. Newman
4. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 1
Marika Warner
Part II
Sustainable Development Goal 2: zero hunger
5. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 2
Lizzy Anast and Nicole Civita
6. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 2
Lizzy Anast, Elias Berbari, and Nicole Civita
7. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 2
Garry Gilliam and Kristen Fulmer
Part III
Sustainable Development Goal 3: good health and well-being
8. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 3
Eric Brymer and Anne-Marie Lacaze
9. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 3
Anne-Marie Lacaze and Eric Brymer
10. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 3
Shane O’Reilly
Part IV
Sustainable Development Goal 4: quality education
11. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 4
Katherine Raw and Emma Sherry
12. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 4
Emma Sherry
13. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 4
Mark Mom, Cathy Neap, and Michael Asensio
Part V
Sustainable Development Goal 5: gender equality
14. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 5
Carrie LeCrom
15. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 5
Selina Khoo and Claire Jenkin
16. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 5
Risa F. Isard, Thayer Lavielle, and Janelle E. Wells
Part VI
Sustainable Development Goal 6: clean water and sanitation
17. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 6
Austin Thompson and Kyle Bunds
18. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 6
Pamm Phillips and Kim Encel
19. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 6
Omar Mitchell
Part VII
Sustainable Development Goal 7: affordable and clean energy
20. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 7
Sheila N. Nguyen and Greg Dingle
21. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 7
Cheryl Mallen and Bob Mallen
22. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 7
Anthony Bonagura and Norman Vossschulte
Part VIII
Sustainable Development Goal 8: decent work and economic growth
23. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 8
Kathryn L. Heinze and Sara Soderstrom
24. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 8
Sara Soderstrom and Kathryn L. Heinze
25. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 8
David Richards
Part IX
Sustainable Development Goal 9: industry, innovation, and infrastructure
26. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 9
Rob Millington, Simon C. Darnell, Adam Ehsan Ali, and Tavis Smith
27. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 9
Joanna Wall Tweedie
28. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 9
E. Nicole Melton and Karina Herold
Part X
Sustainable Development Goal 10: reduced inequalities
29. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 10
Mary A. Hums, Eli A. Wolff, and Catherine Carty
30. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 10
Sarah Oxford and Alexander Cárdenas
31. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 10
Maia Tua-Davidson
Part XI
Sustainable Development Goal 11: sustainable cities and communities
32. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 11
Timothy Kellison
33. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 11
Kerri Bodin, Jordan T. Bakhsh, and Marijke Taks
34. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 11
Shireen Hamdan and Charles Cooke
Part XII
Sustainable Development Goal 12: responsible consumption and production
35. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 12
Tiffany Richardson, Madeleine Orr, and Nicholas Watanabe
36. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 12
Tiffany Richardson, Madeleine Orr, and Nicholas Watanabe
37. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 12
Lee Spivak
Part XIII
Sustainable Development Goal 13: climate action
38. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 13
Brian P. McCullough and Jessica R. Murfree
39. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 13
Pamela Wicker and Tim F. Thormann
40. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 13
Claire Poole
Part XIV
Sustainable Development Goal 14: life below water
41. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 14
Leon Mach and Jess Ponting
42. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 14
Leon Mach and Jess Ponting
43. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 14
Jill Savery and Alessandra Ghezzi
Part XV
Sustainable Development Goal 15: life on land
44. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 15
Melanie Sartore-Baldwin
45. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 15
Melanie Sartore-Baldwin
46. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 15
Hugh Webster and Lesley McNutt
Part XVI
Sustainable Development Goal 16: peace, justice, and strong institutions
47. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 16
Jon Welty Peachey and NaRi Shin
48. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 16
NaRi Shin and Jon Welty Peachey
49. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 16
Taylor Smith
Part XVII
Sustainable Development Goal 17: partnerships for the Goals
50. An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 17
Iain Lindsey
51. Measuring Sustainable Development Goal 17
Ashlyn Hardie and Marlene A. Dixon
52. Applying Sustainable Development Goal 17
Neill Duffy
Biography
Brian P. McCullough is Associate Professor in the Division of Sport Management at Texas A&M University, USA. McCullough teaches a broad range of graduate and undergraduate courses in sport management and has developed a graduate curriculum focused on the application of environmental sustainability to the business of sport. His research focuses on the bidirectional relationship between sport and the natural environment in a subdiscipline of sport management called sport ecology. McCullough assisted in the creation of the United Nation’s Sports for Climate Action Framework and is currently working with the Commonwealth Secretariat for Sport for Development and Peace to integrate the SDG 13 into sport throughout the Commonwealth. He is also the co-director of the Sport Ecology Group.
Timothy Kellison is Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health and Director of the Center for Sport and Urban Policy at Georgia State University, USA. Kellison’s research is primarily focused on sport in the urban environment, with special emphasis in sport ecology, urban and regional planning, public policy, and politics. He has explored multiple questions related to the real and perceived benefits and harms sport and its industry bring to urban communities. He has received multiple recognitions for his work, including being designated a North American Society for Sport Management Research Fellow and being named a Fulbright Specialist in Urban Planning. Additionally, Kellison served on an international working group convened by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and served as a co-author of the UN’s Sports for Climate Action Framework.
E. Nicole Melton is Associate Department Chair and Associate Professor in the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. Her research examines diversity and inclusion in sport organizations, with a specific focus on LGBTQ+ inclusion. She serves as the co-director for Isenberg’s Laboratory for Inclusion and Diversity in Sport (LIDS). Most recently, Melton was selected as founding member of The Collective Think Tank, which is a group of academic and industry leaders focused on creating gender equity in sports.
"The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Sustainable Development provides a comprehensive, well-written, and skilfully structured manual into the intersection of sustainability and sport. The mix of theory, evaluation tools, and case studies of successful projects related to SDGs makes the handbook suitable for varied audiences. The target audiences can range from practitioners representing sport organizations and their stakeholders, policy makers at various levels, sport scholars, and students at both graduate and postgraduate levels. Considering the ubiquity of sustainability at the top of world’s agenda, it is a must-read book for any sport management student and scholar." - Grzegorz Botwina, University of Warsaw, Journal of Sport Management
