Organizations in every industry are facing pressure to become more sustainable, reduce their carbon footprint and ensure resources are reused, reduced and recycled; whether that push for change is from consumers or direct from government in terms of policy, and the sports industry is no exception.
A Global Perspective of Sustainability in Sports Organizations examines sports organizations from across the globe, highlighting similarities and differences to approaches in sustainability. Focusing on specific countries, chapters examine environmental protection, carbon footprints, the economic benefits of reducing use of resources, the UNSDGs, policy implementation and much more.
A practical examination of strategies, A Global Perspective of Sustainability in Sports Organizations will appeal to practitioners and policymakers while the academic discussion will appeal to researchers of sustainable business, economics, management and sports.
A Global Perspective of Sustainability in Sports Organizations examines sports organizations from across the globe, highlighting similarities and differences to approaches in sustainability.
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1. Sport and Global Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions for
a Green Future in Sports Organizations; Moisés Grimaldi-Puyana, Jerónimo
Garcķa-Fernįndez, and Pablo Gįlvez Ruiz
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2. The State of Sustainability in the Sports Sector in Spain; Pablo
C. López Domķnguez, Jerónimo Garcķa-Fernįndez, Pablo Gįlvez Ruiz, and Moisés
Grimaldi-Puyana
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3. Sustainable Development Policies in Fitness Centers: Examples in
Turkey; Ali Sevilmi
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4. Seeking for Sustainability in Greek Sports; Efi Tsitskari,
Katerina Paschalidou, and Nikolaos Papadopoulos
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5. Sustainability in the Portuguese Fitness Industry; Vera Pedragosa,
José Magano, Silvio Addolorato, and Celina Gonēalves
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6. Charting a Sustainable Future: Saudi Arabias Transformation in
Sports; Marta Pérez-Villalba, and Nawaf Almohaimeed
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7. Building a Sustainable Future for Sports Organizations in Kenya;
Stanley Kagunda Kinuthia and Juliah Wambui Githanga
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8. Sustainability in Sports Organizations in Egypt; Khaled Ebada and
Hamdy Mansour
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9. The UAEs Journey to Sports Sustainability: Commitment in Action;
Nawaf Almohaimeed and Marta Pérez-Villalba
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10. Sport, Marginalized Communities, and Environmental
Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities in South Africa; Jesśs Fernįndez
Gavira, Roshan Galvaan, Antonio Muńoz Llerena, and Gonzalo Flores Aguilar
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11. Enhancing Sports Organizational Sustainability in Iran through
E-Governance: Strategies and Implications; Sajjad Pashaie, Hamed
Golmohammadi, and Sardar Mohammadi
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12. Territorial Sports Ecosystem and Sustainable Development in
Morocco: Case of the NGO TIBU Africa; Balhadj Said and Benreghai Mohamed
Amine
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13. Sustainability in Sport Organizations in the United States; E. Su
Jara-Pazmino, Simon M. Pack, and Ciro D. Pazmino
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14. Sustainability in Sport Organizations in Peru; Julio Quispe
Salguero
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15. Promoting Sustainability: The Role of Sports Organizations in
Mexico; Isela Guadalupe Ramos Carranza and Ciria Margarita Salazar C.
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16. An Approach to Sport Sustainability: The Case of Chile; Maira
Ulloa-Hernįndez, Jorge Silva, and Daniel Duclós-Bastķas
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17. Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability in Japanese Sport
Organizations and Events; Yasuhiro Watanabe
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18. Sustainability in South Korea; Cindy Lee and Doyeon Won
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19. Environmental Sustainability in Sport in Australia: What We (and
Perhaps our Government) can Learn from the Melbourne Cricket Ground; Duncan
Murray and Karen Williams
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20. Sustainability of Sports Organizations in India; Linsy Mathew and
Harisha Gopalakrishna Joshi
Moisés Grimaldi-Puyana is Associate Professor in Sports Science at the Universidad de Sevilla. Currently, he is a professor and researcher in the Physical Education and Sport Department at the Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, where he teaches Bachelor and Master level courses in the Sport and Exercise Sciences program.
Jerónimo Garcķa-Fernįndez is Associate Professor in Sports Science at the Universidad de Sevilla. Currently, he is a professor and researcher in the Physical Education and Sport Department at the Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, where he teaches Bachelor and Master level courses in the Sport and Exercise Sciences program.
Sardar Mohammadi is an Associate Professor in Sports management and sport marketing at the University of Kurdistan.
Pablo Gįlvez Ruiz is the Manager of BeOne Fitness and Sports. He is also a professor and researcher at Valencian International University and participates in different Masters in sports management.
