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Environmental pollution has become a significant issue, and environmental protection within the realm of sports has garnered increasing attention from various sectors of the academic community. This study takes the public’s intention to purchase sports stadiums as the research object, introduces two mediating variables of green value perception and sense of accomplishment, builds a hypothetical model from the perspective of motivation protection theory, and explores the influence of perceived functional risk of green sports stadiums on consumption intention through SEM analysis based on the samples of the recovered questionnaires (N = 1073). The results are as follows: first, there is a negative influence between perceived functional risk and green sports stadium consumption intention, and the lower the perceived functional risk of green sports stadiums, the more consumers can promote their choice of green sports stadiums when they consume in stadiums; second, green value perception plays a mediating role in the relationship between perceived functional risk and green sports stadium services consumption intention; third, a sense of accomplishment plays a mediating role in the relationship between perceived functional risk and willingness to consume green sports stadium; fourth, green value perception and a sense of accomplishment play a chain mediating role between perceived functional risk and willingness to consume in the context of green sports stadiums. This study aims to contribute to the popularization and development of green sports stadiums in China and to provide green sports stadium builders and managers with more targeted and effective marketing strategies. Full article

The green transformation of sports stadiums has now become an inevitable trend for the sustainable development of sports. This study synthesized consumer behavior research and green consumption research, based on the CAC model, to explore the role of cognitive and affective interactions on the promotion of the intention behind green sports stadium consumption, discussing the role of environmental cognition at the cognitive level and subdividing its connotations into the three categories of a sense of environmental responsibility, environmental protection awareness, and green self-efficacy, introducing at the same time a natural connection into the field of green sports consumption, based on which the green perceived value and green trust fusion are jointly used as affective factor variables. The data from 463 questionnaires were used to construct a structural equation model for empirical analysis, and the following results were shown: First, environmental cognition, environmental responsibility, environmental awareness, and green self-efficacy have a positive effect on green stadium consumption; second, green building perceived value and trust play a mediating role in the relationship between environmental cognition and green stadium consumption intention; third, nature connection and green building perceived value and trust play a positive role in the relationship between environmental cognition and green stadium consumption intention. The purpose of this study was to explore the interaction between cognition and emotion on the the intention behind the consumption of green stadiums from the psychological level of consumers, so as to provide a reference for improving consumers’ green sports consumption and accelerating the development of the green sports industry. Full article

White light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) with a high television lighting consistency index (TLCI) are becoming popular in stadium, studio, and stage lighting, but they are hard to empirically manufacture because they exploit the response of a camera rather than that of the human eye. In this study, blue chips with green and red phosphors were used to build high-TLCI WLEDs, and a spectral prediction model for WLEDs used for calculating the TLCI was established. The model considers the reabsorption and re-emission of phosphors and spectral shift. To validate the model, WLEDs with a TLCI greater than 90, from 3000 K to 7000 K, were predicted and packaged. The maximum difference in the TLCI between the measured and predicted model values is approximately 1.93%. The spectral prediction model proposed in this study is expected to provide a helpful guideline for building high-TLCI WLEDs. Full article

Large stadiums are highly visible assets for large-scale ‘mega-events’, inspiring built environment professionals to innovate in structure and aesthetics. In recent years environmental performance—or environmental sustainability—has been increasing in focus, with events such as the Olympics calling for ‘green games’ and countries committing to reducing built environment carbon emissions. This paper presents a systematic literature review of large stadiums’ environmental sustainability discourse over the last five years related to design and construction. Using the PRISMA methodology, 18 relevant conceptual and empirical research papers were distilled from 159 extracted papers. Energy consumption and material composition were the most discussed topics. Emergent technologies and processes were also extensively discussed regarding significant embodied energy and indoor air-quality improvements, and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. There was a lack of best practices, or whole life cycle considerations, and minimal demonstration of other attributes of environmental sustainability. This paper provides a baseline to assess progress on environmental sustainability for the built environment sector. A practical definition is presented for Environmentally Sustainable Stadiums (ESS) and a checklist is provided to support leading practices in design and construction. This paper is relevant for built environment professionals and asset owners and managers considering new-build and refurbishments. Full article

The beneficial effects of green and blue areas on human wellbeing are significant. Physical activity is a crucial factor for the promotion of good human health and wellbeing, and running constitutes one of the most popular forms of outdoor physical activity. This study examines the effect of six urban “route landscapes” with different landscape characters used for outdoor running on the heart rates and speeds of 30 people wearing a smartwatch while running. These routes included: (1) a running track in a stadium; (2) a road without street trees; (3) a road with street trees; (4) an urban park without sea view; (5) an urban park with sea view; and (6) a road by the sea. Additionally, a questionnaire survey was conducted to determine participants’ perceptions and preferred “route landscape” for running. In the study, higher heart rates were recorded on routes without trees, including the stadium. The lowest heart rate was recorded in the park by the sea, followed by the road by the sea, which were at the lowest altitudes amongst the routes studied. Additionally, the highest mean speed of participants was recorded during the run on the road by the sea. The results also showed that irrespectively of the routes, increases in altitude and gradient caused an increase in the heart rates. In the survey, the majority of respondents stated that they would have felt calm and joy during a run either in a park or in a park by the sea. With rising sea levels dictating not to build, carbon capture being necessary in parks, and trees by roads reducing the heat island effect, this study reveals the best “route landscapes” for runners’ health and global warming. Full article

After the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the local governments of South Korea were left in charge of several large-scale soccer stadiums. Although these governments have made significant efforts toward creating profits from the stadiums, it is proving to be too difficult for several administrations to cover their full operational, maintenance, and conservation costs. In order to overcome this problem, one of the governments, Seogwipo City, which owns Jeju World Cup Stadium (JWCS), is attempting to provide an independent renewable electricity generation system for the operation of the stadium. The current study therefore examines potential configurations of an independent renewable electricity generation system for JWCS, using HOMER software. The simulation results yield three optimal system configurations with a renewable fraction of 1.00 and relatively low values for the cost of energy ($0.405, $0.546, and $0.692 per kWh). Through the examination of these three possible optimal configurations, the implications and limitations of the current study are presented. Full article