Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of Sports Facility Development and Sports Event Management
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2022) | Viewed by 23783
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
While a plethora of academic attention has been paid to the immediate economic impacts of sport facility development and sport event operation, limited research has contributed to an enhanced recognition of the ununiformed long-term consequences. The positive socio-cultural effects of mega sport events necessitating massive development of sport facilities and public infrastructure are believed to encourage a variety of psychological benefits such as national pride and social cohesion, but these are largely ephemeral. During the past decade, mega sport events such as the Olympic Games have particularly thrown increasing doubt about the multiple positive effects of sport stadia and infrastructure development on the real economy of host destinations and residents’ perception of well-being.
The sustainability issues of sport facility development are even more principal for all constituents of sport event stakeholders. It is widely accepted that sport facility development for mega sport events has led to diverse undesired environmental consequences including air and water pollution as well as nature degradation. We also witness social conflicts and environmental problems that some developing countries hosting mega sport events have encountered. An alternative avenue is needed to mitigate the different negative aspects of sport facility development.
This Special Issue welcomes colleagues interested in the sustainable development of sport facilities for different types of sport events. The focus of this Special Issue is on diverse policies and strategies for diminishing negative socio-economic and environmental impacts of sport facility development. The primary purpose of this Special Issue is to allow sport event professionals to implement adequate policies for minimizing different undesirable outcomes of sport facility development. Original research papers using quantitative and empirical analyses as well as comprehensive review articles are welcome.
An indicative, but not exhaustive, list of topics for the Special Issue is as follows:
- Socio-cultural impacts of sport facility and infrastructure development;
- Economic impacts of stadia and venue development for mega sport events;
- Environmental impacts of mega sport event facilities and infrastructure;
- Sustainable sport facility planning and development;
- Innovative technologies for sustainable sport facility development;
- Funding strategies for sustainable sport facility development;
- Social equity and well-being effects of sport facility development.
Prof. Dr. Seong Ok Lyu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sport facility planning and development
- socio-cultural impacts
- economic impacts
- environmental impacts
- sport event management
- mega sport events
- sustainable sport facilities
- host destination marketing
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