ABSTRACT
This chapter shows how, if managed effectively, participation in some sports can cultivate a deeper environmental identity and pro-environmental behaviors. It argues that traditional sport will only be able to contribute to the development of an enhanced environmental identity if fundamental characteristics are changed. The chapter focuses on outdoor and adventure sport (OAS) as an appropriate medium for the development of a deeper environmental identity. It provides an ecological dynamics perspective on sport and sport participation with its focus on the individual–environment relationship as it provides a principled framework for managing and implementing sport participation and the creation of a deeper environmental identity. The chapter shows how OAS might be designed to enhance environmental identity and pro-environmental behaviors. It examines the word environment specifically relates to outdoor, natural landscapes, and the natural world as differentiated from urban, sterile, fixed, or manicured sport pitches and grounds.
