ABSTRACT
As the appetite for leisure travel and events continues to grow at an exponential rate, the impact on the environment and local communities is becoming an increasing concern, not least by the users of the services. Green approaches to tourism and events are growing in popularity and present an opportunity to both identify solutions to significant environmental and societal problems and new approaches to business.
Green Events and Green Tourism looks at key frameworks, guidelines, principles and benchmarks that support the application of sustainability in practice. The five sections of the book cover themes of governance, accreditation, certification, innovation, priorities, trends, ambitions and consumer behaviour, and the chapters include examples of best practice in the organisation of music and arts festivals, special interest tourism, the green management of outdoor sites and the management of sports events. Readers will benefit from insightful case studies from around the globe.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 9Part I|52 pages
Sustainability initiatives and governance
chapter 2|13 pages
Promoting and assessing sustainability at festivals
chapter 4|9 pages
The power of knowledge in the struggle for sustainable tourism
part 61Part II|32 pages
Sustainable music and arts festivals
part 93Part III|22 pages
Sustainability and special interest tourism
part 115Part IV|28 pages
Green management of outdoor sites
chapter 11|8 pages
The elusive goal of sustainable tourism
chapter 13|9 pages
Sustainable development in regional nature parks in France
part 143Part V|24 pages
Sports events and sustainability