Italy: Sport Tourism Events. The Case of the Rome-Ostia Half Marathon

Mazza, Barbara

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-62919-9_9

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“…This divide in approaches remains debated [13]. However, researchers have moved towards also assessing the environmental impact of events per capita [11,[13][14][15]26]. This approach considers the gross impact of an event and divides it by the total number of attendees or participants.…”

Section: Challenges With Environmental Impact Assessments Across Sportmentioning

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Sport Events and Emissions Reporting: An Analysis of the Council for Responsible Sport Standard in Running Events

McCullough,

Collins,

Roberts

et al. 2023

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The use of fossil fuels has pushed the world towards crucial ecological tipping points and a climate crisis. The rapid decarbonization of all sectors is necessary to limit the worst impacts of this. Within the sports and sport-tourism sectors, event organizers and policymakers are increasingly interested in assessing the environmental impacts of events and identifying the types of strategies needed to reduce their carbon footprint. This paper responds to calls for studies to examine and compare the environmental impacts of multiple sport events and contribute towards providing an enhanced understanding of key factors influencing the scale of those impacts. It focuses on assessing the carbon footprints of 28 mass participation running events in North America. The paper uses a methodology developed by the Council for Responsible Sport as part of its Responsible Sport Standard for Events accreditation process. The results highlight that variations existed between the events in terms of their reporting of GHG emissions. The average event generated 3363 MtCO2e (0.23 MtCO2e per capita), with Scope 3 emissions accounting for 99.9% of the total emissions, and 98.9% being attributable to participant travel. This demonstrates how the Council’s methodology can assist event organizers by providing valuable insights into the carbon footprint of their events and its potential value as an environmental management tool. The paper also discusses some of the challenges faced by event organizers in measuring the carbon footprint of their event, suggests strategies for reducing event emissions, and provides recommendations for strengthening the Council’s methodology and its contribution to global sustainability efforts.

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Section: Challenges With Environmental Impact Assessments Across Sportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sport Events and Emissions Reporting: An Analysis of the Council for Responsible Sport Standard in Running Events

McCullough,

Collins,

Roberts

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Running Tourism and the Global Rise of Small Scale Sport Tourism Events

Rheenen

Sobry

Melo

2021

Small Scale Sport Tourism Events and Local Sustainable Development

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Sport tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors within the global tourism industry. Within this geopolitical context, small scale sport tourism events offer a wealth of opportunities for local host cities and communities. As such, many countries and municipalities within these countries want to capitalize on the local and global opportunities of sport tourism. While many of these locations are interested in the potential economic benefits of these sport tourism events, there is increased pressure on organizers and sponsors to also promote social and environmental sustainability. The aim of this book is to outline the contribution of small scale sport tourism events for local sustainable development in nine countries across three continents. The event, half marathon races, serves as the unit of analysis for comparison, as running tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors within the sport tourism industry worldwide. Findings from this comparative study reveal a collection of best practices for future planning and implementation at the intersection of small scale sport tourism and local sustainable development.

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