Legacy of Sudbury region
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SPRT256Week_5-EnvironmentalImpactsBB.pptxModule #2
Impacts of Sport Tourism
Winter 2021
Outcomes
By the end of this class you will:
By the end of this class you will have a thorough understanding of Economic, Social, Cultural& Environmental impacts of sport tourism on a destination
How to define and apply these terms on your impacts assignment, Bid and in industry.
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AGENDA
Week #5
Review – Social Impacts
Environmental Impacts - Content
Questions
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Review - Cultural Impacts
Sharing and Revitalizing traditions
Preserving the local traditions
Celebrating local traditions
Expanding cultural perspectives
Building capacity in cultural groups
(United Nations Environment Programme, n.d)
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
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Sustainable Sport Tourism
“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
(Heady Communications, 2012)
(CSTA, 2013)
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Sustainable Sport Tourism
(CSTA, 2013)
Applying sustainability principles to sport event planning and decision-making means:
Managing the environmental, social and economic impacts and opportunities.
Establishing and maintaining transparency and accountability with all key stakeholders, and
Ensuring enduring legacies provide meaningful benefits.
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Environmental Impacts of Sport Tourism
Fragile ecosystems
(IUCB, 2018)
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Environmental Impacts of Sport Tourism
Noise, light pollution
Duffy, 2014
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Environmental Impacts of Sport Tourism
Resource consumption
Emissions
Ozone depletion
Soil and water pollution
Waste generation
Duffy, 2014
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Environmental Impacts of Sport Tourism
Duffy, 2014
Benefits
Environmental mitigation
Restoration
Innovation
Awareness and program collaboration
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https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/sustainability/
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Environmental Impacts
How can we reduce our environmental impacts of bidding for and hosting sport tourism events?
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NICHE TOURISM
A form of specialty tourism.
Developed around visitors’ particular interests or needs
THOUGHTS?!?
(Gadd, 2017)
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Environmental Impacts
FINANCIAL BENEFITS?
Greener Venues reduce costs
Generate new revenue
SAVING THE PLANET
Reducing Environmental Impact
Greener sports raise public awareness and action
Green Sports and transportation
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Legacy
What is a Legacy?
Enduring outcomes which are planned and delivered by thinking of the end - first - and identifying relevant hard and soft outcomes that can be generated in the event planning cycle and that will remain in the host-region long after the sport event is over.
(CSTA, 2013)
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Legacy
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Next Week
Cultural Impacts of Sport Tourism
Questions?
References
Gadd, C. (2017) Social Impat Analysis. Retrieved on January 20, 2020 - https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=13430
Edmonton Sport Council(2019). Building Social Legacies. Retrieved on January 10, 2021 -https://sportforlife.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Social_Legacies_Sport_For_Life_2019-1.pdf
Weed, M. and Bull, C (2009). Sports Tourism, Participants, Policy and Providers.
Weed, M (2008). Sport and Tourism.
Zunbar, J (2004). Historical Perspectives of Sport Tourism
Images courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.
The Economic and Social Impact of Tourism Batir Mirbabayev, Malika Shagazatova - http://www.grips.ac.jp/alumni/UzbekistanTourism(2).pdf
http://www.coastlearn.org/tourism/tools_ia.html
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/positive-negative-effects-tourism-63336.html
What is an Economic Impact Analysis, Alberta Tourism, Culture & Sport. Retrieved on January 15, 2016 www.culture.alberta.ca
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved from
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
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