An exploration of golf and voluntary environmental programmes
Author
Minoli, Dino
Smith, Mark Thomas
Date
2011Type
Article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
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Golf is a major and expanding sport, leisure and tourism activity with significant environmental impacts. The impacts of golf and other sports facilities are increasingly addressed through Voluntary Environmental Programmes (VEPs). Since the late-1980s, VEPs have gained popularity because they theoretically overcome the weaknesses of environmental legislation, improve environmental performance beyond minimum legal compliance and confer competitive advantage. Yet their effectiveness is contested and they are only partially accepted. There is very limited research on the growing participation of golf and other sports in VEPs. Our international review paper outlines the environmental impacts of golf, analyses the strategic ‘green’ pressures affecting the sport, reviews the theory and practice of VEPs, and draws conclusions on this under-researched field.
Journal/conference proceeding
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Citation
Minoli, D. and Smith, M. T. (2011) "An exploration of golf and voluntary environmental programmes", Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 54: (7), pp.871-889.
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