Measuring the environmental sustainability of a major sporting event: A case study of the FA Cup Final

Tourism Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 751-768

  Collins, Andrea ^a   Flynn, Andrew ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological footprint; Environmental assessment; Environmental sustainability; FA Cup Final; London 2012 Olympic Games; Sport tourism

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; OLYMPIC GAMES; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57749110383     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000008786440120     Document Type: Article

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