Addressing ecology and sustainability in mega-sporting events: The 2006 football World Cup in Germany

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 587-600

  Dolles, Harald ^a   Söderman, Sten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecology; Environmental responsibility; FIFA World Cup ; Football (soccer) world cup; Green Goal programme; Mega sporting event; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953053314     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.2010.16.4.587     Document Type: Article

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