Actualizing environmental sustainability at Vancouver 2010 venues

International Journal of Event and Festival Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 184-196

  Ponsford, Ian F ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Environmental management; Olympic Games; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986134492     PISSN: 17582954     EISSN: 17582962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17582951111136595     Document Type: Article

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