Events and the Environment

This is the first book to provide a through exploration of the multi-dimensional relationships between events and the environment. It achieves this by reviewing how the events industry uses the environment as a resource, critically evaluating the positive and negative impacts of events on the environment from a variety of scales, whilst considering the role of environmental legislation. To encourage reflection on the main themes addressed, critical thinking discussion questions and links to further reading are included in each chapter. This book is essential reading for students of Events Management.

Robert Case is Programme Leader for Leisure and Events Management at the University of Winchester, UK.

1. Introduction 2. The Environment as a Resource and Input to the Events Industry 3. The Environmental Context of Venue Location 4. Environmental Impacts at the Micro-Scale 5. Environmental Impacts at the Macro-Scale 6. Legislative Environmental Frameworks and Standards at a Variety of Scales 7. Sustainable Environmental Management of Events 8. Monitoring Environmental Sustainablilty 9. Events and Urban Regeneration: Event Legacies 10. Conclusion and Future Environmental Issues for Events