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Ph.D. Health and Human Performance, University of Florida
M.S. Education major Sport Administration, University of Miami
B.S. Environmental Science
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The sports industry is an institution that has large responsibility toward global environmental p... more The sports industry is an institution that has large responsibility toward global environmental pollution. Over the past decade sports organizations have initiated a variety of environmentally sustainable practices. In this paper, the role of research in CO 2 emissions generated by the sports industry pursuits is highlighted. This report recommends that strategic management approaches and policy development are required to control this dangerous environmental pollutant. Specifically, proactive sustainable innovations and policies that mandate alternative transportation behaviors are suggested. In conclusion, after reviewing the current literature, it is proposed that sports associations should apply specific practices in sports events with focus on spectators' mobility choices such as sustainable transportation.
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions related to spectator's transportation to collegiate football even... more Carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions related to spectator's transportation to collegiate football events is a significant consideration in the overall carbon footprint of collegiate sporting events. Transportation mode affects CO 2 emissions per spectator and stadium location, specifically on-and off-campus locations affect the transportation mode chosen by spectators. The quantity of CO 2 emissions generated from spectators' transportation to collegiate sporting events at an on-campus university stadium is compared to off-campus stadium. The transportation modes and miles traveled by spectators were modeled with GREET 2016 to estimate CO 2 emissions. Significant differences were found between the two stadium locations regarding the spectators' choice of transportation mode and distance traveled. Implications are presented for environmental sustainability and planning.
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Human actions emit carbon dioxide and degrade environmental quality. Sport activities correspond ... more Human actions emit carbon dioxide and degrade environmental quality. Sport activities correspond to environmental impact mainly due to sport consumers behavior. Even so, consumers of sport can undertake behaviors that favor the environmental wellbeing. Environmental degradation is larger in some places compare to others and individuals have a certain bonding with specific places. The concept of sense of place is a psychological indicator that explain this special relationship between human beings and places.
Thereby, people who engage in sport associate places with their personal values due to their self-perceptions and self-expectations, connectedness to nature and communal bonding. Small-scale sport events are a major sport activity that take place on settings where people are associated with. A place that recently presented the interest of scholars is the beach, where sport events are taking place. Beach volleyball tournaments is an example of small-scale sport event that its participants are highly affected psychologically by the features of the beach, such as the natural resources and the social interactions.
Along with, the concept of pro-environmental consciousness plays a major role on how people perceive these places. Especially, when research evaluates a person’s connection with a place and aim to understand their pro-environmental behavior.
The sports industry is an institution that has large responsibility toward global environmental p... more The sports industry is an institution that has large responsibility toward global environmental pollution. Over the past decade sports organizations have initiated a variety of environmentally sustainable practices. In this paper, the role of research in CO 2 emissions generated by the sports industry pursuits is highlighted. This report recommends that strategic management approaches and policy development are required to control this dangerous environmental pollutant. Specifically, proactive sustainable innovations and policies that mandate alternative transportation behaviors are suggested. In conclusion, after reviewing the current literature, it is proposed that sports associations should apply specific practices in sports events with focus on spectators' mobility choices such as sustainable transportation.
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions related to spectator's transportation to collegiate football even... more Carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions related to spectator's transportation to collegiate football events is a significant consideration in the overall carbon footprint of collegiate sporting events. Transportation mode affects CO 2 emissions per spectator and stadium location, specifically on-and off-campus locations affect the transportation mode chosen by spectators. The quantity of CO 2 emissions generated from spectators' transportation to collegiate sporting events at an on-campus university stadium is compared to off-campus stadium. The transportation modes and miles traveled by spectators were modeled with GREET 2016 to estimate CO 2 emissions. Significant differences were found between the two stadium locations regarding the spectators' choice of transportation mode and distance traveled. Implications are presented for environmental sustainability and planning.
Human actions emit carbon dioxide and degrade environmental quality. Sport activities correspond ... more Human actions emit carbon dioxide and degrade environmental quality. Sport activities correspond to environmental impact mainly due to sport consumers behavior. Even so, consumers of sport can undertake behaviors that favor the environmental wellbeing. Environmental degradation is larger in some places compare to others and individuals have a certain bonding with specific places. The concept of sense of place is a psychological indicator that explain this special relationship between human beings and places.
Thereby, people who engage in sport associate places with their personal values due to their self-perceptions and self-expectations, connectedness to nature and communal bonding. Small-scale sport events are a major sport activity that take place on settings where people are associated with. A place that recently presented the interest of scholars is the beach, where sport events are taking place. Beach volleyball tournaments is an example of small-scale sport event that its participants are highly affected psychologically by the features of the beach, such as the natural resources and the social interactions.
Along with, the concept of pro-environmental consciousness plays a major role on how people perceive these places. Especially, when research evaluates a person’s connection with a place and aim to understand their pro-environmental behavior.