Routledge Handbook of Sport and Sustainable Development

Name: Routledge Handbook of Sport and Sustainable Development
Brand: Taylor & Francis > Texas A&M University

Taylor & Francis > Texas A&M University

The Routledge Handbook of Sport and Sustainable DevelopmentAuthor(s): Brian P. McCullough, Timothy Kellison, E. Nicole Melton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367903534, 978-0367903534\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge Handbook of Sport and Sustainable Development is a comprehensive and powerful survey of the ways in which sport engages with its social, environmental, and ethical responsibilities.\n\nIt considers how sport can use its unique profile and platform to influence the attitudes of sport fans and consumers to promote positive social and environmental action around the world and to contribute to sustainable development, perhaps the most important issue of our time. The book is structured around the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a section devoted to each goal that contains chapters reviewing key theory and current research, measurement and evaluation issues, and the application of current knowledge in .