Sport, Development and Environmental Sustainability (Routledge Studies in Sport Development)

By: Rob Millington and Simon C. Darnell

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Synopsis: This is the first book to consider the intersections of sport, international development and environmental sustainability. It explores the tensions between sport’s potential contribution to the environment and its rather poor record to date. Bringing together a diverse group of scholars who approach the topic from various disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, the book provides both critical and optimistic perspectives on the place of sport in sustainable development. Chapters examine and question how and whether sport contributes to sustainable development on an international scale. Attention is also paid to the place and role of Indigenous knowledge in sustainable Sport for Development, particularly as an alternative to modernization and/or in support of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Sport, Development and Environmental Sustainability is important reading for academic researchers, students and policy-makers in the fields of kinesiology, sport studies, sport sociology, leisure studies, sport management, sport media, physical cultural studies, environmental studies and sustainability and international development studies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781351128605
Related ISBNs:: 9781351128629, 9780815356134, 9780815356134
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/14/19
Copyrighted By:: Rob Millington, Simon C. Darnell
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Sports, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Rob Millington
Edited by:: Simon C. Darnell