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Brad Millington - The Greening of Golf: Sport, Globalization and the Environment - 9781784993276 - V9781784993276
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The Greening of Golf: Sport, Globalization and the Environment

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Description for The Greening of Golf: Sport, Globalization and the Environment Hardback. Series Editor(s): Horne, John. Series: Globalizing Sport Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBS; RNF; WSJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Golf is a major global industry. The sport is played by more than 60 million people worldwide and there are more than 32,000 courses in 140 countries across the globe. This book looks at the power relationships in and around golf, examining whether the industry has demonstrated sufficient leadership on environmental matters to be trusted to make weighty decisions with implications for public and environmental health. The first comprehensive study of the varying responses to golf-related environmental issues, it is based on extensive empirical work, including research into historical materials and interviews with stakeholders in golf such as course superintendents, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Globalizing Sport Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784993276
SKU
V9781784993276
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Brad Millington
Brad Millington is Lecturer in the Department for Health at the University of Bath Brian Wilson is Professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia, Canada -- .

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