SUSTAINABILITY IN SPORTS: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

The aim of this study is to review research conducted on environmental sustainability in the field of sports sciences. The concept of sustainability is a frequently addressed topic in many fields. In the field of sports, it appears in various forms of sustainability. Environmental sustainability has been considered as a major dimension of sustainability. Sport and the environment are two inseparable components. Sport affects the environment and can also be used as a tool to raise environmental awareness. Sporting events have an impact on the environment. Especially mega-events, combined with sports tourism, lead to significant effects. They have both positive and negative environmental impacts. For this reason, studies related to sporting events and sustainability have been examined. On the other hand, sports tourism is a major industry and has influences in many areas. In the field of sport, it generates numerous economic, environmental, and social positive or negative outcomes. Therefore, sports tourism and environmental sustainability have been analyzed. In addition, studies related to sports organizations that contribute to the advancement of sustainability in sport have been reviewed. Developments carried out by the Olympic Committee as the highest governing body in sport, environmental initiatives implemented by international federations, and the contributions of other sports organizations to environmental sustainability have been examined. As a result, studies in the literature regarding sporting events, sports tourism, and sports organizations in relation to sport and environmental sustainability have been reviewed.本研究旨在综述体育科学领域内围绕环境可持续性展开的相关研究。可持续性概念是众多学科领域中的高频议题，在体育领域中，可持续性以多种形态呈现，其中环境可持续性被视为可持续性的核心维度之一。体育与环境二者密不可分：体育既会对环境产生影响，同时也可作为提升公众环保意识的载体。体育赛事会对环境造成影响，结合体育旅游的大型体育赛事所产生的环境效应尤为显著，这类赛事的环境影响兼具正负两面性。基于此，本研究对涉及体育赛事与可持续性的相关研究进行了梳理。另一方面，体育旅游作为支柱产业，对诸多领域均产生影响，在体育范畴内会催生大量经济、环境与社会层面的正负向结果，故此本研究对体育旅游与环境可持续性的相关研究展开了分析。此外，本研究还综述了致力于推动体育领域可持续发展的各类体育组织相关研究，具体涵盖作为体育领域最高治理机构的奥林匹克委员会所推行的相关举措、国际单项体育联合会落地的环保行动，以及其他体育组织对环境可持续性作出的贡献。综上，本研究对文献中涉及体育赛事、体育旅游，以及与体育和环境可持续性相关的体育组织的各类研究进行了系统综述。