Resources

Alpine Skiing

Skiing
(November) 1991. Editorial.

Snow Business: A study of the international ski industry
By Simon Hudson.  Cassell: 2000.
ISBN: 0 304 70471 7

Sustainable slopes: The environmental charter for ski areas
National Ski Areas Association (NSAA)
The Charter provides a framework for resorts across North America to implement best practices, assess environmental performances and set goals for improvement.  The Charter, a 24-page document, formalizes the ski areas commitment to environmental stewardship.

URL: http://www.nsaa.org
Download in PDF Format

Climate Change

Cool business guide: Lower costs, higher productivity and climate change solutions.
Noble, Duncan. 2001. Drayton Valley: Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development.

Taking Our Breath Away: The Health Effects of Air Pollution and Climate Change
A David Suzuki Foundation report published in October 1998.

The David Suzuki Foundation at:
2211 West 4th Ave., Suite 219, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6K 4S2
Tel: (604)732-4228 Fax: (604)732-0752

E-mail: climate@davidsuzuki.org
URL: http://www.davidsuzuki.org

Conferences and Workshops

The International Olympic Committee and the United Nations Environment Programme hosted a Third World Conference on Sport and the Environment in October 1999 in Rio de Janeiro.

The Final Report can be requested from the IOC, Chateau de Vidy, 1007, Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41-21-621-6111 Fax: +41-21-621-6216

Environmental Management Resources

A guide to the new environmental management standards
Tibor, T and I. Feldman. 1995 ISO14000: Chicago: Irwin Professional Publishing.
Environmental management strategies: The 21st century perspective.
Crognale, G., P.E. 1999.

Environmental tender specifications: A guide for specification, brief and contract writers.
Olympic Co-ordination Authority (OCA). 1996. Sydney.OCA.

Managing green teams: Environmental change in organizations and networks.
Moxen, John; Strachan, Peter A. (eds.) 1998. Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf Publishing.

The ICC guide to effective environmental auditing.
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). 1991. Paris: ICC.

Events Operations

Waste Management

Greening the ivory tower: Improving the environmental track record of universities, colleges, and other institutions.
Creighton, Sarah Hammond. 1998.

Practical handbook of processing and recycling municipal waste.
Manser, AGR. Keeling, Alan. 1996. CRC.

The packaging waste reduction guide: Minimizing solid waste through efficient procurement practices.
Federation of Canadian Municipalities. 1993.

The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games integrated waste management solution.
SOCOG. 1998.

Waste minimization as a strategic weapon.
Ciambrone; David F., 1995. CRC Press.

Transportation

Developing communities for active transportation.
Active Living - Go for Green. 1996.

Retrofitting communities for sustainable and healthy active transportation.
Active Living - Go for Green. 1996b.

Event Organizing

Environmental Management and Monitoring for Sport Events and Facilities: A Practical Toolkit for Managers
Produced by Green & Gold Inc. for Sport Canada (1999)

URL: http://www.pch.gc.ca/sportcanada/SC_E/toolkit.htm
Download in PDF Format

Les grandes manifestations de sports d'hiver dans les Alpes. Petite Série Documentaire, n°13/98
Mattanovich, E. et Kaspar, R. 1998. Commission Internationale pour la Protection des Alpes (CIPRA), Liechtenstein.

Contact: CIPRA-International at: Im Bretscha 22, 9494 Schaan, Liechtensten
or go to their website at www.cipra.org.

Mountain Bike Competitions and the Environment
(Lausanne 1998) UCI, Route de Chavannes 37, Case Postale, 1000 Lausanne 23 Switzerland

Email: advocacy@uci.ch.
URL: http://www.uci.ch/english/town/uci_guide.htm
Download in PDF Format

Facilities Design and Construction Resources

A primer on sustainable building.
Lopez Barnett, D., and W. Browning. 1995. Rocky Mountain Institute.

Builder's greywater guide: Installation of greywater systems in new construction and remodelling
Ludwig A. 1997. Oasis Design.

Compendium of ESD initiatives and outcomes
Olympic Co-ordination Authority. 1999.  Edition 2.

Daylighting performance and design.
Ander, G. 1995. John Wiley and Sons.

Ecological design and planning.
Thompson, G., and F. Steiner, eds. 1997. John Wiley and Sons.

Energy-efficient design and construction of commercial buildings
Tuluca, A.. McGraw-Hill Publications.

Environmental building news: A monthly newsletter on environmentally responsible design and construction.
Wilson, A., and N. Malin, eds. E Build.

Green Matters
A supplement to the Sports Turf Research Institute's (STRI) Turfgrass Bulletin published by the Ecology and Land Management Department at STRI.

Contact STRI Ltd., Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1AU Tel: +44-01274 565131 Fax: +44-01274 561891
E-mail: stri@rmplc.co.uk.

Greenways: A Guide to Planning, Design and Development
By Loring Schwartz. Edited by Charles A. Flink and Robert M. Searns (Island Press, 1996).
The book is a practical guide to the development of pathways, bicycle paths and other greenways.

Guide to energy-efficient commercial equipment.
Suozzo, M., et al. 1997. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

Guide to resource efficient building elements, 6th ed.
Mumma, T. 1997. Center for Resourceful Building Technology.

Guideline specifications for environmentally considered building materials and construction methods.
Strain, L. Resourceful specifications: Siegel & Strain Architects.

Handbook of water use and conservation.
Vickers, Amy. WaterPlow Press, 2001. (ISBN 1-931579-07-5).

Indoor air quality and HVAC systems
Bearg, D.. Lewis Publishers/CRC Press.

Passive solar commercial & institutional buildings: A sourcebook of examples and design insights.
Hastings, S., and International Energy Agency, eds. 1994. John Wiley and Sons.

Profitting from energy efficiency! A financing handbook for municipalities.
Goldberger, D., and P. Jessup. eds. 1993. Toronto, ON: International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives.

Solving the energy dilemma at Seven Bridges Ice Arena.  ASHRAE Journal
Louria, D. 1996. August: 67- 70.

The passive solar design and construction handbook
Steven Winter Associates. 1998.. John Wiley and Sons.

Golf

A Course for all Seasons - A Guide to Course Management.
Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and European Golf Association (1997).
ISBN 0 907583 06 7

An accompanying video can be ordered from Michael Barratt Limited, Profile House, 5-7 Forlease Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, SL6 1RP

A guide to environmental stewardship on the golf course – Audubon cooperative sanctuary system.
Audubon International. 1996. Selkirk, NY: Author.

URL: http://www.audubonintl.org

An environmental management programme for golf courses.
European Golf Association Ecology Unit. 1996. Pisces Publications.

Committed to Green: New Environmental Management Tools for Golf Courses.
A report on a workshop held at Lund University, Sweden in October 1998.

URL: http://www.committedtogreen.org

Development of environmental performance indicators for European golf clubs.
Koch A. 1998. Thesis for Master of Science in Environmental Management and Policy.  International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund, Sweden.

Environmental guidelines for golf events.
Stubbs, D., and D. Chernushenko. 1999. Dorking, UK: European Golf Association Ecology Unit.

Environmental Principles for Golf Courses in the United States
These Principles are "a guide to making good decisions relative to the planning and siting, design, construction, maintenance and operation of a golf course."

To obtain a copy, contact the United States Golf Association, P.O. Box 708, Far Hills, NJ, USA 07931 Tel: (908) 234-2300 or 1-800-336-4446
URL: http://www.usga.org/green/

Environmental strategy for Australian golf courses.
Australian Golf Union. 1998

Golf course management and construction: environmental issues.
Balogh, J., and W. Walker, eds.

Golf’s natural heritage: An introduction to environmental stewardship on the golf course (revised edition)
Scottish Golf Course Wildlife Group. 1997. Scottish Golf Course Wildlife Group.

Greening your B.C. golf course: A guide to environmental management.
Environment Canada, 1996,

IPM handbook for golf courses.
Schuman G L, P J Vittum, M L Elliott and P P Cobb. 1997.

Nature conservation and golf course development: Best practice advice.
Scottish Natural Heritage and Scottish Golf Course Wildlife Group. 2000.

On Course Conservation -- Managing Golf's Natural Heritage
Published by the Nature Conservancy Council, Northminster House, Peterborough, England, PE1 1UA

On course for change – tackling the challenges facing golf in the first decade of the new millennium.
Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. 2000. Conference Report.  R&A, St Andrews.

The Committed to Green Handbook for Golf Courses
European Golf Association - Ecology Unit, Pisces Publications (1997)
ISBN 1 874357 13 7
URL: http://www.committedtogreen.org

Toxic green - the trouble with golf.
Morita, G. 1994. Worldwatch  7 (3): 32.

 Wastewater reuse for golf course irrigation.
United States Golf Association. 1994.

General References

An extremely valuable resource for all sport-related research is the Sport Information Resource Centre in Ottawa
URL: http://www.sirc.ca

Green Procurement

Buying for the future: Contract management and the environmental challenge.
Lyons, Kevin. 1999. London, UK: Pluto Press.

Development of criteria for green procurement.
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. 1996.
URL: http://www.nrtee-trnee.ca

Greener Purchasing: Opportunities and Innovations.
Russel, Trevor. 1998. Greenleaf Publishing.

Health Issues

Water Quality

Update: Leptospirosis and Unexplained Acute Fibrile Illnesses Among Athletes Participating in Triathlons -- Illinois and Wisconsin, 1998.
Centre for Disease Control. 1998. Taken from CDC website (www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/0005439) on 21/01/2001.

Air Quality

Athletes and pollution.
Scherff, J. 1993. Eco-health: Buzzworm: The Environmental Journal (July/August):24-5.

Building Materials for the Environmentally Hypersensitive.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Ottawa. CMHC.

Effects of ozone on exercise performance. Journal of Sports Medicine
Gong Jr., H. 1987. 27: 22.

Implications of air pollution effects on athletic performance. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise
Pierson, W. et al. 1986. 18 (3):323.

Indoor air bulletin: Technology, research and news for indoor environmental quality.
Levin, H., ed

Indoor air quality guidelines for Sydney Olympic facilities.
Immig, J., S. Rish, and S.K. Brown. 1997. 

Indoor air quality guidelines for Sydney Olympic facilities.
Immig, J., Risch, S. and Brown (1998). BCE Technical Report 97/3. East Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.

Nutrition

The Vegetarian Sports Nutrition Guide: Peak performance for everyone from beginners to gold medallists
By Lisa Dorfman.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: 2000.  www.runningnutritionist.com
ISBN: 0 471 34808 2

Olympics

Greenpeace Australia and Greenpeace International
A regular Greenpeace Olympics Report is produced
URL: http://www.greenpeace.org.au/info/archives/olympics/index.php

Manual on Sport and the Environment, International Olympic Committee (1997)

The Olympic Movement's Agenda 21, International Olympic Committee (2000)

Both can be requested from the IOC, Chateau de Vidy, CP 356, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland 
 ISBN 92-9149-031-8
URL: http://www.olympic.org

Our Environment - Our Olympic Legacy
A national education video produced by the Environment Program of the Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) outlining many of the environmental initiatives of the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

To order a copy for AUS$25 contact The Environment Program, SOCOG, G.P.O. Box 2000, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia.

Olympic Movement

Agenda 21 for Sport.
International Olympic Committee. 2000. Lausanne. IOC

From challenge to opportunities.
Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. 1993. Unpublished document. Author.

Manual on Sport and the Environment.
International Olympic Committee. 1997. Lausanne. IOC

Special Events

Sydney

After the Games: ongoing ecologically sustainable development management at Homebush Bay and other Sydney Olympic venues.
Green Games Watch 2000. 2000. Sydney: Author.

Compendium of ESD initiatives and outcomes.  Edition 2.
Olympic Co-ordination Authority. 1999Syndey NSW. OCA.

Environmental guidelines.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. 1995. Sydney: Author.

Environmental performance of the Olympic Co-ordination Authority: Fourth and final review.
Earth Council. 2001

Environment report: Turning green into gold – making an environmental vision a reality
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. 1999.

Environmental tender specifications: A guide for specification, brief and contract writers.
Olympic Co-ordination Authority. 1996. Sydney, NSW: OCA.

Greening the Games: Australia creating sustainable solutions for a new Millennium.
Environment Australia. 2000. Canberra: Author.

Greenpeace Olympic environmental guidelines: a guide to sustainable events.
Greenpeace. September 2000.

Greenpeace Olympics report card: one month to go.
Greenpeace. August 2000. Sydney: Author.

How green the games?  Greenpeace’s environmental assessment of the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Greenpeace. September 2000.

Meeting environmental requirements: Environmental tendering requirements for Olympic Games projects and development at Homebush Bay.
Olympic Co-ordination Authority. 1996. Sydney, NSW

Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games environmental benchmarks.
Olympic Environment Forum. 2001.

The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Integrated Waste Management Solution.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. 1998.  Sydney: Author.

Sydney Olympic Games 2000: The environmental games - A review of the environmental achievements of the "best Olympic Games ever.”
Stubbs, D. 2001. Dorking, UK: Committed to Green Foundation.

Sydney Olympic Games 2000: The environmental games - A review of the environmental achievements of the "Best Olympic Games ever.”
Stubbs, D. 2001. Stubbs, D., and D. Chernushenko. 1999. Environmental guidelines for golf events.

The environmental games: Environmental achievements of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
Sydney 2000. September 2000. (color brochure and CD).

Salt Lake City

Environmental Annual Report 2000.
Salt Lake Olympic Organising Committee. 2000. Salt Lake City.

Environmental Report 1997.
Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee. 1997. Salt Lake City:

Specialized Sport Facilities

Field Turf Management

Improving Playing Fields with Compost
Hummel, N. 1998. BioCycle  April: 62-64.

Sports Fields: A manual for design, construction and maintenance of sports fields.
Puhalla, Jim et. al. 1999. Ann Arbor Press.

Cycling Trails/Routes

International Mountain Biking Association
Multiple resources available at:
URL: http://www.imba.com

Technical handbook of bikeway design.
Velo Quebec.

Sustainable Development: Business and Economics

Business strategy for sustainable development: Leadership and accountability for the 90's.
International Institute for Sustainable Development. 1992. Winnipeg, MB: Author.

Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business
By John Elkington. Conscientious Commerce Series (1998).
Elkington argues that future success for business will depend on a company's ability to embrace sustainability.
URL: http://www.newsociety.com

In Earth's Company: Business, Environment, and the Challenge of Sustainability
By Carl Frankel. Conscientious Commerce Series (1998).
A comprehensive overview of sustainable development and an analysis of how business has attempted to integrate the approach into their operations.
URL: http://www.newsociety.com

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution
By Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, and L. Hunter Lovins, Little Brown & Co: 1999.
URL: http://www.natcap.org

The Ecology of Commerce.
Hawken P. 1993. New York: HarpersCollins.

The Natural Step for Business: Wealth Ecology and the Evolutionary Corporation
By Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare. New Society Publishers:1999
URL: http://www.newsociety.com

Tourism

Environmental Issues of Tourism and Recreation
By Zbigniew Mieczkowski.  University Press of America, Inc.: 1995.

Sustainable Tourism: A geographical perspective.
By Hall, C. Michael, & Lew, Alan A. (Eds.)  Addison Wesley Longman Limited.: 1998.

Sustainable Tourism: A marketing perspective
Middleton, Victor.T.C., with Rebecca Hawkins. Woburn, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann: 1995.





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