Sustainability in Events Management

Planning, Designing and Delivering
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-3986-2353-8
Verlag: Kogan Page

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 684 g

This textbook will help students plan and deliver sustainable events that align with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

Sustainability in Events Management provides upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students with a comprehensive framework for designing, managing and evaluating events that balance environmental, social and economic priorities. In line with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this textbook connects theory with practice to prepare students for responsible and impactful careers in event management.

Focusing on the triple bottom line (TBL) of people, planet and profit, this textbook explores how sustainability can be embedded across every stage of the event lifecycle from selecting venues and catering suppliers to stakeholder engagement and post-event evaluation. Students will learn how to measure sustainability performance, manage long-term impacts and apply ethical and economic considerations to diverse event contexts.

This textbook includes:

- Learning outcomes that clarify objectives and guide progress
- Reflective questions to build critical thinking and applied analysis
- A glossary of key sustainability and events terms
- Real-world examples from the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Hong Kong's Bun Festival, connecting theory to live industry contexts
- Structured evaluation models for continuous improvement

Sustainability in Events Management provides students with the insight, tools and confidence to deliver events that contribute meaningfully to sustainable development worldwide.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Séraphin, Hugues

Delaney, Emma

Smith, Chris

Gowreesunkar, Vanessa

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Eventmanagement
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter - 00: Introduction - events and the triple bottom line; Chapter - 01: Overview - the events industry and sustainability; Chapter - 02: The 'why' and 'how' of the sustainable event; Chapter - 03: The targets of sustainable events; Chapter - 04: Choosing a sustainable venue; Chapter - 05: Stakeholders in sustainable events; Chapter - 06: Designing the sustainable event; Chapter - 07: Delivering and evaluating the sustainable event; Chapter - 08: Making the event safe as an important aspect of sustainability; Chapter - 09: What is needed to run the sustainable event?; Chapter - 10: Digital marketing - the way forward for sustainable events; Chapter - 11: Conclusion - the future of sustainable events;

Über Autor(innen)

Smith, Chris
Chris Smith is Senior Lecturer in Event Management at the University of Winchester, UK.

Gowreesunkar, Vanessa
Vanessa Gowreesunkar is Associate Professor in Tourism at the Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur, India.

Delaney, Emma
Emma Delaney is Associate Professor at the University of Surrey, UK, where she is the co-director for teaching and learning.

Séraphin, Hugues
Hugues Séraphin is Associate Professor and Principal Lecturer for the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management subject group at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Hugues Séraphin is Associate Professor and Principal Lecturer for the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management subject group at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Emma Delaney is an Associate Professor at the University of Surrey, UK, where she is the co-director for teaching and learning.

Chris Smith is Senior Lecturer in Event Management at the University of Winchester, UK.

Vanessa Gowreesunkar is Associate Professor in Tourism at the Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur, India.