Competitive in Colleges in Sustainability

This article really caught my eye as I was looking for articles. It read " Competitive Sustainability" and as I was reading the article, it talked about how colleges around the country to compete with expenses especially on football landscapes and stadiums. One part of the article said that if all the money was the same, there would be no competition. As colleges compete to see who fits the most fans in an stadium or who has the nicer football landscape, they all use different ways to use their expenses in becoming sustainable.  This will help me in my article by comparing prices and universities to see which ones are spending their money more efficiently and becoming more sustainable.

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References

Elfman, L. (2013). COMPETITIVE SUSTAINABILITY. Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, 29(25), 8-9.

 

Works Cited

Elfman, Lois. "Competitive Sustainability." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 29.25 (2013): 8-9. Academic Search Premier. Web. 31 Jan. 2016.

College Sustainability

In this weeks article, I found various points on sustainability. More in particular, sustainability in college sports. This article defines sustainability at the beginning for those who might not know what it is. Even for people that do know what it is can get a new aspect on the broad subject. This article also gave specifics for what role athletic trainers can do to be sustainable in college sports facilities. They brought specifics and into what in particular they can reduce such as energy and fossil fuels. I can imply this information into my research paper.
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References

Dietrich, S. R. (2009). "Going Green!" Part 2: Sustainability in Athletic Training and Therapy. Athletic Therapy Today, 14(5), 44-48.

 

Works Cited

Dietrich, Scott Ryan. "Going Green!" Part 2: Sustainability In Athletic Training And Therapy." Athletic Therapy Today 14.5 (2009): 44-48. Academic Search Premier. Web. 31 Jan. 2016.

Sports Management with Sustainability

This article I found ties into the what my main research paper is about. My main topic is having Universities become more sustainable through the sports environment. This article helped me have a better understanding on how big of the role the athletic department and sports management has to do in order to make their sports environment more sustainable. This article also gives the audience a background and better understanding of the knowledge of the environment. It also ties in the importance of environmental sustainability.

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References

Casper, J., Pfahl, M., & McSherry, M. (2012). Athletics Department Awareness and Action Regarding the Environment: A Study of NCAA Athletics Department Sustainability Practices. Journal Of Sport Management, 26(1), 11-29.

 

 

Works Cited

Casper, Jonathan, Michael Pfahl, and Mark McSherry. "Athletics Department Awareness And Action Regarding The Environment: A Study Of NCAA Athletics Department Sustainability Practices." Journal Of Sport Management 26.1 (2012): 11-29. Academic Search Premier. Web. 23 Jan. 2016.

Research Paper Topic

The topic I will be discussing throughout the semester clearly has to deal with sustainability. Although sustainability is the main topic, it is a very broad topic. What I am researching on has to tie in sustainability through sports. I have always been involved in sports, so this topic interested me because I love sports and am becoming more and more interested on sustainability. I am writing about Universities making their sports facilities more sustainable. Universities such as UC Boulder and University of Wisconsin have taken matters into their own hands in making their fields, courts, and other facilities more sustainable. Yale and the NCAA have even come up with ways to create a more sustainable environment when it comes to athletics. These universities are creating compost clubs. UC at Boulder used 80% of their compost from football games to recycle as a way to create energy. University of Wisconsin even played football games in carbon-neutral conditions. By making small sustainable movements through these universities, other universities will hopefully be impacted to make sustainable changes themselves.
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References
Dietrich, S. R. (2009). "Going Green!" Part 1: Sustainability in Sports. Athletic Therapy Today, 14(5), 40-43.

 

Works Cited

Dietrich, Scott Ryan. "Going Green!" Part 1: Sustainability In Sports." Athletic Therapy Today 14.5 (2009): 40-43. Academic Search Premier. Web. 23 Jan. 2016.