Sustainable Sport Tourism for Better Future: The Emerging Case of the United Arab Emirates
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2022-01-01
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Sport has been a major player in uniting people and ensuring peace amongst nations. Nowadays, sports have another agenda item on their list: sustainability. The aim of this chapter was to provide an overview of how United Arab Emirates (UAE) can contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by promoting sustainability in both event management and execution and provide an insight on the sustainable practices and the challenges of implementing such actions. The study used a systematic literature review as well as event reports to validate the importance of sustainable sport tourism in the country. UAE’s Green Economy initiative is clearly derived from the “Green Lifestyle” and “Green City” aligning together with the Good Health and Well Being (SDG 3), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) and Partnerships for the Goals (SDG 17) of the United Nations SDGs. The great efforts by the country leaders in establishing a long-term vision, Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan and UAE 2071, which aims to invest in the future generations by equipping them with the needed skills and knowledge to position UAE as the best country in the world by the next centennial is a testament to the nation’s sustainability action plan. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.
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Sustainability, Sustainable sport tourism, United Arab Emirates, United Nations
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Mataruna-Dos-Santos, L.J., Milla, A.C., Abohassan, D.A.M.M., Khan, M.S. (2022). Sustainable Sport Tourism for Better Future: The Emerging Case of the United Arab Emirates. In C. Sobry & K. Hozhabri (Eds.), International Perspectives on Sport for Sustainable Development (pp. 341 – 355). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06936-9_19