The Greening of Golf: Sport, Globalization and the Environment

by Brian Wilson and Brad Millington

Book Overview

Golf is a major global industry. The sport is played by more than 60 million people worldwide and there are more than 32,000 courses in 140 countries across the globe. This book looks at the power relationships in and around golf, examining whether the industry has demonstrated sufficient leadership on environmental matters to be trusted to make weighty decisions with implications for public and environmental health. The first comprehensive study...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784993271
• ISBN13: 9781784993276
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"