Piloting a carbon emissions audit for an international arts festival under tight resource constraints: Methods, issues and results

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Arts and music festivals, shows, concerts, and similar events are all important leisure and tourist activities, not least in terms of the number of people involved. There are thousands of live performances in the UK each year, with a total of millions of people attending live music events (Bottrill et al. 2008). In 2007, some 85 major festivals took place in the UK alone, with a total audience of over 2 million people (ibid.). This chapter describes the method used to approximate the ‘carbon footprint’ of a relatively small, urban music festival.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSustainable Tourism Futures: Perspectives on Systems, Restructuring and Innovations
EditorsStefan Gössling, C. Michael Hall, David Weaver
Number of pages17
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date22.12.2008
Pages152-168
ISBN (print)0203884256
ISBN (electronic)9780203884256
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Publication statusPublished - 22.12.2008
Externally publishedYes