Download or read book The Role of Certification in Promoting Sustainable Golf Courses written by Alex Morris and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With current sustainability goals, changing the trends of golf course design and management is an important issue. Golf courses are a good focus because they are important socially, economically, and environmentally. This paper investigates Audubon International golf course conservation certification's role in assisting golf courses ecological well-being; and how this influences sustainability trends. A research review shows Audubon International is up to date on resource conservation practices. Consumers are important in reinforcing the trend of courses perusing certification. Consumer data is still needed to indicate if environmentally friendly design is highly demanded. If so, these courses will not only better conserve resources, but also gain a competitive advantage over other golf facilities and become more economically viable. Golf courses are already municipal revenue and environmental assets, conservation certification can further help these facilities achieve sustainability. Included is a case study of two courses within the same municipality that show higher revenue at the certified course. This reflects some support from the Jefferson County Open Space Fund for the courses outstanding wildlife habitate, but also likely the consumer's enjoyment of the course. However, it remains unknown if this support is in response to the conservation certification specifically.
Download or read book Sustainable Golf Courses written by Ronald G. Dodson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sustainable Golf Courses is the most authoritative guidebook on environmental management of planned and existing golf courses. Featuring a practical integration of scientifically based siting, design, and management practices founded on accepted principles of sustainability, this convenient resource helps readers meet the economic, ecological, and social expectations facing the game of golf and the entire golf course industry." "Complete with detailed case studies and environmental research from the USGA, Sustainable Golf Courses is a valuable tool for maximizing open-space opportunities on golf courses."
Download or read book Environmentally Friendly Golf Courses written by National Golf Foundation and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how environmentally sound principles & practices are applied to the development & management of golf courses. The 68 articles in this collection discuss environmental benefits, environmental programs, financial & economic issues in course development, course design, legal issues, wildlife preservation, & water & wetlands issues. Many environmentally friendly courses are profiled. Some of the more specialized subjects covered are: the AmerAquatic Bird Survey, environmental design work by various course architects, cactus forest transplanted, total ecosystems, biotechnology, a goose pond, drainage problems, IPM, managing endangered & threatened species, Environmental Steward Award, desalination, & irrigation of arid land. This is a NGF InfoPac publication. InfoPacs are bound collections of full-text articles, compiled & copied from various golf industry magazines, newsletters, & journals.
Download or read book The Green Golfer written by Bruce Jackson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Green Golfer: Sustainable Strategies for Both Courses and Players" is your ultimate guide to making golf more eco-friendly. Seamlessly blending innovation with practicality, this Special Report provides a comprehensive and actionable insight into sustainable golfing. Are you a golf course proprietor seeking to reduce your environmental footprints? Or perhaps, you're a golfer eager to turn your love for the sport into a force for environmental good? This guide is equally applicable to both individual players and course management. With this report, you'll learn about: The timeline of golf's green evolution, Future-centric, sustainable golf course designs, Optimized natural resource management, The implications of golf on local biodiversity, The role of technology in aiding sustainable practices, Implementing sustainable turf management, and more. Bruce Jackson, the report's author, is a passionate environmentalist and lifelong golf enthusiast who brings hands-on experience and a practical approach to his writings. Known for simplifying complex eco-friendly concepts, Bruce offers a fresh perspective on green golfing, inspiring readers to integrate environmental responsibility into their favourite pastime. Are you ready to lead the pack and tee off for a healthier planet? Get your copy of "The Green Golfer: Sustainable Strategies for Both Courses and Players" today and change your game for the better of Mother Nature!
Download or read book Golf Course Management Construction written by James C. Balogh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golf Course Management & Construction presents a comprehensive summary and assessment of technical and scientific research on the environmental effects of turfgrass system construction and maintenance. Although the book focuses on golf courses, it also discusses turfgrass systems for residential and commercial lawns, parks, and greenways. The book is an excellent introduction to the concepts of nonpoint source environmental impacts of turfgrass management for turfgrass scientists and specialists, landscape and golf course architects, turfgrass system and golf course developers, golf course superintendents, environmental scientists, and land-use regulators.
Download or read book Big Green Golf Course written by Liankhanlun Ngaihte and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toward Sustainability in the 21st Century is a must read for every golf course designer, golf course manager, golfer, environment manager for golf course and policy makers. With increasing environmental problems, the demand for incorporating environment concerns in every sphere of life has becomes one of the main focus worldwide. As such, Golf course which occupy vast tract of land, often reducing vast forests and agricultural land is also not immune from such criticism. In an attempt to address the issues of golf course development and conserving nature, this book identifies that there are strategies that can be applied to the development of sustainable golf communities. These strategies will be helpful because they can create tangible values for the stakeholders.
Download or read book The Environmental Stewardship Toolkit written by Anthony L. Williams and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, one-stop guide to environmental stewardship for golf courses and grounds This highly practical guide covers the full complement of tools green industry professionals need to create a successful environmental program on golf courses and grounds. Written by a leading golf course superintendent and grounds manager, The Environmental Stewardship Toolkit offers a comprehensive analysis of all relevant issues, including environmental management, resource management, community engagement, and document management. The emphasis throughout is on the development of programs that are both sustainable and practical, combining the protection and renewal of environmental systems with a workable business plan. Regulatory issues as well as concerns of owners, customers, and the community at large are also addressed. Clear, pragmatic, up-to-the-minute coverage includes: Numerous illustrations, photos, and customizable templates and checklists that readers can use in their own projects A system for sorting projects into green, greener, and greenest in order to tailor implementation for different budgets and project complexity An in-depth look at site assessment, water quality and conservation, integrated pest management, and wildlife habitat management Guidance for developing green public relations and communications skills to promote the project in the community Field-tested procedures for building a state-of-the art documentation system for capturing, organizing, and disseminating information A must-read for golf course superintendents, irrigation specialists, turfgrass specialists, and grounds managers, The Environmental Stewardship Toolkit is also useful for landscape architects and designers, grounds owners, developers, builders, contractors, and anyone wishing to be on the cutting edge of sustainability in the green industry.
Download or read book Sustainable Golf Development Voluntary Sustainability Standard written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This document forms the international voluntary sustainability standard for the process of developing a golf course. It is part of a larger body of sustainable golf documentation that also includes guidance, mentoring and a certification system for the: 1. operations of a golf facility; 2. development of a golf facility; 3. hosting of a golf tournament."--Page 1.
Download or read book Golf Architecture Economy in Course Construction and Green Keeping written by A. Mackenzie and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and Green-Keeping" by A. Mackenzie. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book Sustainability on the Disc Golf Course written by Stephen Hutzelman and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Disc golf courses are typically designed by players through a grass roots effort. This applied thesis argues that in order to prevent negative environmental impacts, these courses should be designed with the help of professionals in the field of landscape architecture or those with knowledge of sustainable landscape design. The underlying assumption of this applied thesis is that disc golf courses are being designed by well-intentioned laymen who probably have no training or certification in sustainable landscape design. This applied thesis explores the design of disc golf courses by distilling principles of sustainability that can and should be applied in the design of such facilities. As an applied thesis, this project then implements these principles in the design of nine disc golf holes for Linbrook Park in Franklin Park Borough, Pennsylvania." -- Abstract.
Download or read book The greening of golf written by Brad Millington and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) open access license. 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 of the varying responses to golf-related environmental issues, it is based on extensive empirical work, including research into historical materials and interviews with stakeholders in golf such as course superintendents, protesters and health professionals. The authors examine golf as a sport and as a global industry, drawing on and contributing to literatures pertaining to environmental sociology, global social movements, institutional change, corporate environmentalism and the sociology of sport.
Download or read book Golf Course Irrigation written by James Barrett and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-01-16 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete guidelines to developing and maintaining the most effective, environment-friendly irrigation systems for golf courses Golf Course Irrigation offers valuable insight on the design, installation, management, and maintenance of irrigation systems-the most important management tool used on today's golf courses. Without manufacturers' bias, this useful resource provides hands-on guidance to the highest quality irrigation systems, including specifications and applications of the best pump stations, controllers, sprinkler heads, nozzles, valves, sensors, and other components that make the difference in top-quality irrigation systems. Typically regarded as significant users of water, golf courses are under increasing scrutiny by governmental and environmental groups, making it essential that the up-to-date information found here-on such topics as water supply, plant irrigation requirements, application uniformity, and construction management-be at the fingertips of every golf course professional. While fostering the best playing conditions, these systems conserve water and energy with such technology as low-pressure heads and controls that use "if/then" logic to automatically adjust to changing conditions, which can improve playability while saving money. Golf Course Irrigation is a practical tool to help golf course architects, builders, superintendents, irrigation consultants, designers, and installers to improve aesthetics and playing conditions in the face of diminishing natural resources. It is also an informative reference for golf course owners, developers, local officials, students, and fans of the game.
Download or read book A Natural Course for Golf written by Malcolm Peake and published by STRI. This book was released on 2005 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring Sustainable Environmental Management Practices for Golf Courses in Semi arid Environments written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past several years NM government officials have been working to increase economic growth via tourism in NM.As a result several dozen golf courses have popped up around the state. Golf courses are conceived to be problematic as they consume large quantities of water and typically use lots of harmful pesticides to manage turfgrass. Water scarcity has already shown its face in NM: there are drought plans in place and growing evidence that illustrates the decrease in precipitation and an increase in temperatures, which will further reduce water resources. The scope of this paper is to analyze the environmental management strategies of the Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe Golf Course, which is located in a semi-arid high desert region. Many areas were examined including land use and development, integrated pest management, water management, turf management, and energy and waste management. Most data was collected via literary reviews as well as data collected on the field and observations of golf course management tactics. MSL golf course has proven to implement sustainable environmental management strategies that will not only sustain the longevity of the MSL golf course, but also reduce the impact of golf courses in semi-arid regions while protecting the health of the general public and the environment. Furthermore, the MSL golf course has proved beneficial to the local economy both directly and indirectly. The MSL golf course is a leader in sustainable environmental resource management, and these results can be used by other golf course managers who aim to reduce their environmental impacts while avoiding unnecessary costs.
Download or read book Managing Wildlife Habitat on Golf Courses written by Ronald G. Dodson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2000-02-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Wildlife Habitat on Golf Courses is written for those who care about golf and the environment. It provides a practical framework for environmentally sensitive land management practices. This book is the perfect resource for anyone striving to maintain the traditions of the game, enhance the natural environment of their golf course, and gain support for their efforts.
Download or read book Golf Business and Management written by Tim Breitbarth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golf is big business around the world. With high profile series such as the PGA, LPGA and European tours to the re-introduction of golf to the Olympics at Rio 2016, golf occupies a prominent place in the global sport community. This is the first book to introduce the fundamentals of golf business and management from a truly international perspective, covering key topics such as media, club management, sponsorship and retail, at elite and non-elite levels. With sections exploring the development of golf on every continent, including North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, this book presents the latest thinking on current issues in golf, ranging from sustainability and innovation to global governance. Each chapter incorporates helpful features for students including learning objectives, discussion questions, guides to further reading, recommended websites and insights from industry voices. This book is essential reading for students of any golf-related degree course or professional accreditation programme, and will also be of interest to those studying or working in sport business, sport management and sport tourism. Underpinned by up-to-date literature, golf researchers will also find the book a useful starting point.
Download or read book Tourism Innovation written by Vanessa Ratten and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tourism can take many different forms and types but increasingly it is viewed as one of the most innovative industries. This book showcases the innovations in tourism through a creativity, sustainability and technology perspective. Tourism Innovation: Technology, Sustainability and Creativity addresses the growing use and importance of tourism innovation in society. Readers of this book will gain a global perspective on how the tourism industry is changing and taking advantage of emerging technologies, which will help them to foresee potential changes in the industry and plan for the future. Tourism innovation is defi ned as innovating in a cost-effi cient manner by taking into account the available resources. Most of the focus on tourism innovation has been on developing countries but it is also used by companies in other locations. This book explores the way in which tourism innovation differs from other types of innovation and offers a creative solution to issues about sustainability and the circular economy. In this vein, it includes chapters addressing issues related to the following but not limited subjects: co-creation in innovation, social issues in innovation, leadership and innovation, forms of innovation, government innovation and innovation research. This book is suitable for tourism industry professionals, researchers and policy experts who are interested in how innovation is embedded in the tourism industry.
