Assessment of management of a golf course by means of sustainability indicators

Pacini, Cesare; Staglianò, N.; Meo, Francesco; Lazzerini, Giulio; Vazzana, Concetta; Argenti, Giovanni

doi:10.4081/ija.2016.768

“…It is based on the principle that a truly holistic assessment of land use options for farming system diagnosis and design must take into consideration relevant structural and functional properties of agro-ecosystems backing them together with the physical, ecological, productive and social dimensions of sustainability. The framework was already validated and applied to compare alternative land management options in a FAO worldwide study as described in El-Hage Scialabba et al (2012,2014) and following studies (Pacini et al 2016, Piroddi, 2021. The de nitions of the agro-ecosystems properties used for sustainability assessment are reported in Figure 2; they were withdrawn from ecology theory and re ned according to how they are referred to in this paper.…”

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Agroecology in wine production. Assessing the sustainability of viticulture through the framework AESIS

Ferretti,

Pacini,

Blasi

et al. 2024

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In the wine sector, the importance of producing sustainably and obtaining a genuine product has been well known for years, just as organic and agroecological farming practices are widespread and have become a priority for most farms. On the other hand, sustainability assessments, are often carried by using tools such as life cycle assessments, carbon, and water footprints, which do not consider certain ecological and socio-economic aspect and cannot properly communicate sustainability performance to consumers and society at large. In this paper the framework AgroEnvironmental Sustainability Information System (AESIS) was applied, utilizing a set of indicators suitable to evaluate different dimensions of an agroecosystem (physical, ecological, productive, and social) and providing data useful for the sustainability assessment of two case studies located in Tuscany and Lombardy regions, Italy. In the case study located in Tuscany represented by Tenuta Casadei, organic and biodynamic-based farming method named BioIntegrale (BIOINT) was evaluated, while in the case study located in Lombardy represented by Castello di Cigognola, conventional farming (CONV) was compared with organic combined with precision farming (ORGP). The assessment of those farming systems was carried out using a set of agro-environmental indicators based on a conceptual framework for the evaluation of sustainability of land use options. CONV, ORGP and BIOINT were compared with different management systems or techniques and with scientifically determined sustainability thresholds, targets, or politically determined critical limits identified for each single indicator. Although the comparison layout was not the same for both case studies, results highlighted an improvement gradient in terms of sustainability performance in the order CONV < ORGP < BIOINT. BIOINT showed a 92% of compliance with thresholds, ORGP showed a lower but still virtuous level of compliance with thresholds, i.e. 87%, while CONV was considerably worse with 47% of indicators performing above thresholds. Nevertheless, several agroecological based interventions might be carried out within both case studies to enhance sustainability within ecological and social dimension at Castello di Cigonola and within physical dimension at Tenuta Casadei, respectively. As it concerns the method, AESIS provided useful information on the state of sustainability which give several entry-point for actions to farmers.

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“…Efficient and off-the-grid irrigation systems were widely used by golf courses to reduce dependence on fresh water sources. Water needs vary according to soil type, manageable through the use of soil moisture sensors and wetting agents (Pacini et al, 2016). However, lack of awareness surrounding the impact of soil management means that the uptake of these methods remains low (Scott et al, 2018).…”

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The winners and losers in the race to environmental sustainability: a ranking of Summer Olympic International Federation progress

Santini

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Henderson

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2021

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consolidate knowledge and benchmark the progress being made across the 32 International Federations (IFs) in the Summer Olympic Programme. Design/methodology/approach: A website content analysis, analytical hierarchy of information, and social media research was conducted to triangulate the barriers and drivers of environmental sustainability (ES) progress. This data was then analysed to empirically substantiate the findings of previous methods by exploring potential drivers of IF ES progress and communication and refining the ranking of IF ES progress. Results and findings: World Sailing is by far the most advanced IF in terms of ES progress, followed by World Athletics. Only 4 out of 32 have any sort of strategic ES plans. Only golf, surfing, football, sailing, and hockey have received any academic attention. There is a significant lack of understanding of environmental practices across sport, and their drivers/barriers. There is limited accountability with regards to ES progress and activities throughout the Olympic Movement. This has resulted in uneven diffusion of environmental activities. Originality: This paper is a new contribution to sport management and ES literature. It provides a benchmark of understanding for ES in the Summer Olympic Programme for the first time using a hierarchy of information to ground results. The exploration and comparison of the perspectives of separate sports adds to the paper's originality.

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“…Efficient and off-the-grid irrigation systems were widely used by golf courses to reduce dependence on fresh water sources. Water needs vary according to soil type, manageable through the use of soil moisture sensors and wetting agents (Pacini et al, 2016). However, lack of awareness surrounding the impact of soil management means that the uptake of these methods remains low (Scott et al, 2018).…”

Section: Sport Specific Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

The winners and losers in the race to environmental sustainability: a ranking of Summer Olympic International Federation progress

Santini,

Henderson

2021

EOR

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consolidate knowledge and benchmark the progress being made across the 32 International Federations (IFs) in the Summer Olympic Programme. Design/methodology/approach: A website content analysis, analytical hierarchy of information, and social media research was conducted to triangulate the barriers and drivers of environmental sustainability (ES) progress. This data was then analysed to empirically substantiate the findings of previous methods by exploring potential drivers of IF ES progress and communication and refining the ranking of IF ES progress. Results and findings: World Sailing is by far the most advanced IF in terms of ES progress, followed by World Athletics. Only 4 out of 32 have any sort of strategic ES plans. Only golf, surfing, football, sailing, and hockey have received any academic attention. There is a significant lack of understanding of environmental practices across sport, and their drivers/barriers. There is limited accountability with regards to ES progress and activities throughout the Olympic Movement. This has resulted in uneven diffusion of environmental activities. Originality: This paper is a new contribution to sport management and ES literature. It provides a benchmark of understanding for ES in the Summer Olympic Programme for the first time using a hierarchy of information to ground results. The exploration and comparison of the perspectives of separate sports adds to the paper's originality.

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Assessment of management of a golf course by means of sustainability indicators

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Agroecology in wine production. Assessing the sustainability of viticulture through the framework AESIS

Agroecology in wine production. Assessing the sustainability of viticulture through the framework AESIS

The winners and losers in the race to environmental sustainability: a ranking of Summer Olympic International Federation progress

The winners and losers in the race to environmental sustainability: a ranking of Summer Olympic International Federation progress

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