IIIEE Theses 2010:16 The Sustainable Future of Music Festivals How can new policy instruments and voluntary guidance tools help music festivals become more sustainable? Helen Ashdown Supervisors Peter Arnfalk Torbjörn Brorson Thesis for the fulfilment of the Master of Science in Environmental Management and Policy Lund, Sweden, September 2010 © You may use the contents of the IIIEE publications for informational purposes only. You may not copy, lend, hire, transmit or redistribute these materials for commercial purposes or for compensation of any kind without written permission from IIIEE. When using IIIEE material you must include the following copyright notice: ‘Copyright © Helen Ashdown, IIIEE, Lund University. All rights reserved’ in any copy that you make in a clearly visible position. You may not modify the materials without the permission of the author. Published in 2010 by IIIEE, Lund University, P.O. Box 196, S-221 00 LUND, Sweden, Tel: +46 – 46 222 02 00, Fax: +46 – 46 222 02 10, e-mail:
[email protected]. ISSN 1401-9191 The Sustainable Future of Music Fstivals Acknowledgements To Gary Ashdown – father, mentor, motivator, bank, confidant and best friend: Thank you for all your love and support (and many Skype calls) from so many miles away (in Saudi Arabia). Also this thesis is dedicator to Ray Ashdown, my Grand (-father), deceased August 2010 – your only granddaughter went blonde and became an expert (apparently) at the same time, you would have been proud. The Sustainabel Future of Music Festivals Abstract Over the last decade the music festival sector grew enormously: in 2008 over a million festival goers gathered in the UK to share music and companionship.