Green Card: Creating a Sustainable Stadia System in the United Arab
GREEN CARD: CREATING SUSTAINABLE STADIA SYSTEM IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES THESIS ABDULRAZZAQ AL-MAHMOOD ATANAS TARKALANOV DAMIR VALEEV PARIS-SORBONNE UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI (PSUAD) FIFA/CIES EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT CLASS 2016-2017 ABU DHABI, UAE, 2017 © Abdulrazzaq Al-Mahmood, Atanas Tarkalanov, Damir Valeev – PSUAD / CIES, 2017. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT 2 INTRODUCTION 3 CHAPTER I: OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES & INTRODUCTION OF THE 8 “GREEN CARD” CONCEPT 1.1. SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOTBALL: INTERNATIONAL 8 AND GOOD PRACTISES ANALYSIS 1.2. SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES IN THE UAE AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN THE 17 FIELD OF FOOTBALL 1.3. CONCEPT OF THE “GREEN CARD” IN THE CONTEXT OF CREATING SUSTAINABLE 24 STADIA SYSTEM IN THE UAE CHAPTER II: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE “GREEN CARD” INITIATIVE IN THE UAE: 30 TECHNOLOGY, FINANCIAL AND LEGAL ANALYSIS 2.1. INTRODUCTION OF GREEN TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS IN 30 THE UAE STADIA SYSTEM: INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS 2.2. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES OF 38 IMPLEMENTING THE “GREEN CARD” INITIATIVE 2.3. REGULATORY AND GOVERNMENT POLICY APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTATION OF 46 THE “GREEN CARD” INITIATIVE CONCLUSION 53 BIBLIOGRAPHY 56 ANNEX: CASE STUDY – INTRODUCTION OF SOLAR TECHNOLOGY TO THE UAE FA 60 SPORTS VENUE © Abdulrazzaq Al-Mahmood, Atanas Tarkalanov, Damir Valeev – PSUAD / CIES, 2017. 1 ABSTRACT United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a country with almost year-round sunny weather. However, in summer the temperature can go to extremes (up to 50 °C / 122.0 °F). It largely prevents practicing outdoor sports in summer seasons. On the other hand, weather conditions can be turned into advantage to address sustainability and environmental challenges.
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