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| Material Type: | Booklet |
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| Monograph Title: | Multifunctional Golf Courses: An Underutilised Resource, 2011. |
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| Volume Editors: | Schmidt, Karin |
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| Publishing Information: | Scandinavia, Nordic Countries, Europe: Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environmental Research Foundation |
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| # of Pages: | 32 |
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| Collation: | 31, [1] pp. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Alternative golf facilities; Golf courses in the community; Golf courses in the environment; Habitats; Health benefits; Perceptions; Recommendations; Turf values; Wildlife conservation
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Nature has always been a source of inspiration for mankind. It finds expression in art and literature, imparts a sense of peace, provides invaluable experiences and improves health. Studies show that golf players value their experiences of nature on the golf course and the opportunity to be outdoors more highly than the actual game. Therefore there is good reason to offer more people the opportunity of sharing this lovely environment! Golf courses include large areas of land that are not used for the game and in addition the clubhouse often lies empty during the winter months. There is thus huge potential for better use of the land in order to provide new opportunities for active outdoor life, particularly in the vicinity of towns and cities. If more clubs and societies were to use golf courses, this would also greatly improve the finances of golf clubs and give them deeper roots in society - so all the parties involved would benefit from the collaboration. A multifunctional golf course views its operations from the broad, general perspective. In addition to providing a high quality arena for golf, it supplies various services that are beneficial for society at large, e.g. increasing the biological diversity and protecting natural and cultural environments, and is available for active outdoor recreation, without compromising safety. The successful creation of a multifunctional golf course requires good collaboration in which all the parties stand to gain. The forms of collaboration must be adapted to the requirements and specific challenges faced by golf and the surrounding region, and the collaboration must be interdisciplinary, i.e. encompass different groups of stakeholders such as local authorities, government agencies, clubs and societies, landowners, residents, businesses and others. Patience, trust, communication and firm embedding of ideas are the keys to successful collaboration. Such collaboration is already underway. This guide shows how some Nordic golf courses are collaborating across traditional boundaries in order to increase accessibility and biological diversity and preserve their cultural heritage. Some inspirational examples from Holland are also included. Why not make the Nordic region a model of good example in terms of multifunctional golf courses and collaboration between different groups in society? The Nordic countries can then become a driving force for the integration of sport and the environment in an international context." Includes: What is a Multifunctional Golf Course?; Short Facts about Golf in the Nordic Countries; Collaboration - The Critical Factor for Multifunctionality; Accessibility to Other Groups in Addition to Golfers; Biological Diversity - New Opportunities on Golf Courses; Cultural Heritage Protection - Preserving Our History for the Future; Spaarnwoude Golf - A Multifunctional Example; and Suggestions for Possible Activities on a Golf Course. |
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| Language: | English
Swedish |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color & b/w
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Includes foreword by Maria Strandberg; p. 3
Includes Swedish version of article |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
2011. Multifunctional Golf Courses: An Underutilised Resource. Schmidt, Karin (ed.) 31, [1] pp. Scandinavia, Nordic Countries, Europe: Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environmental Research Foundation. |
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