Exploring Resident’s Cognition toward Sport Events’ Environment Impact: A Case of Neimen Song-Jiang Jhen Battle Array Event

Abstract:

This study mainly explores local residents’ cognition toward the impact of holding sport events on the environment. The population for this study is 18-65 year-old residents of Neimen, the place holding Song-Jiang Jhen Battle Array event. Out of 400 survey questionnaires distributed during and after the advent of end of Neimen Song-Jiang Jhen Battle Array event, 306 usable responses were received from participants, indicating a high valid response rate of 76.5%. The results show that (1) residents’ gender and educational background do not exert significant differences among cognition toward positive and negative environmental impacts; (2) younger residents are found to show higher cognition toward positive and negative environmental impact; (3) unmarried residents exert higher positive environmental impact than married residents; (4) residents who support future re-organization of this event are proven to have higher positive environment impact cognition than those who do not; and (5) local residents obviously support the re-organization of Neimen Song-Jiang Jhen Battle Array event in the future.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1030-1032)
• Pages: 2415-2419
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1030-1032.2415
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Chia Ming Chang, Fan Chia*, Li Liang Li
• Keywords: Cognition of Economic, Cognition of Environmental, Cognition of Social-Cultural, International Mega Sport Event

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