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Assessing the Environmental Consequences of Major Sporting Events: The 2003/04 FA Cup Final
Policy-makers are increasingly interested in the wider ramifications of sporting
events, including the environmental impacts of event visitation. This paper demonstrates how
two separate though related methodologies were used to inform conclusions on the economic and
environmental impacts related to event visitation. The approaches used to assess the case event
were environmental input–output tables and ecological footprint analysis. Combining these tools
provided valuable insights into a series of economic and environmental impacts, together with an
appreciation of the global significance of average visitor consumption patterns associated with a
high profile event, the 2004 Football Association (FA) Cup Final. The paper demonstrates how
these tools can be used to provide valuable intelligence for policy-makers