| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 體育健康與休閒研究所 === 101 === Over the last 10 years, Taiwan has won the right to host mega sports events such as the 2009 World Games, the 2009 Deaflympics, and the 2017 Universiade. Notwithstanding these achievements, the potentially huge impacts in terms of the sustainable development of not only the host city, but also the entire country, have been neglected. This study therefore aims to establish indicators of sustainability for the hosting of mega sports events in Taiwan with a view to assisting the evaluation of future events and policymaking. The International Olympic Committee has acknowledged the importance of sustainable development and social responsibility by initiating the Olympic Games Impact program (study) (OGI) to measure the global impact of the Olympic Games. The preliminary selected indicators were established by referring to the relevant literature and the OGI technical manual. The study aims to (1) establish indicators and an assessment methodology that can be applied to the sustainability of mega sports events in Taiwan, and to (2) facilitate a more strategic approach to the sustainable development of the host destination through these events.
The research methods in this study are a literature review, the Delphi Technique, and the Analytical Hierarchy Process. The data were processed using Microsoft Excel 2010 and Power Choice 2.0. According to the results, “environment” (0.519) is the most important among the three goals, followed by “economy” (0.254) and “society” (0.227). The top three sustainable indicators are ordered “water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water”, “protected areas” and “location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas”. The findings should assist the cross-validation of investigations of different sports events in Taiwan and around the world, and facilitate the development of a future assessment system to formulate sustainable development strategies for the hosting of mega sports events in Taiwan.
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