Abstract
Almost all Dutch municipalities hosting a professional football club are owner of the stadium. The uncertainty of the indirect social and economic benefits of a stadium together with often unhealthy financial situations of professional sports club can result in the vacancy of the stadium. Thus, unmonitored decisions bring along irresponsible high financial risks for these municipalities in relation to the gained benefits. With sustainable (re)development these stadiums can become more beneficial for both the municipality and the main user, a sport club itself. A questionnaire among 31 City Councillors of the Dutch cities Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven and Enschede showed that limited financial risks and attracting companies are the most important criteria for public
investments in stadium projects. Specific aspects related to sustainability had a lower impact, but the
sustainability of the whole project, including long-term planning for example could increase the benefits for municipalities. A case study of Stadion Feijenoord was analysed for this research.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings International Conference on Economic and Social Sustainability, 30 September 2013, Tokyo, Japan |
| Editors | K Tipitienpong, R. Ponluksanapimol, R. Bhulaor |
| Place of Publication | Tokyo, Japan |
| Publisher | Tokyo International Exchange Center |
| Pages | 314-323 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | conference; International Conference on Economic and Social Sustainability 2013,; 2013-09-30; 2013-09-30 - Duration: 30 Sept 2013 → 30 Sept 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | conference; International Conference on Economic and Social Sustainability 2013,; 2013-09-30; 2013-09-30 |
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| Period | 30/09/13 → 30/09/13 |
| Other | International Conference on Economic and Social Sustainability 2013, |