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Selecting Appropriate Indicators
EPIs can be put to practical use by event organisers and facility operators for
monitoring specific issues. The information gleaned can help to:
• prioritise and direct improvement efforts;
• track resource consumption over time;
• track environmental performance and improvements over time;
• assess the impact of new practices and investments;
• compare the performance of one event to another through
benchmarking; and,
• evaluate health-related environmental conditions and use this to select
dates and locations.
Because each user group will have its own set of priorities, it is not useful to
propose a universal list of the most important indicators. Rather, each user
will need to review the list of potential EPIs (see Appendix B) to select those
that are most useful in meeting his/her goals and objectives. Factors that will
influence that decision might include; regional pollution concerns, goals and
objectives of the managing bodies, concerns of stakeholders, availability of
data, and the cost (if any) of obtaining that data.
The following diagram illustrates a process for selecting appropriate EPIs:
Selecting EPI's
1. Review goals and objectives of event or facility
2. Identify local issues and stakeholder concerns
3. Develop a tentative list of potential indicators
4. Determine availability of indicators and costs of
measurement
5. Select indicators and identify collection plan
6. Monitor and manage results
7. Report results when appropriate
8. Review indicators, modify if necessary by returning to step 1
The process may be followed just once in the case of a once-only event, or
repeated for regular events or permanent facilities which monitor indicators
over time.
Managing and Monitoring Environmental Performance of Sports Events and Facilities
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