Chapter 6: Green beats: Let it roll festival's journey of eco-friendly innovations
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F25%3A102889" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/25:102889 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003532033" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003532033</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003532033-9" target="_blank" >10.4324/9781003532033-9</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Chapter 6: Green beats: Let it roll festival's journey of eco-friendly innovations
Original language description
This chapter explores the journey of Let It Roll, a major drum and bass festival, towards sustainability. Driven by growing environmental awareness, the festival adopted the Rollin Green initiative to minimise its ecological footprint while fostering eco-friendly behaviour among attendees. Guided by three research objectives, this chapter examines the evolution of the festival's sustainability practices, assesses their impact on waste and emissions, and examines their influence on visitors' behaviour. Using a mixed-methods approach, quantitative data on transportation, waste production, and energy use from the 2018 festival were combined with qualitative insights from an interview with the festival organiser. Results reveal that transport and waste are the largest contributors to the festival's ecological and carbon footprints, leading to targeted interventions such as shuttle services, reusable drink cups, waste-sorting bins, and an eco-camp. Survey data indicate that education initiatives play a critical role, with well-informed visitors demonstrating greater participation in sustainability practices. Despite challenges, the festival's collaboration with academic and governmental organisations underscores the potential for large festivals to balance cultural vibrancy with environmental responsibility. This case study provides insights into sustainable event management, presenting a model for other festivals aiming to reduce their environmental impact and promote sustainable behaviours.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/TL03000329" target="_blank" >TL03000329: Rolling Waste: Environmental and behavioral research of music festivals participants' behavior</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
Responsible Cultural Production and Consumption: Insights From Live Experiences, Film and Fashion
ISBN
9781003532033
Number of pages of the result
19
Pages from-to
111-130
Number of pages of the book
20
Publisher name
Routledge
Place of publication
London
UT code for WoS chapter
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