Multifunctional golf courses can contribute to the achievement of international and national environmental targets and help improve people’s health and quality of life by providing facilities for active outdoor recreation. Through STERF´s R&D programme within multifunctional facilities, the Nordic area can become a model region as regards multifunctional golf courses and collaborations between different interests in society. Four central research and development areas has been identified; (1) the everyday landscape and peri-urban nature, (2) nature and culture, (3) dialogue and cooperation, and (4) business promotion.
An updated program was published in spring 2016, see below.
STERF is a research foundation that supports existing and future R&D efforts and delivers ‘ready-to-use research results’ that benefit the Nordic golf sector. STERF was set up in 2006 by the golf federations in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Nordic Greenkeepers’ Associations.