Policies influencing the provision of healthy food and drinks in local government‐owned sport and recreation facilities in Victoria, Australia

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the relationship between the physical activity (PA) undertaken by two groups of residents living in Poland and Norway, and projects run by their respective local authorities. A secondary goal is to determine PA levels in the studied social groups. Two representative groups (one from each country) were examined using a diagnostic survey, supported by questionnaires and interviews. The Polish cohort consisted of 382 respondents who were residents of 11 municipalities in the Kalisz district of the Greater Poland voivodship. The Norwegian cohort was made up of 378 residents of 8 Indre Sogn municipalities from the Sogn og Fjordane region. Norwegians are twice as physically active as Poles and assess their municipal sport and recreation facilities to be much better. There is no statistically significant relationship between Polish and Norwegian PA levels in the two studied groups and their positive views on the impact of their local governments’ projects to promote PA. Statistically significant correlations occurred between the frequency of PA undertaken, the time pattern of class unit, MET level (metabolic equivalent) and the declared use of the sport and recreation facilities of the two communities. Both groups are more willing to be active outdoors than indoors and thus municipal authorities should take particular care about the state of outdoor sports and recreation infrastructure. An innovative and original action model is presented to assist local authorities in their attempts to raise PA levels in their communities.

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Unfixing the Game: Sport and Recreation Policy and Local Government

Urban Policy and Research ◽

10.1080/08111149308551547 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 150-154

Author(s):

Martin Mowbray

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Sport And Recreation

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The moral obligation to preserve heritage through sport and recreation facilities

Sport Management Review ◽

10.1016/j.smr.2012.10.002 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 378-387 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Adam G. Pfleegor ◽

Chad S. Seifried ◽

Brian P. Soebbing

Keyword(s):

Moral Obligation ◽

Recreation Facilities ◽

Sport And Recreation

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rapid review of recommendations for mitigating COVID-19 transmission in community sport and recreation facilities

10.51224/srxiv.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kevin Wilson ◽

Zachary Evans ◽

Joseph Miller ◽

Denver Brown

Keyword(s):

Rapid Review ◽

Community Sport ◽

Recreation Facilities ◽

Sport And Recreation

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Preserving sport and recreation facilities through the 'rehabilitation' of building codes

International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing ◽

10.1504/ijsmm.2014.069082 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 15 (1/2) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Adam G. Pfleegor ◽

Chad S. Seifried

Keyword(s):

Building Codes ◽

Recreation Facilities ◽

Sport And Recreation

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Research on the Method of Beach Facility Management for Orderly Utilization of Recreation Beach

Volume 3: Pipeline and Riser Technology; Ocean Space Utilization ◽

10.1115/omae2008-57298 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Shinji Ogawa ◽

Takeo Kondo ◽

Kazukiyo Yamamoto ◽

Yusuke Koizumi ◽

Takahiro Kondo

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Facility Management ◽

The Public ◽

Beach Recreation ◽

Public Nature ◽

Recreation Facilities

Recently, in Japan, some owners of umi no ie (seaside shops) have started illegally occupying the shore for a large part of the year. This has resulted in the problem of the public nature of the beach being violated. In the present research, the following two points were studied. (1) Maintenance of beach facilities, such as restrooms, showers and dressing rooms. (2) Problems concerning the establishment of beach recreation facilities by private businesses, and solutions for these problems. For point (1), a survey was conducted on the maintenance conditions of beach facilities and the needs of beach users all over Japan. We found that users desire facilities such as restrooms and dressing rooms that can be used throughout the year. For point (2), there were problems concerning the procedures required for establishing facilities and conflicts in using such facilities provided by private businesses. As a solution to these problems, we proposed that the local government provide the facilities and private businesses manage the facilities.

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Large sports and recreation facilities in the tourism space of Łódź

Studia Periegetica ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.8876 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 25-40

Author(s):

Bartłomiej Łuć

Keyword(s):

Sport Tourism ◽

Service Center ◽

Recreational Facilities ◽

Cultural Events ◽

Sports Events ◽

Recreation Facilities ◽

Sport Facilities ◽

Sport And Recreation ◽

Football Stadiums ◽

The City

With the growing number of sports and other types of cultural events held in Łódź, there is a demand for new sports and recreational facilities, such as football stadiums and sports and entertainment halls. The aim of this article is to show the importance of the largest sports and recreational facilities located in the tourism space of Łódź. The analysis is mainly based on an inventory of stadiums and multi-purpose arenas in Łódź. In addition, the article provides a review of the literature related to sport tourism in cities, with emphasis on definitions of sport tourism and tourism space. Another category of information used by the author includes data compiled by institutions managing the facilities and bodies responsible for the organization of sports events in the city. The sport facilities of interest are also classified according to selected criteria. Finally, the discussion is supported by statistics about tourist traffic during sports and cultural events associated with the analysed sport and recreation facilities. The analysis indicates that the largest sports and recreation facilities play a role in the tourism space of Łódź but it is not as significant played by Piotrkowska Street or the Manufaktura shopping and service center.

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