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Editorial. Sports Geography : an overview [PDF]

open access: yesBelgeo, 2008
Geographical studies of sports are not new. The first time that sport was mentioned in a geographical publication was in 1879 when Elisee Reclus said something about cricket in his Geographie Universelle. In 1919 Hilderbrand published in the National Geographic Magazine The Geography of Games.
John Bale, Trudo Dejonghe
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Geography of a sports metropolis [PDF]

open access: yesRégion et Développement, 2007
This study analyses the sports infrastructure of Hamburg, Germany, from the residents’ perspective. Empirical evidence is provided for the Sports Place Theory developed by BALE (2003) using a micro-level dataset of 1,319 sports facilities, which is merged with highly disaggregated data on population, socio-demographic characteristics and land values ...
Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Arne Feddersen
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John Bale, Sports Geography

open access: yesFootball(s)
John Bale est décédé en octobre 2023 à l’âge de 83 ans. Cette disparition est intervenue après celle d’un autre grand géographe du sport, Jean-Pierre Augustin, et a marqué la fin d’une époque. Celle d’une période où écrire sur la géographie du football et du sport en général relevait du parcours du combattant tant la justification devait être ...
Loïc Ravenel
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For Geography and Sport, Sport Geography or Geography of Sport [PDF]

open access: yesGeoSport for Society, 2014
Sport through its forms of expression and organization, through quantitative and qualitative features of the participants and spectators, through the fact that it is an inseparable part of daily life on Earth, by on-going local, regional, national or ...
Alexandru ILIEȘ   +3 more
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Barriers and facilitators of sports participation among rural-dwelling, Hispanic girls in southwestern United States: a qualitative study [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background Less than one third of American children meet physical activity guidelines, with well-established disparities by gender. Sports are one of the best investments for promoting youth physical activity, but both rural and Hispanic girls ...
Ashleigh Johnson   +4 more
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Sports and Geography: Exploration for Spatial Approach [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Sport and Applied Science, 2020
Haeyu KIM, Hyukjin LEE
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GEOGRAPHY OF SPORTS: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE FORMATION OF A SCIENTIFIC DIRECTION

open access: yesНаука. Инновации. Технологии, 2022
Introduction. One of the new directions in socio-economic geography is the geography of sports. In Russian geographical science, its development is at an early stage.
I. P. Suprunchuk
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Relational Space: Football as a Meta Fetishism

open access: yesCoğrafya Dergisi, 2023
The concept of space, which is constantly reshaped within the routine activity of geography, forms its contexts through the processes it undergoes, and constructs its basic relations through the “other”.
Mazlum Ar
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Pour une géographie des courses à pied en France

open access: yesCybergeo, 2021
Running has been developing rapidly in France for several decades, and this practice is accompanied by an increase in the number of sporting events in many areas.
François Madoré, Stéphane Loret
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Theoretical aspects of the impact of geographical factors on the basketball game [PDF]

open access: yesGeoSport for Society, 2023
Embarking on a scholarly expedition through the intricate intersection of geography and basketball, this article delves into the theoretical aspects of the impact of geographical factors on the game. As we navigate this comprehensive exploration, we will
Ioan FEFLEA   +2 more
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