Accessibility to sport facilities in Wales: A GIS-based analysis of socio-economic variations in provision

G Higgs, M Langford, P Norman - Geoforum, 2015 - Elsevier
Previous studies concerned with investigating the relationship between levels of physical
activity and aspects of the built environment have often led to inconsistent and mixed …

A population based assessment of the geographical accessibility of outdoor recreation opportunities in New Zealand

L Brabyn, S Sutton - Applied Geography, 2013 - Elsevier
Active participation in the outdoors not only provides enjoyment and adventure, but it is also
important for health and promoting conservation values. The latter is particularly important …

Recreational physical activity facilities within walking and cycling distance: Sociospatial patterning of access in Scotland

D Ogilvie, KE Lamb, NS Ferguson, A Ellaway - Health & Place, 2011 - Elsevier
To examine the sociospatial patterning of access to recreational physical activity facilities in
Scotland, we used negative binomial multilevel models to investigate associations between …

A landscape of sport facilities in the Netherlands

R Hoekman, K Breedveld… - International journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This article explores the geographical distribution of sport facilities in the Netherlands and
evaluates the supply and proximity of such facilities in relation to area level deprivation and …

Neighbourhood Destination Accessibility Index: a GIS tool for measuring infrastructure support for neighbourhood physical activity

K Witten, J Pearce, P Day - Environment and planning A, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The sharp increase in obesity in recent years has prompted researchers to examine the
various pathways through which urban built environments influence population-level …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between spatial access to physical activity facilities and frequency of physical activity; how do home and workplace neighbourhoods in West …

L Macdonald - International journal of health geographics, 2019 - Springer
Background Over a third of the Scottish population do not meet physical activity (PA)
recommendations, with a greater proportion of those from disadvantaged areas not meeting …

[HTML][HTML] Sport fields as potential catalysts for physical activity in the neighbourhood

N Cutumisu, JC Spence - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2012 - mdpi.com
Physical activity is associated with access to recreational facilities such as sports fields.
Because it is not clear whether objectively-or subjectively-assessed access to facilities …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of physical activity facilities in Scotland by small area measures of deprivation and urbanicity

KE Lamb, NS Ferguson, Y Wang, D Ogilvie… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to examine the distribution of physical activity facilities
by area-level deprivation in Scotland, adjusting for differences in urbanicity, and exploring …

Spatial access to sport facilities from the multiple places visited and sport practice: Assessing and correcting biases related to selective daily mobility

S Shrestha, Y Kestens, F Thomas, T El Aarbaoui… - Social Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Studies investigating the association between spatial accessibility to
environmental resources from the various places a person visits during daily activities and …

The challenge of enhancing accessibility to recreational landscapes

G Koppen, MS Tveit, ÅO Sang… - … -Norwegian Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years the relationship between outdoor recreation and public health has been
increasingly acknowledged. One way planners and policymakers can promote physical …