Social infrastructure and the public life of cities: Studying urban sociality and public spaces

A Latham, J Layton - Geography Compass, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Libraries, laundrettes, and lidos. Pizzerias, plazas, and playgrounds. Sidewalks, swimming
pools, and schools. These are just some of the kinds of spaces and facilities that contribute …

Environmental factors for outdoor jogging in Beijing: Insights from using explainable spatial machine learning and massive trajectory data

W Yang, Y Li, Y Liu, P Fan, W Yue - Landscape and urban planning, 2024 - Elsevier
Outdoor jogging, as a physical exercise beneficial for health, has proliferated worldwide.
However, understanding the nonlinear and heterogeneous associations between …

Geographies of running cultures and practices

S Cook, J Larsen - Geography Compass, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Running is inherently geographical, with spaces, places, movement and bodies central to
the practice. Running has captured the geographical imagination over the last decade and …

Social infrastructure and public life–notes on Finsbury Park, London

J Layton, A Latham - Urban Geography, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cities need social infrastructure, places that support social connection in neighborhoods
and across communities. In the face of austerity in many places, the provision of such …

“More than just a run in the park”: an exploration of parkrun as a shared leisure space

D Hindley - Leisure Sciences, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Over the last 13 years, parkrun has grown from a small time trial in Bushy Park, London, to
become a global social movement. During this time, much has been claimed about the …

Attractive running environments for all? A cross-sectional study on physical environmental characteristics and runners' motives and attitudes, in relation to the …

I Deelen, M Janssen, S Vos, CBM Kamphuis… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Running has become one of the most popular sports and has proven benefits
for public health. Policy makers are increasingly aware that attractively designed public …

Beyond “move more”: feeling the rhythms of physical activity in mid and later-life

C Phoenix, SL Bell - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
The last two decades have seen growing unease regarding the negative health
consequences of increasing levels of physical inactivity, both in the UK and further afield …

Neighborhood characteristics associated with running in Metro Vancouver: a preliminary analysis

SR Harden, N Schuurman, P Keller… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Running can improve physical health and psychological wellbeing. However, the
characteristics of conducive running environments are relatively unknown. This study …

Weather and exercise: A comparative review and the role of geographers

A Hodgson, R Hitchings - Geography Compass, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As part of an argument about the value of a geographical approach to the connection
between local weather and physical exercise, this paper begins with how that connection …

Running together: The social capitals of a tourism running event

J Larsen, JO Bærenholdt - Annals of Tourism Research, 2019 - Elsevier
This article discuss the types of social capital that are co-produced and consumed by a host
of actors during a small-scale sport event called Etape Bornholm, a five-day tourism running …