RT Journal Article
T1 Healthy Cities, New Technologies and Sustainability: A Collaborative Mapping of Informal Sport Activity in the Public Space of Cities as an Innovative Tool for Understanding City Sport Phenomena.
A1 Cornax-Martín, Marta
A1 Nebot-Gómez-de-Salazar, Nuria
A1 Rosa-Jiménez, Carlos
A1 Luque-Gil, Ana María
K1 Espacios públicos
K1 Ecología urbana
K1 Ejercicio físico
K1 Ciudades
AB Urban public space has become one of the main infrastructures for informal sports in cities. However, despite the high impact of that practice, local records only show the sports activity at the urban spaces specifically designed and regulated for that purpose. More information about where this practice arises and what attributes of urban space promote it would allow the adoption of specific measures in urban and sports policies. This paper proposes a methodology mainly based on the mapping of this informal sport activity and urban places where it appears by local communities and sportspeople. These collaborative maps are supported by the use of geographical information system (GIS) technologies and surveys on local communities. The research establishes a double objective of identifying urban spaces where citizens perform outdoor sports and deepen the knowledge of the physical attributes of public spaces that promote sports and local demands related to public space requirements. This methodology has been tested in the city of Malaga, the European City of Sport 2020, as a reference of a city with a growing outdoors’ sport activity. The main contribution is focused on the use of new tools that offer subjective information: opinions and habits of citizens in relation to sport urban practice. This information—which is difficult to obtain through other resources—should be considered for the design of urban and sports policies according to citizens’ demands.
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020-10-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31426
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31426
LA eng
NO Cornax-Martín, M.; Nebot-Gómez de Salazar, N.; Rosa-Jiménez, C.; Luque-Gil, A. Healthy Cities, New Technologies and Sustainability: A Collaborative Mapping of Informal Sport Activity in the Public Space of Cities as an Innovative Tool for Understanding City Sport Phenomena. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8176. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12198176
NO Network of Strategic Chairs. Malaga City Council-University of Malaga agreement to carry out training programs for the Digital Content Hub (2017/000015). Publication of article has been funded by Research group HUM-969: Urbanismo, Turismo, Paisaje e Innovación Arquitectónica—UTOPIA from University of MalagaPartial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026