Perception assessment of environmental factors related to leisure-time physical activity in an urban stream corridor
Publication date
2020ISSN
0261-4367
Abstract
Leisure-Time Physical Activity (LTPA) in green environments is influenced by various social and physical environmental factors. A better understanding of how green environment users perceive these factors may have important implications for health and wellbeing promotion among urban dwellers. This research explores LTPA environmental factors and related perceptions in a Barcelona metropolitan stream corridor case study. We analysed the information collected by means of 30 in-depth interviews using a qualitative ecological approach. We identified the main social (free-time availability, intergenerational exchanges, association membership, presence of other people) and physical (naturalness, accessibility, maintenance, facilities) factors related to LTPA, and assessed their perception for six types of stream corridor users (Athletes, Nature-lovers, Custodians, Cholesterol route users, Weekenders, Allotmenteers). According to their characteristics and motivations in relation to LTPA, each type perceived factors as either barriers or facilitators with coincidences and divergences. Safety concerns stand out for being the main cause of divergent perceptions.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
72 - Architecture
Keywords
Activitat física en el temps lliure
Model ecològic
Factors ambientals
Percepcions
Corrents urbanes
Actividad física en el tiempo libre
Modelo ecológico
Factores ambientales
Percepciones
Arroyos urbanos
Leisure-time physical activity
Ecological model
Environmental factors
Perceptions
Urban streams
Pages
17
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Collection
39; 5
Is part of
Leisure Studies
Citation
Gargiulo, Irene; Benages-Albert, Marta; Garcia, Xavier [et al.]. Perception assessment of environmental factors related to leisure-time physical activity in an urban stream corridor. Leisure Studies, 2020, 39,(5), p. 688-705. Disponible en: <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02614367.2020.1743742>. Fecha de acceso: 24 abr. 2024. DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2020.1743742
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