Perception assessment of environmental factors related to leisure-time physical activity in an urban stream corridor
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 r...
| Autores: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:20.500.12328/4203 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/4203 https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2020.1743742 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 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 72 |
| Sumario: | 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. |
|---|