Spatial development of sports facilities in Hungarian cities of county rank

Abstract

Abstract. Nowadays more and more attention is devoted to the spatial development of the location of sports facilities within cities. The main aim of our paper is to observe the most important spatial characteristics of their development in Hungarian cities of county rank. In these cities three main periods of development of sports facilities can be observed. Larger sports facilities were constructed especially on the edge of cities or in the suburbs, while in the case of smaller facilities a bigger role was played by locations within the city boundaries. As regards the factors influencing the location of sports facilities, the most important role was played by the location of available land areas, besides accessibility and from the mid-1960s links to existing facilities can be mentioned as well.

Comparative evolution of the phenomenon of geography of sports on national and global levels

“…Gábor Kozma (2014), in his work "The spatial development of sports facilities within the cities: a Central European case study", give special attention to spatial placement and development of sports facilities within localities.…”

Identificando los factores que afectan al desarrollo sostenible en instalaciones deportivas de la provincia de Jorasán Razaví

“…The study of the relationship between sport and urban structures confirmed the importance of sustainable development of sport facilities (Li & Luk, 2011, European Commission, 2007. Kozma et al (2016) underlined the importance of the location of sports areas within cities and of the spatial development of sports facilities. Triantafyllidis & Davakos (2019) emphasized the importance of overcrowding, globalization and urbanization in people's lifestyles, stating that exercise leads to motivation, mental and physical wellbeing, community unity, confidence and sustainable consumer behavior.…”

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“…Main reason for this fact is that the location influences the sport-related activity of society and the performance of different teams (Rodríguez-Canamero et al, 2018;Chacon-Araya et al, 2018). The analyses show, on the one hand, the most important characteristics pertaining to the location of the facilities concerned within the settlements (Chapin, 2000;Estabrooks et al, 2003;Higgs et al, 2015;Kozma et al, 2016;Newsome & Comer, 2000;Thornley, 2002), and on the other hand, they also try to shed light on the differences between the settlements. From this latter point of view, one of the most important findings of the examination of the spatial distribution of leisure sports facilities was the identification of the differences between settlements of different sizes/locations/financial positions (Hallmann et al, 2011).…”