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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"SOPARC"”.
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Physical Activity and Usage Patterns in Community Sport and Recreation Spaces in Guadalajara, Mexico
… characteristics and physical activity levels (SOPARC). Pearson’s correlations and Mann-Whitney U tests were used in analyses. Results: Users were primarily male (66.6%), adult (48.4%), and sedentary (51.7%). There was a strong, significant relationship between the quality of sport and …
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Biodiversity, people, and logistics: the balancing act of urban park management
… city. In addition, park user questionnaires and SOPARC (System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities) observations were made to quantify people’s park use and opinions. Finally, in order to determine what systems were already in place, structured interviews were undertaken with …
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Associations between physical activity of older adults and built environment features in and around parks: a Belfast case study
… Observing Parks and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) (Chapter 4). This facilitated an appreciation of the wider context for the main empirical contribution from the research, which drew on a number of original investigations. <br/><br/>The study used the Community Park Audit Tool (CPAT) to …
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Examining Park Use In Financially Disadvantaged, Rural Communities
<p>Background: Parks play an important role in physical activity (PA) promotion strategies. Yet little is known about park use in rural settings, or the effectiveness of strategies for increasing park visibility and use. Purpose: The goals of this study were to: (1) document park use and park and …