Spatial development of sports facilities in Hungarian cities of county rank
Spatial development of sports facilities in Hungarian cities of county rank
Author(s): Kozma Gábor, János Pénzes, Ernő MolnáSubject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Geography, Regional studies, Regional Geography, Applied Geography, Sociology, Tourism, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: sports facilities; urban structure; Hungary; cities of county rank; location factors
Summary/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.
Journal: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 31
- Page Range: 37-44
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English