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Sports facilities in urban areas: trends and development considerations

Sports and sports facilities development have improved rapidly over the past years in Malaysia. However, such improvements are inadequate compared to the overall development of sports at international level. Through preliminary interview with the managers, it was learnt that the sports facilities ar...

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Main Authors: Barghchi, M., Omar, D., Aman, M.S.
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2010
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GV Recreation Leisure
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/14289/
http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2018%20%282%29%20Sep.%202010/24%20Pg%20427-435.pdf
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spelling my.um.eprints.142892018-09-19T00:59:18Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/14289/ Sports facilities in urban areas: trends and development considerations Barghchi, M. Omar, D. Aman, M.S. GV Recreation Leisure Sports and sports facilities development have improved rapidly over the past years in Malaysia. However, such improvements are inadequate compared to the overall development of sports at international level. Through preliminary interview with the managers, it was learnt that the sports facilities are underutilised and people do not use them. In addition, an increase in the amount of public money being spent on the sports facilities, as well as the increase in the number of sports facilities, necessitates the demand to investigate issues surrounding sports facilities development. Universally, there is a current sports facilities development boom. Recent developments are providing new roles for sports facilities in urban areas. However, it is accompanied by changing the cities strategies for large scale development. Although there are many research findings, there are still on-going debates on how to effectively use public money for sports facilities development. Through reviewing the current literature, it can be concluded that the impacts of sports facilities and the ability to affect urban surrounding areas depend on a wide range of factors, including location, context, and usage of the facilities, as well as the culture of sports among people. The aim of this paper is through reviewing the current literature on sports facilities worldwide to identify the gap and address issues on the development of sports facilities in Malaysia. The paper argues that simultaneously with the current interest on sports and sports facilities development in Malaysia, there is a need for a new perspective and a new approach for sports facilities development in the future. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2010 Article PeerReviewed Barghchi, M. and Omar, D. and Aman, M.S. (2010) Sports facilities in urban areas: trends and development considerations. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 18 (2). pp. 427-435. ISSN 0128-7702 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2018%20%282%29%20Sep.%202010/24%20Pg%20427-435.pdf
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topic GV Recreation Leisure
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Barghchi, M.
Omar, D.
Aman, M.S.
Sports facilities in urban areas: trends and development considerations
description Sports and sports facilities development have improved rapidly over the past years in Malaysia. However, such improvements are inadequate compared to the overall development of sports at international level. Through preliminary interview with the managers, it was learnt that the sports facilities are underutilised and people do not use them. In addition, an increase in the amount of public money being spent on the sports facilities, as well as the increase in the number of sports facilities, necessitates the demand to investigate issues surrounding sports facilities development. Universally, there is a current sports facilities development boom. Recent developments are providing new roles for sports facilities in urban areas. However, it is accompanied by changing the cities strategies for large scale development. Although there are many research findings, there are still on-going debates on how to effectively use public money for sports facilities development. Through reviewing the current literature, it can be concluded that the impacts of sports facilities and the ability to affect urban surrounding areas depend on a wide range of factors, including location, context, and usage of the facilities, as well as the culture of sports among people. The aim of this paper is through reviewing the current literature on sports facilities worldwide to identify the gap and address issues on the development of sports facilities in Malaysia. The paper argues that simultaneously with the current interest on sports and sports facilities development in Malaysia, there is a need for a new perspective and a new approach for sports facilities development in the future.
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author Barghchi, M.
Omar, D.
Aman, M.S.
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Omar, D.
Aman, M.S.
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title Sports facilities in urban areas: trends and development considerations
title_short Sports facilities in urban areas: trends and development considerations
title_full Sports facilities in urban areas: trends and development considerations
title_fullStr Sports facilities in urban areas: trends and development considerations
title_full_unstemmed Sports facilities in urban areas: trends and development considerations
title_sort sports facilities in urban areas: trends and development considerations
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 2010
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/14289/
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