Tourism and Sport: Strategic Synergies to Enhance the Sustainable Development of a Local Context

Radicchi, Elena

doi:10.2478/pcssr-2013-0007

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“…In recent years, some researchers have focused on the study of the RS industry [4]. Radicchi discovered that RS industry aims, policies, choices, and brand equity would be analyzed and strategically chosen in the process of marketing [12,13]. For example, the internet, interactive tools, and social media play crucial roles in the development of sports RS companies.…”

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A Study on the Relationship between Urban Residents’ Perception of Recreational Sports and Their Participation in Recreational Sports: Based on Gender Differences

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Background: The health of urban residents plays an important role in increasing the well-being of citizens, and therefore promoting the sustainable development of cities. Studies in Western countries have provided some evidence of the relationship between the urban residents’ perception of the recreational sports (RS), including perception of industry, space, experience, type, and support affecting recreational behaviors. Yet, evidence in China is not sufficient and, particularly, gender difference has not been discussed anywhere. Objectives: The present study aimed to see urban residents’ perception of RS and its effect on recreational sport participation by the residents. Method: The study was conducted in three big cities (Hangzhou, Chengdu, and Shanghai) of China to test the association between the urban residents’ perception of RS and their RS participation, in which gender differences were discussed. After taking their consent, a total of 764 participants (397 male and 367 female) aged from 15 to 65 were approached between April and October, 2018. The participants were given a survey to assess their perception and behavior of RS. T-test and the structural equation modeling were used to analyze gender differences in association between perception and behavior of RS. Results: For females, industry perception (β = 0.17, p = 0.00), space perception (females: β = 0.16, p = 0.00), and support perception (females: β = 0.09, p = 0.03) had a significant positive effect on RS participation. For males, industry perception (males: β = 0.13, p = 0.01) and type perception (males: β = 0.23, p = 0.00) showed a significant positive impact on participation of RS. However, space perception of males (β = −0.12; p = 0.01) and type perception of females (β = −0.11; p = 0.01) are negatively associated with their RS participation. The perception of experience was the most important factor influencing RS behaviors. Significant gender differences have appeared in all five different perception factors. The industry perception has significant and positive effects on both males and females’ RS participation. The type perception has significant positive effects on the male but negative on the female RS, while the space perception is just the opposite. The support perception has significant positive effects on the female RS practice but the influence is not obvious in the case of males. Conclusion: By adopting some measures, perception of RS may improve urban residents’ participation in RS.

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A Study on the Relationship between Urban Residents’ Perception of Recreational Sports and Their Participation in Recreational Sports: Based on Gender Differences

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“…With the rapid development of China's economy, the increase of leisure time and the increasing awareness of fitness, sports tourism is becoming one of the most dynamic sunrise industries in China [6].…”

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Study on the Outdoor Sports Tourism Development in Hubei Province

Zhou¹,

Gong²,

Li³

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Management and Social Sciences (ISMSS 2019)

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Taking outdoor sports tourism in Hubei Province as the research objective, this paper discusses the connotation, characteristics and industry development trend of outdoor sports tourism, and summarizes the relationship between them as: sports is an important resource for the development of tourism industry, and tourism is an important driving force for the promotion of sports industry. On the basis of in-depth investigation, this paper analyses the problems existing in the development of outdoor sports tourism in China. This paper analyses the advantages of developing outdoor sports tourism in Hubei Province from three aspects: natural resources, human resources and social environment. At the same time, it also analyses the main factors that restrict the development of outdoor sports tourism in Hubei Province. On this basis, by means of expert interviews, on-site research and other methods, the paper puts forward eight countermeasures and suggestions for the development of outdoor sports tourism in Hubei Province, aiming at promoting the development of outdoor sports tourism in Hubei Province and the construction of healthy Hubei Province, and showing the world the beautiful card of outdoor sports tourism of Hubei.

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“…Sport tourism events, when successfully managed, can play a significant role in the socio-economic development of regions (Presenza & Iocca, 2012;Radicchi, 2013). Radicchi (2013) suggests that sport tourism events have the potential to serve as crucia l resources for development in developing countries.…”

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confidence: 99%