SPORTIFY CITIES offers guidelines and strategies for Sport Urbanism and City Sportification.
In an effort to make cities healthier and more liveable in an era of rising urbanization rates and increasing densification of cities, it evaluates how cities manage to incorporate sporting places and spaces into their city planning.
By integrating socio-cultural, economic, technological, environmental and political themes associated with city living, SPORTIFY CITIES explores the prospects of creating successful and marketable Sporting Lifestyle Cities through its novel City Sportification approach.
Original SPORTIFY CITIES GUIDELINES & STRATEGIES:
- “Sporting Lifestyle Cities – Framework”
- “CBD-Running Cultures”
- “Active Ageing Cities – Framework”
- “Active Ageing Singapore”
- “Sporting Lifestyle in Singapore”
- “Principles for Outdoor Gym Areas”
Available Sportify Cities REPORTS:
Singapore – A high density city with sporting characters
Singapore has been evolving into a vibrant sporting lifestyle hub. This special report outlines the core pillars of the notable transformation of this high-density World City. >> READ MORE
The sporting clout of prime World Cities
World Cities are large population centres of global dominance and influence. On this basis, a novel conceptual framework of Sportified World Cities could potentially initiate a worldwide urban sportification. >> READ MORE
Tokyo – The World City of public cycling
In this special report the key elements of Tokyo’s impressive public cycling culture will be assessed. Its high bike popularity levels have emerged despite the lack of bicycle infrastructure, presenting a viable alternative to the cost-intensive bicyclism approach. >> READ MORE
Trends in the Olympic Medals Index among developed and emerging countries – A reality check
This brief report evaluates the elite sports success of developed and emerging countries at Summer Olympic Games. >> READ MORE
Sweltering heat at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo
Athletes competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are expected to be exposed to extremely high temperatures. This report assesses the severity of the heat factor and presents suitable training acclimatisation options. >> READ MORE
Melbourne City – The emerging CBD-running hub
This report illustrates and analyses Melbourne’s emerging CBD-running culture that could potentially be incorporated into its inner-city liveability concept and its city identity. >> READ MORE
The Han River sporting lifestyle in Seoul
Seoul provides its residents with a network of riverside trails and clusters of outdoor fitness zones along its iconic Han River. This brief report gives insights into this noteworthy riverside sporting culture in this high-density megacity. >> READ MORE
Osaka – The unexplored public cycling powerhouse
This brief report demonstrates Osaka’s impressive public cycling culture by illustrating its high bicycle popularity levels and discussing its surprisingly moderate provision of bicycle infrastructure. >> READ MORE
The sluggish CBD-running culture in Tokyo
This brief report explores Tokyo’s prospects, and challenges, of ever becoming a globally recognisable CBD-running hub – an emerging trend in inner-city districts of developed cities. >> READ MORE
Beijing Bicycle Lifestyle
This illustrative report outlines the recent rise of non-docking bicycle-sharing schemes in Beijing. The China-based companies, such as Ofo and Mobike, in particular, could potentially reinvent the bicycle commuting culture in this capital city and other cities worldwide. >> READ MORE
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