Characteristics of the Spatial Location of Sports Facilities in the Northern Great Plain Region of Hungary
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sports Facilities: Type | Sports Facilities: Characteristics | Weighting Value |
---|---|---|
smaller than 450 m2 | 1.0 | |
school gym | 450–900 m2 | 1.6 |
larger than 900 m2 | 2.2 | |
artificial turf | outdoors | 1.6 |
small pitch | indoors | 2.2 |
tennis court | outdoors | 1.6 |
indoors | 2.0 | |
swimming pool | 25 to 33 m, outdoor | 1.6 |
25 to 33 m, indoor | 2.0 | |
50 m, outdoor | 1.8 | |
50 m, outdoor | 2.4 | |
fitness room | 2.4 | |
sports hall | 3.0 | |
football | natural grass | 1.8 |
large pitch | artificial turf | 2.2 |
Number of Inhabitants | Hajdú-Bihar County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County | Northern Great Plain Region |
---|---|---|---|---|
less than 1000 inhabitants | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
1000–2000 inhabitants | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
2000–5000 inhabitants | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
5000–10,000 inhabitants | 14.0 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 13.5 |
10,000–50,000 inhabitants | 28.2 | 29.9 | 31.9 | 29.9 |
more than 50,000 inhabitants | 230.7 | 101.6 | 141.2 | 157.8 |
Number of Inhabitants | Smaller Than 450 m2 | 450–900 m2 | Larger Than 900 m2 |
---|---|---|---|
less than 1000 inhabitants | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1000–2000 inhabitants | 86.7 | 13.3 | 0.0 |
2000–5000 inhabitants | 78.6 | 21.4 | 0.0 |
5000–10,000 inhabitants | 60.4 | 33.3 | 6.3 |
10,000–50,000 inhabitants | 67.3 | 22.4 | 10.3 |
more than 50,000 inhabitants | 65.0 | 20.0 | 15.0 |
A | B | C | D | E | F | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
outdoor | absolute number (pcs) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 47 |
tennis courts | number per settlement | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 15.7 |
indoor | absolute number (pcs) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
tennis courts | number per settlement | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
fitness | absolute number (pcs) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 35 |
rooms | number per settlement | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 11.7 |
25 to 33 m, outdoor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
swimming | 25 to 33 m, indoor | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
pools (pcs) | 50 m, indoor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
50 m, indoor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
A | B | C | D | E | F | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
sport | absolute number (pcs) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 7 |
halls | number per settlements | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
football large pitch | absolute number (pcs) | 12 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 24 |
natural grass | number per settlements | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 8.0 |
football large pitch | absolute number (pcs) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
artificial turf | number per settlements | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
Number of Inhabitants | School Sports | Recreational Sports | Competitive Sports | All of the Facilities |
---|---|---|---|---|
less than 1000 inhabitants | 0.53 | 0.11 | 2.47 | 0.78 |
1000–2000 inhabitants | 1.76 | 0.22 | 4.04 | 1.57 |
2000–5000 inhabitants | 2.46 | 0.78 | 5.17 | 2.30 |
5000–10,000 inhabitants | 5.98 | 4.21 | 10.11 | 6.11 |
10,000–50,000 inhabitants | 13.18 | 12.86 | 18.65 | 14.30 |
more than 50,000 inhabitants | 76.10 | 81.82 | 59.55 | 74.95 |
total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
Number of Inhabitants | All of the Settlements | Districts Seats |
---|---|---|
2000–5000 inhabitants | 5.4 | 10.5 |
5000–10,000 inhabitants | 13.5 | 18.3 |
10,000–50,000 inhabitants | 29.9 | 31.4 |
Smaller Than 450 m2 | 450–900 m2 | Larger Than 900 m2 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2000–5000 inhabitants | 78.6 | 21.4 | 0.0 | |
all of the settlements | 5000–10,000 inhabitants | 60.4 | 33.3 | 6.3 |
10,000–50,000 inhabitants | 67.3 | 22.4 | 10.3 | |
2000–5000 inhabitants | 71.4 | 28.6 | 0.0 | |
districts seats | 5000–10,000 inhabitants | 57.1 | 35.7 | 7.2 |
10,000–50,000 inhabitants | 64.8 | 23.1 | 12.1 |
All Settlements | District Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | A | B | ||
outdoor | absolute number (pcs) | 14 | 39 | 10 | 36 |
tennis courts | number per settlement | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
fitness | absolute number (pcs) | 11 | 36 | 8 | 33 |
rooms | number per settlement | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
25–33 m (pcs) | 9 | 18 | 7 | 16 | |
swimming pools | 25–33 m (number per settlement) | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
50 m (pcs) | x | 9 | x | 8 | |
50 m (number per settlement) | x | 0.5 | x | 0.5 |
All of the Settlements | District Seats | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | A | B | C | ||
sports halls | absolute number (pcs) | x | 8 | 23 | x | 6 | 19 |
number per settlement | x | 0.4 | 1.3 | x | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
football large pitch, | absolute number (pcs) | 27 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 29 |
natural grass | number per settlement | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
football large pitch, | absolute number (pcs) | x | x | 9 | x | x | 9 |
artificial turf | number per settlement | x | x | 0.5 | x | x | 0.6 |
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Kozma, G.; Teperics, K.; Czimre, K.; Radics, Z. Characteristics of the Spatial Location of Sports Facilities in the Northern Great Plain Region of Hungary. Sports 2022, 10, 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10100157
Kozma G, Teperics K, Czimre K, Radics Z. Characteristics of the Spatial Location of Sports Facilities in the Northern Great Plain Region of Hungary. Sports. 2022; 10(10):157. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10100157
Chicago/Turabian StyleKozma, Gábor, Károly Teperics, Klára Czimre, and Zsolt Radics. 2022. "Characteristics of the Spatial Location of Sports Facilities in the Northern Great Plain Region of Hungary" Sports 10, no. 10: 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10100157
APA StyleKozma, G., Teperics, K., Czimre, K., & Radics, Z. (2022). Characteristics of the Spatial Location of Sports Facilities in the Northern Great Plain Region of Hungary. Sports, 10(10), 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10100157