Changing the Quality of Life for Citizens through Expanding
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Kształtowanie jakości życia mieszkańców przez rozwój warunków do uprawiania sportu i rekreacji fizycznej
Changing the Quality of Life for Citizens through Expanding the Possibilities to Do Sports

Author(s): Zygmunt Waśkowski, Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz
Subject(s): Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: sport; quality of life; sport events; recreation; leisure time

Summary/Abstract: Mass sports events and recreation infrastructure increase their frequency of beingthe tools used to improve the quality of life for citizens and building competitive advantagefor the city. They influence its development and touristic attractiveness. Local government representatives and the organisers of sports events cooperate closely in order to have the positive effects, which result from these events, be widely noticed – not only among the participants of the event, but also among the whole society of citizens. The main purpose of the publication is to assess the relationship between the creation and sharing of widely defined sports infrastructure, and the quality of life of residents of the urban agglomeration. This article presents and analyses various factors that influence the quality of life ofcitizens in the context of offered possibilities to do sports. Conducted research shows thereis a direct relation between the possibilities to do sports and life satisfaction.

  • Issue Year: 20/2019
  • Issue No: 6.2
  • Page Range: 375-386
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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