The general objective of this study is to elaborate the Charter of Artificial Sports Facilities of the Municipality of Oliveira do Bairro. The specific objectives are: to map existing sports facilities, as well as spaces and equipment; characterize/differentiate sports facilities according to...

The general objective of this study is to elaborate the Charter of Artificial Sports Facilities of the Municipality of Oliveira do Bairro. The specific objectives are: to map existing sports facilities, as well as spaces and equipment; characterize/differentiate sports facilities according to...

Introduction: Understanding the sport situation in a given context is the first step to discover and analyze its "state of the art", at a given moment. This momentary "photograph" should enable the organization, to be situated in the present and, at the same time, to outline the path(s) it intends...

Worldwide, the Sports Industry is experiencing staggering financial growth. Thus, the role of sporting clubs acquired particular importance within the global contemporary society. The relevance of the strategic planning of these organizations has increased the need for sports clubs to invest in...

This paper aims to produce some new knowledge on local sport in a lagged region of Portugal-Guarda. Considering sport as a relevant social phenomenon while it allocates public funding and has important media impact, we need to know better how the sport institutions and clubs develop and finance...

The Portuguese fiscal situation has deteriorated in recent years, the need to request a bailout to the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and European Commission, set of institutions known as Troika, completely changed the management of public finances. It is in this context...

The paralympic sport lives an affirmation process as a phenomenon of spectacle, taking the media as a tool for the dissemination of it's ideas and products, as well as pathway for potential social change for persons with disabilities. The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics and...

In Portugal spaces for sports activities are defined in federal law as well as having a legal regime proposed by the Sports Confederation of Portugal (Portugal, 2009). Municipalities also have regulations establishing standards of operation and use of the sports facilities of the municipality...

This paper analyses the sociocultural background, and the nature of the cultural legacy of the Portuguese, in the diffusion and promotion of football in Macau. The paper seeks to examine why men's football in Macau's remains poorly developed at domestic, regional and international levels. Many...

The built environment can influence sports practice. The objective of this study was to examine the association between proximity (≤500 m) to sports facilities and participation in sports. We evaluated 1,175 13-year-olds (54% girls) enrolled in public and private schools in Porto, Portugal. Sports ...