Essays about: "action sport"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words action sport.

  1. 1. Elite Athletes’ Travel Behaviour to/from Sport Events : A Case Study of Biathlon

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Marie Lerho; [2024]
    Keywords : transportation; sport tourism; elite athletes; environmental sustainability; travel behaviour; public transportation; environmental concern; value-action gap; high-cost situation;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses how elite athletes travel to/from sport events and which barriers prevent them from engaging in a more sustainable travel behaviour. For this purpose, unstructured interviews with elite athletes were conducted to gain an in-depth understanding about travel experiences and decision-making from elite athletes’ perspective. READ MORE

  3. 2. Environmental Leverage through Sport Event Portfolios : A Case Study of Östersund

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Tami Lanzendorf; [2023]
    Keywords : sport events; sport tourism; sustainable destination development; event portfolio; environmental sustainability; event leverage;

    Abstract : This study analyzes how sport event portfolios can be used in a targeted manner to enable environmental event leverage and promote the sustainable development of a destination from an environmental perspective. For this purpose, semi-structured expert interviews as qualitative research methods were conducted to gain in-depth insights from different angles. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mental Health Literacy of Swedish student-athletes: : A mixed methods study

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Katharina Semig; [2022]
    Keywords : Mental Health; Dual Career; Narrative Research; Mental hälsa; Dubbla karriärer; Narrativ forskning;

    Abstract : This mixed methods study aimed to combine a quantitative analysis of the data of Swedish dual career (DC) athletes with two narrative interviews. The objectives were to quantitatively explore the Mental Health Literacy (MHL) of Swedish student-athletes, to compare the MHL of male and female, individual and team sports, and non-transnational and transnational athletes and to analyse student-athletes’ narratives about MHL in action. READ MORE

  5. 4. Enviornmental Sustainability Among Sport Clubs in Lund's Municipality

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)

    Author : Mads Lyhne Nielsen; Emelie Gullstrand; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Environmental sustainability; Grass-root sport clubs; Municipalities;

    Abstract : Background: It is important to work with environmental sustainability and to reach this goal since protection of the natural environment is necessary. Every day without more knowledge and action gives future generations worse prerequisites to live a sustainable life. READ MORE

  6. 5. Investigating gender stereotypes in the media : A Natural Language Processing approach to understanding gender disparities in the reporting of football

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Isabel Pereira Fernandez; [2021]
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    Abstract : Sports can be an important factor in defining gender identity. However, sports are generally perceived as a masculine activity, especially when they are highly physical. In turn, this negatively impacts women who want to partake in such activities. READ MORE