LEADER 02489oam 22004213 450 001 9910279589403321 005 20250502132805.0 010 $a952-222-790-0 010 $a952-222-162-7 024 7 $a10.21435/sfh.16 035 $a(CKB)4100000004910890 035 $a(OAPEN)1000201 035 $a(ScCtBLL)33baaa0d-5963-4e88-88af-8e33105e96db 035 $a(OCoLC)1163839258 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000004910890 100 $a20180702d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $auuuuu---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aSport, recreation and green space in the European city 210 $aHelsinki $cFinnish Literature Society$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (220 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aStudia Fennica Historica ;$vvol. 16 311 08$a952-222-791-9 330 $aGreen space has become a major issue in European cities in recent years as a result of enhanced environmental awareness, urban marketing, planning policy and growing population densities. Up to now, however, the subject of sports areas and grounds has attracted little research, despite the fact that since the First World War such public and private areas ? from football pitches and running tracks to golf courses and tennis courts ? have often comprised one of the most important and extensive types of green space in the European city. This book presents a pioneering comparative and multidisciplinary analysis of the development, use and impact of sports areas in the European city from the start of the 20th century up to the present time. Employing a range of historical, spatial and ecological approaches it examines when and why sports areas evolved, the contribution of municipalities and the private sector, the role of gender and class, and the impact on the urban landscape and ecology. Chapters cover urban sports areas in Finland, Britain, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy, illustrating the contrasts in the provision of green space across Europe. 606 $aThe environment$2bicssc 606 $aUrban & municipal planning$2bicssc 615 7$aThe environment 615 7$aUrban & municipal planning 701 $aClark$b Peter$f1944-$0115979 701 $aNiemi$b Marjaana$0869464 701 $aNiemela?$b Jari$f1954-$0511693 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910279589403321 996 $aSport, recreation and green space in the European city$94375056 997 $aUNINA