Los visitantes del Parc Natural de l’Alt Pirineu y la práctica de actividades recreativo-deportivas. Una propuesta de segmentación

En los últimos años se ha registrado un gran incremento en la práctica de las actividades recreativo-deportivas en los espacios naturales protegidos. En el marco de la planificación y la gestión del uso público de este tipo de espacios, resulta fundamental profundizar en el conocimiento de las características de los visitantes. En este estudio se analiza el perfil de los diferentes segmentos de visitantes del Parc Natural de l’Alt Pirineu en base a las actividades recreativo-deportivas practicadas. Para este estudio se realizaron 1.600 encuestas en 16 puntos de muestreo, a lo largo de un año natural comprendido entre los meses de Julio de 2010 y Junio de 2011. En total se identificaron ocho segmentos de visitantes en función de la actividad física: paseantes, excursionistas, senderistas, montañistas, ciclistas, recolectores de setas, motoristas y esquiadores. Los resultados aquí obtenidos son discutidos en términos de su posible aplicación en la gestión del uso público de este parque (extrapolable también a otros espacios naturales protegidos españoles), proponiendo estrategias de gestión y campañas de sensibilización dirigidas a los diferentes segmentos de visitantes.In recent years there has been a large increase in the practice of recreational and sports activities in protected natural areas. As part of the planning and management of public use of these areas, is essential to a deeper understanding of the characteristics of the visitors. This study analyzes the characteristics of the different segments of visitors to Alt Pirineu Natural Park based on recreational and sports activities practiced. For this study, 1.600 surveys were conducted in 16 sampling points over a calendar year between the months of July 2010 and June 2011. In total we identified eight segments of visitors based on physical activity: walkers, recreational hikers, hikers, mountaineer, cyclists, mushroom picker, off road driver and skier. The results obtained here are discussed in terms of their possible applicability in the management of public use of this park and other protected natural areas and also for the development of management strategies and awareness campaigns aimed at different segments of visitors.</div

Visitor’s physical activity behaviour in protected natural areas: A case study of Alt Pirineu Natural Park, Spain

Recreational and sport activities in protected natural areas (PNA) have increased in recent years. Specific policies regulate PNA, thus are an appropriate time and environment to promote health and wellbeing through the practice of physical activity and sport. Identifying the visitors profile is essential in PNA to provide targeted programmes. The purpose of this study is to identify visitors’ profile in relation to the type and intensity of physical activity according to metabolic equivalent (MET) consumption in order to investigate the association between physical activity behaviour and visitors’ characteristics at Alt Pirineu Natural Park, Spain. Visitors to the Alt Pirineu Natural Park completed structured surveys to analyse their type and intensity of physical activity (independent outcome) according to the MET compendium in relation to the dependent outcomes such as: sociodemographic data and visiting behaviour. Visitors completed 1600 surveys from 16 accesses to the park during 12 months. One hundred thirty-five (8.6%) visitors reported sedentary activities (remaining at the park entrance), 129 (8.2%) light-intensity activities (driving 4x4 vehicle, fishing trout), 1036 (65.8%), moderate-intensity (hiking, mushrooming, riding ATV or motorbike, snow shoeing, downhill skiing) and 274 (17.4%) reported vigorous-intensity activities (trekking, climbing hills, MTB, Nordic skiing and ski touring). Twenty-six cases were discarded. The results were discussed in terms of visitors’ groups and management implication.<br

Effects of stunting on body composition, biological age, and muscle strength of Maya and Ladino children in Guatemala [Abstract]

Effects of stunting on body composition, biological age, and muscle strength of Maya and Ladino children in Guatemala [Abstract

The effects of short-stature-for-age on cardiovascular and metabolic health in children: a systematic review.

Short stature has been associated with coronary heart disease in adults (Paajanen et al, 2010), but similar effects have not been established in children. We aim to identify cardiovascular and metabolic health indicators that are associated with height-for-age in children. These consist of any measures of cardiovascular health and metabolic syndrome such as, but not limited to: abdominal obesity; atherogenic dyslipidaemia; hypertension; hyperglycaemia; insulin resistance; body-mass-index, height-adjusted fat mass, pulse rate, insulin-resistance, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and structural and electrical cardiac dysfunction

Deep data science to prevent and treat growth faltering in Maya children

The Maya people are descended from the indigenous inhabitants of southern Mexico, Guatemala, and adjacent regions of Central America. In Guatemala, 50% of infants and children are stunted (very low height-for-age), and some rural Maya regions have >70% children stunted. A large, longitudinal, intergenerational, database was created to (1) provide deep data to prevent and treat somatic growth faltering and impaired neurocognitive development; (2) detect key dependencies and predictive relations between highly complex, time-varying, and interacting biological and cultural variables; and (3) identify targeted multifactorial intervention strategies for field testing and validation. Contributions to this database included data from the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Longitudinal Study of Child and Adolescent Development, child growth and intergenerational studies among the Maya in Mexico, and studies about Maya migrants in the United States

Effects of stunting on body composition, biological age, and muscle strength of Maya and Ladino children in Guatemala [Poster]

Effects of stunting on body composition, biological age, and muscle strength of Maya and Ladino children in Guatemala [Poster

Externalización de piscinas cubiertas municipales en España y Reino Unido: Aproximación al marco teórico y resultados preliminares

La teoría de la Nueva Gestión Pública (NGP), o gerencialismo, dominó el discurso de la Administración Pública (AP) en los países occidentales desde finales de los 70 hasta la primera década de los 2000 (Homburg et al. (2007), justo hasta la irrupción de la corriente de Gobernanza pública. Emergió como un cambio de paradigma que pretendía mejorar la eficiencia y el rendimiento del sector público (Homburg et al., 2007) y fue impulsado desde diversas organizaciones supranacionales. Cada país modernizó la AP de diferente manera, adaptando la teoría de la NGP a su propio contexto y tradición institucional. [...]</p

Percepción de barreras en el liderazgo femenino entre estudiantes de Gestión del Deporte. Estudio preliminar en Reino Unido

El avance de las mujeres en la participación deportiva y la competición de élite aún no se ha trasladado al ámbito de la gestión deportiva (Marcus, 2017). Existe una infrarrepresentación de las mujeres en puestos de liderazgo en la industria del deporte (Burton, 2019, Harris et al., 2015, Skirstad, 2021). [...]</p

Investigating the introduction of safe-standing areas within UK football stadiums

History of sport stadium legislation: After the Bradford City’s Valley Parade stadium fire in 1985 (56 deaths) and the disaster occurred at Hillsborough in 1989 (96 deaths), new legislation was introduced in the UK, requiring the top two divisions of English football to provide all-seater accommodation (Sports Grounds Safety Authority, n.d.). This legislation was written to blame spectator behaviour, with a focus more on control rather than safety (Rigg, 2019; Taylor, 1990), and has been in effect for more than 30 years. However, there has been a shift in opinion within Parliament on safe standing (Rigg, 2019), and a trial was undertaken in 2022 in Cardiff City, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur’ stadiums.</p

Women's rugby, the covid-19 pandemic and the androcentric culture in the UK (Rugby femenino, la pandemia del Covid-19 y la cultura andocéntrica en GB)

Aim: This research project was undertaken to understand the experiences of British elite women’s rugby players during the COVID-19 pandemic, who were exposed to a gender hierarchy and androcentric culture. Context: England Rugby introduced law variations into the Women’s Premier 15s in place of the COVID-19 testing programme provided for the equivalent men’s league. The women had to endure several match cancellations, schedule and format changes to international tournaments, and their 2019-2020 league being declared null and void. The men’s game was constantly prioritised over the women’s by their clubs and the media. Data collection and analysis: Through online semi-structured interviews with 11 current elite women’s rugby players (July 2021), and posterior thematic analysis (NVivo12), a clear consensus emerged that the women had always experienced an androcentric culture in rugby and that this was only exacerbated during the pandemic. They referred to disparities in funding, facilities, equipment, training, resources, medical care, and media coverage. Interpretation: This research demonstrates that a patriarchal gender hierarchy is still prevalent, and it was reinforced during the pandemic, solidifying women’s position as “the other” in English rugby. Recommendations: To challenge this narrative as we emerge out of the pandemic, a significant investment into women’s rugby is now required. To achieve equality of opportunity, funding and exposure within rugby the women’s game must be professionalised. Furthermore, the participants overwhelmingly identified that an increase in media exposure and coverage is the most realistic and achievable way to start bridging the gender gap in rugby.</p