2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Linkage between Physical Activities and Sport Promotion: A Case Study of Bicycle Usage Promotion
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24500759
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sports science
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| Research Institution | Seijo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 自転車 / 日常的身体活動 / スポーツ / リンケージ / オランダ / 日本 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
A comparative study on the social environments of bicycle usage as transportation and sport was carried out between in the Netherlands and in Japan. The followings are the outcomes of the surveys. 1) Japanese bicycle commuters tend to cycle longer distance than the commuters in the Netherlands. The Japanese bicycle commuters have a tendency of regarding commuting as a part of physical training. 2) While a large number of Japanese bicycle commuters participate in cycle sport events, most of Dutch bicycle commuters use bicycles just for transportation. 3) As for cycle events, there is a pathway from grassroots cyclists to elite level cyclists in the Netherlands. They have various standards for cycle events. 4) Cycle events in Japan are mostly run by business sectors and entry fees for the events are generally higher than those of the Netherlands. They also tend to lack the diversities of standards. There is a huge gap between grassroots cyclists and elite level cyclists in Japan.
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| Free Research Field |
スポーツ社会学
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