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The sports park and urban promenade in the ‘quais de Bordeaux’: An example of sports and recreation in urban planning

2016; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 39; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07053436.2016.1151223

1705-0154

Sylvie Miaux, Jocelyn Garneau,

Sport and Mega-Event Impacts

This article aims to shed light on the evolution of the urban promenade as a form of urban planning that started in the eighteenth century to give city dwellers suitable places for strolling and encounters. Nowadays, the urban promenade connects with sports and recreation through sporting facilities such as soccer fields, skate parks, etc. Thus, the urban promenade seems to combine, on one hand, the imperatives of active, yet leisurely commuting, and on the other, accessibility (on foot, by bicycle, by tramway) to diverse sporting facilities in a place with a strong heritage potential. Is integrating a sports park within the urban promenade effective or inconsistent? To answer this, additional light will be shed on the 'parc des sports Saint-Michel' and certain key areas (skate park, cycling path, etc.), in the 'quais de Bordeaux' using structured observation.