Analyzing the impact of sport infrastructure on sport participation using geo-coded data: Evidence from multi-level models

Sport Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-67

  Wicker, Pamela ^a   Hallmann, Kirstin ^b   Breuer, Christoph ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gauss Krueger coordinates; Hierarchical model; Multi level analysis; Sport activity; Sport facilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871978186     PISSN: 14413523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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