The main goal of thesis is to analyze the financial performance of multifunctional sports arena in Pardubice (MFA) with emphasis on variability using a multifunctional sports arena. The theoretical part is drawing on the findings that relate to the issue, mainly from the demand characteristics of sport and its determinants. Further attention is paid to the history, development of sports infrastructure with emphasis on multifunctional arena. Mentioned is the structure of income and types of investors sporting infrastructure. The practical part is characterized by multi-service arena Pardubice MRFP, Inc. and its partial results for the period 2006-2010. Another chapter is devoted to evaluate the usability arena. Are then discussed in detail the various cultural events in own-account operators MFA. In conclusion, it offered a comparison between the halls and across the whole country. The following is the summary of the identified findings and suggestions for improvements and future developments in the use of MFA in Pardubice.

Esta tese de doutorado discute o processo de planejamento e construção de equipamentos esportivos e de lazer públicos em três cidades da América do Sul, entre os anos de 1920 e 1955, período marcado pela massificação do esporte como prática e como espetáculo urbano. Esse processo teve seu início nas primeiras décadas do século XX, quando passou a ser cada vez mais comum a construção de estádios, ginásios, piscinas, clubes esportivos, velódromos, praças de jogos infantis, equipamentos esportivos no interior de conjuntos escolares e universitários, impulsionados tanto pelo poder público quanto pelo setor privado. Ademais, nesse período, foram institucionalizados os eventos esportivos locais e internacionais como parte da oferta de entretenimento urbano. Centrada em diferentes episódios da história urbana e cultural de Montevidéu, Santiago e São Paulo, a tese defende a hipótese de que a urbanização esportiva foi o resultado da ação de uma série de agentes que, conduzidos por ideias e interesses diversos, promoveram a construção de equipamentos esportivos no continente. Mediante a consolidação de interações, práticas, políticas e instituições, esse conjunto de agentes criou o campo social do urbanismo esportivo. É possível afirmar que o urbanismo esportivo foi impulsionado por quatro grandes agendas: o crescimento da indústria esportiva do espetáculo; a incorporação do esporte e da educação física às políticas sanitárias e educacionais; o desenvolvimento de discursos nacionalistas que integraram esporte, fortalecimento dos corpos e patriotismo; e as visões de agentes públicos e privados que conceberam os equipamentos esportivos como parte de operações imobiliárias maiores. Ao longo da tese será demonstrado como a produção desses espaços foi resultado de uma trama tensa de forças em disputa, mobilizada por agendas, práticas e referenciais teóricas diferentes. Procedentes de campos de conhecimento e de ação tão diversos como a política, a educação, a medicina, o jornalismo, a engenharia, a arquitetura e o planejamento urbano, argumento que esses discursos foram fundamentais para definir os equipamentos esportivos como bens públicos socialmente necessários, elaborar políticas públicas de incentivo à sua construção e participar dos debates sobre a localização, a construção e a elaboração de programas de uso desses locais. / This dissertation analyses the sport and leisure facilities\' production in three important South American cities, during the 1920-1955 period, when the practice of physical activities and sport was on the rise. This process started during the first decades of the 20th century, when stadia, gymnasia, swimming pools, sporting clubs, velodromes, playgrounds, and other sport facilities within schools and university campuses were often erected by public and/or private agents. That was a time when local and international sporting events were also institutionalized as a part of the urban entertainment offer. Focused on key episodes of the urban history of Montevideo, Santiago and São Paulo, this dissertation tests the following hypothesis: the development of sport and leisure facilities was the result of the combined action of different agents, through the conformation of new practices, policies and institutions. Sport urbanism was guided by four main agendas: the growth of a sport spectacle industry; the incorporation of sport and physical education to heart policies and the education curriculum; the development of nationalist narratives that related sports, fitness and patriotism; and the idea of public and private agents who understood sport facilities as part of major real estate business opportunities. This work demonstrates how the development of sport facilities was the combined result of opposing social forces, mobilized by diverse agendas, interests and theoretical references. Those narratives, originated in various professional fields, such as politics, education, medicine, journalism, engineering, architecture and urbanism; were fundamental in the definition of sport facilities as social needs, drafting public policies to encourage their planning and building, and taking part in the debates about their location, financing strategies and final uses.

This project is a response to the author's passion for sport and his curiosity about the architectural process that is necessary to understand and facilitate the inter-relation of body, mind and soul. The potential influence of physical exercise; its correlation with the metaphysical aspects of the individual and how its influence spills over into the larger context of society is investigated. This dissertation attempts to form an architectural response that is indigenous to the local population, the climate and the existing urban condition and ranges from a thorough understanding of the community to the effective contribution that architecture can offer, based on the concept of ‘Sport for Development’ programmes in South Africa. The primary objective of the architectural response is to amplify the potential of sport as a means to peace building and self-actualization within a society that suffers from the effects of crime and violence. Although popular culture believes in the positive potential of sport, Ramon Spaaij identifies factors and conditions that must be met if the positive value of sport is to be enjoyed. The dissertation incorporates these factors and conditions into a multipurpose 'Sport for Development' community complex. This complex aims to augment the existing sport for development programmes in South Africa and serve as a prototype for future sport for development centres that ultimately includes everyone in the process of reconciliation. / Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Architecture / unrestricted

En aquesta Tesi Doctoral, s'ha fet una recerca sobre les instal·lacions dels clubs de tennis de Catalunya, amb la intenció de poder determinar-ne unes pautes de disseny. Atesa la particularitat d'aquest tipus d'instal·lació, que per la no poliesportivitat de l'espai de joc ha quedat fora de la Xarxa Bàsica especificada i estudiada per la Generalitat de Catalunya, s'ha cregut convenient endegar aquest estudi i aportar algunes consideracions per a la seva concepció i disseny. Cal remarcar la intenció d'estudiar la instal·lació en la complexitat amb la que ens la trobem habitualment, és a dir, distribuïda heterogèniament en el territori i constituïda per espais esportius, complementaris i auxiliars.La fonamentació teòrica ha aportat la revisió de conceptes entorn l'espai esportiu i que fan referència a l'evolució històrica, la concepció urbanística i de planificació territorial, i la vessant sociològica. Posteriorment, i entrant en la fonamentació metodològica, s'ha fet una recerca aplicada en la mesura que s'han traslladat els conceptes recollits i revisats en el marc teòric dins de la realitat pròpia dels espais esportius de tennis, i a Catalunya. Per a dur a terme aquesta part, s'han desenvolupat propostes d'anàlisi geogràfica i territorial, esbrinant els motius de l'heterogènia distribució actual de pistes de tennis i determinant els dèficits territorials a través de l'aplicació de les eines existents del planejament.La utilització d'aquestes eines ha facilitat la revisió dels paràmetres descriptius i classificatoris de les instal·lacions esportives, i ha permès determinar quins d'aquests paràmetres són definibles des del disseny i aplicables en el cas de les pistes de tennis. Aquest ha estat el punt de partida per a l'elaboració d'un instrument d'observació i estudi de l'espai esportiu concret (pista de tennis) en la realitat organitzativa en què sol trobar-se al nostre país (clubs).A través de l'aplicació sobre una mostra representativa de clubs s'han cercat aquells valors del model d'anàlisi que han fet possible, per una banda acostar-se a la comprensió de l'objecte d'estudi i per altra esbrinar, amb la interrelació dels seus indicadors, els valors que proporcionen major idoneïtat quant al disseny en cada nivell d'observació. / En esta Tesis Doctoral, se ha planteado una investigación sobre las instalaciones de los clubes de tenis de Cataluña, con la intención de poder determinar unas pautas de diseño. Dada la particularidad de este tipo de instalación, que por la no poli deportividad del espacio de juego ha quedado fuera de la Xarxa Bàsica (Red Básica) especificada y estudiada por la Generalitat de Catalunya, se ha considerado conveniente realizar este estudio y aportar algunas consideraciones para su concepción y diseño. Es preciso remarcar la intención de analizar la instalación con la complejidad que nos la encontramos habitualmente, es decir, distribuida heterogéneamente en el territorio y constituida por espacios deportivos, complementarios y auxiliares.La fundamentación teórica ha aportado la revisión de conceptos alrededor del espacio deportivo y que hacen referencia a la evolución histórica, la concepción urbanística y de planificación territorial, y la vertiente sociológica. Posteriormente, y entrando en la fundamentación metodológica, se ha realizado una investigación aplicada en la que los conceptos recogidos y revisados en el marco teórico han sido trasladados a la realidad concreta de los espacios deportivos de tenis, y a Cataluña. Para desarrollar esta parte, se han realizado propuestas de análisis geográfico y territorial, buscando los motivos de la heterogeneidad en la distribución actual de pistas de tenis y determinando el déficit territorial a través de la aplicación de los instrumentos existentes de planificación.El uso de estas herramientas ha facilitado la revisión de parámetros descriptivos y clasificatorios de las instalaciones deportivas, y ha hecho posible la determinación de aquellos parámetros que son definibles desde el diseño y aplicables en el caso de las pistas de tenis. Este ha sido el punto de inicio para la elaboración de un instrumento de observación y estudio del espacio deportivo concreto (pista de tenis) según la forma organizativa que suele encontrarse en nuestro país (clubes).A través de la aplicación sobre una muestra representativa de clubes se han buscado aquellos valores del modelo de análisis que han hecho posible, por un lado acercarse a la comprensión del objeto de estudio, y por otro concretar, con la interrelación de sus indicadores, los valores que proporcionan mayor idoneidad en cuanto al diseño de cada nivel de observación. / In this Doctoral Thesis, research has been conducted on tennis club facilities in Catalonia, with the aim of determining some design guidelines. Given the peculiarity of this type of sports facility, which due to its non-multisport character has been left out of the Xarxa Bàsica (Basic Network) specified and studied by the Generalitat de Catalunya, then we believe it is necessary to begin this study and provide some considerations for their conception and design. It is important to point out that we intend to study these facilities with the complexity with which we usually find them, that is to say, with a heterogeneous distribution in the territory and made up of sports, complementary and auxiliary spaces.The theoretical base has provided a review of concepts surrounding the sports space and their historical evolution, their urban planning and the sociological aspects. Later, and going into the methodological foundations, applied research has been carried out because the concepts, collected and reviewed in the theoretical framework have been applied in the specific reality of the tennis courts, and in Catalonia. To carry out this part, we have developed proposals for geographical and territorial analysis, searching for the reasons for the current heterogeneous distribution of tennis courts and determining territorial deficits through the implementation of existing planning tools.The use of these tools has facilitated the review of the descriptive and classifying parameters of sports facilities and it has allowed us to determine which of these parameters are definable from design and to be applied in the case of tennis courts. This was the starting point for the creation of an instrument to observe and study specific sports spaces (tennis courts) in the organisational reality that we normally find in our country (clubs). Applying this to a representative sample of clubs, we search for the values of the analysis model which on the one hand make possible the approach to understanding the object of study, and on the other hand, to know, with the interrelation of its indicators, the values that provide greater suitability for the design in each level of observation.

Title: Sport as a Public Service: Equity and Efficiency of Local Sport Facilities In the Czech Republic, clubs traditionally played a key role in providing sport facilities. In recent years, the role of local authorities in sport has strengthened. Hence, there have been changes in the management of sport facilities in the context of new trends in public administration and sport participation. The thesis analyzes and evaluates current modes of provision of public sport facilities as the consequence of these changes. The examined issue is narrowed down to the two theoretical concepts - sport equity and efficiency of sport facilities. These are perceived as a part of the performance of sport facilities (see Liu et al., 2009 or Kung and Taylor, 2010). The first part of the thesis aims to test the effect of different forms of management of sports facilities on the sport equity score in the framework of institutional analysis (Houlihan, 2005). On the basis of the original instrument for measuring of sport equity, the survey is carried out. The research sample (N = 193) is made up by the municipalities with extended powers, except for regional cities and Prague. The second part of the thesis has the character of an action research. The author evaluates the application of the NBS: Financial questionnaire...

Title: Sport as a Public Service: Equity and Efficiency of Local Sport Facilities In the Czech Republic, clubs traditionally played a key role in providing sport facilities. In recent years, the role of local authorities in sport has strengthened. Hence, there have been changes in the management of sport facilities in the context of new trends in public administration and sport participation. The thesis analyzes and evaluates current modes of provision of public sport facilities as the consequence of these changes. The examined issue is narrowed down to the two theoretical concepts - sport equity and efficiency of sport facilities. These are perceived as a part of the performance of sport facilities (see Liu et al., 2009 or Kung and Taylor, 2010). The first part of the thesis aims to test the effect of different forms of management of sports facilities on the sport equity score in the framework of institutional analysis (Houlihan, 2005). On the basis of the original instrument for measuring of sport equity, the survey is carried out. The research sample (N = 193) is made up by the municipalities with extended powers, except for regional cities and Prague. The second part of the thesis has the character of an action research. The author evaluates the application of the NBS: Financial questionnaire...