Baharak nassery sisi; zinat nikaeen; Ali Zarei
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to provide a model for the development of urban cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study was qualitative, with a grounded theory approach. Participants were selected through purposive sampling. The interviewees consisted of all professors of sports management ...
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The purpose of the present study was to provide a model for the development of urban cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study was qualitative, with a grounded theory approach. Participants were selected through purposive sampling. The interviewees consisted of all professors of sports management and sports managers and experts. The research tool was a semi-structured interview and the results were analyzed by open, axial and selective coding. After analyzing the interviews, in relation to causal factors, 6 categories of individual causes, cultural, managerial, sustainable development, health causes and infrastructural were obtained; In the contextual factors section, 8 categories of individual factors, women's sports, economic, structural, manpower, infrastructure, managerial and supportive were obtained; In relation to the intervening factors, 5 main categories of media interventions, event interventions, organizational interventions, incentive and motivational interventions and urban and citizenship interventions were identified; In relation to strategies, 7 main categories of economic approaches, improvement of sports infrastructure, inter-organizational interactions, institutionalization of sports culture, continuous evaluation and control, development of human resources capabilities and diversity and multiplicity of events were identified; In the section on consequences, 4 main categories of promotion of physical abilities, social development, culture building and psychological consequences were obtained. In general, the findings of this study can be used as a strategy for the development of urban cycling during the Covid-19 pandemic, so the relevant organizations such as the Ministry of Sports and Youth, Iranian Cycling Federation,