mehdi mahmoodi yekta; Mohsen Zarifi Khamene; ali khazaei; Mohsen Hallaji
Abstract
The aim of the current research was to identify the influencing factors on the development of cycling sport culture. The present research was exploratory in nature; It was applied in terms of research type and inductive in terms of strategy And in terms of the nature of the data, it belongs to the category ...
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The aim of the current research was to identify the influencing factors on the development of cycling sport culture. The present research was exploratory in nature; It was applied in terms of research type and inductive in terms of strategy And in terms of the nature of the data, it belongs to the category of qualitative research and Grounded Theory based on the paradigm model of Strauss and Corbin (1990). The statistical population of the research was made up of cycling federation members, urban sports managers, athletes and trainers which were chosen by purposive sampling and snowball methods. The interviews were conducted with 17 people during the two-month process. In order to analyze the data and extract the findings, open, axial and selective coding was used. Also, qualitative data analysis was done using MAXQDA software. After the coding process, 105 open codes were obtained in 18 sub-categories of axial coding and 8 general categories of selective coding. Based on the results, with the active city strategy and the development of sports and health centered on the use of bicycles and by adopting operational strategies such as increasing the safety of streets and passages, standardizing bicycle equipment, legal protection for riders, and using shared bicycle plans and establishing a balance and balance of access to Bicycles between all citizens and... It is possible to help culture and change behavior towards more use of bicycles and finally help sustainable urban development.