体育文化的地理学解析-人文地理.pdf

DOI :10.13959/j.issn.1003 -2398.2002.05.013 17 　5 　　　 Vol.17, No.5　 　 2002 10 　　　　　　　　　　　　　HUMAN GEOGRAPHY　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Oct.2002　 :1003—2398 (2002)05—0055—05 (, 　100037) A GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF SPORTS CULTURE TIAN Zhi-mei (Geog rap hy D ep ar tm en t, Cap ital Norm a l Un iversity , B eij ing 100037, China ) Abstract:Both sports and geography are spatial sciences.The geographical concept of space and place are central to not only a definition of sport ut also to an enhanced understanding of sport ssignifi- cance.As an epiphenomenona, sport is marginalized in economic, cultural and physical studies.There are signs that in the last tw o decades a su -discipline called sports geography has arrived. Space and place, w hich oth sports and geographical concerns, are dealed w ith as a cutting-in point in sports-geographic approaches.This paper introduces the progress in sports geography and analyses the relation ship etw een sports and geography .Afterw ards, a conceptual framew ork for geo- graphic studies of sports culture is provided.Basing on the framew ork, the key realm and core content a out sports geography are discussed:sports geography is concern with the exploration of sports cul- ture and how the spatial distri ution of sport has changed over time—the origin and spatial diffusion of sports culture;spatial organization and optimal location selection of sports activities;the different char- acter of sports culture in different region;the changing character of the sports landscape and the mak-