Examination of the use of recreation areas with soparc system: The case of Mersin province

Authors : Kurtuluş Onur Kaya, Yunus Yıldırım

Pages : 50-63

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Publication Date : 2025-06-30

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to examine the target area preferences of individuals in parks and recreation areas in terms of age, gender, day, time zone, physical activity level and sportswear and sports shoes usage. The sample of the study is individuals using the Mersin Maritime Museum Park and Recreation Area on the Mersin coastline. The research group consists of a total of 5343 participants. The determined park and recreation area was observed with the “System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities- TORAGS” tool developed by McKenzie & Cohen (2006). Before the observation, a pilot study was conducted with 324 participants and the inter-observer reliability was tested with Kappa statistics. Since the kappa coefficients calculated in our study were greater than 0.81, a very good level of agreement was found between the raters. Frequency distribution and chi-square (χ²) technique were used in the interpretation of the results. It was observed that individuals using parks and recreation areas differed significantly according to gender, age, time zone, day, level of activity they participated in and their use of sportswear and sports shoes.
Keywords : Rekreasyon, Park, Yerel Yönetim, Fiziksel Aktivite, Sağlık

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