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Dimension Environment
Sub-Dimension Environment

Category Public Space and Nature
KPI Name Recreational Facilities
KPI No. EN: EN: PSN: 4A Type: Advanced Type: Sustainable

Definition / Area of total public recreational facilities per 100 000 inhabitants
Description

Rationale / Recreational facilities are important to maintain the health of city inhabitants and
Interpretation / for providing opportunities for inhabitants to assemble publicly and to keep in
Benchmarking touch.
Indoor and outdoor facilities that are publicly owned, or publicly accessible,
should be counted.

Indoor facilities include (but are not limited to): gymnasiums, community centres,
swimming pools, arenas, or similar facilities dedicated to recreation.
Outdoor facilities include (but are not limited to): sports fields, parks, wooded
areas, or similar areas dedicated to recreation.
Only the actual indoor floor space or outdoor land space dedicated to recreation
should be included.
A higher value and an increasing trend are seen as positive.
Methodology Calculate as:
Numerator: Total area of indoor and outdoor facilities (m ).
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Denominator: One 100 000th of the city’s population.

Unit m / 100 000 inhabitants
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Data Sources Data can be obtained through municipal recreations, planning and sports
/ Relevant departments and GIS data.
Databases

SDG Reference(s) SDG Indicator 11.7.1: The average share of the built-up area of cities that is open
space for public use for all, disaggregated by age group, sex and persons with
disabilities.
Verification Check to see if calculation is based on 100 000 inhabitants and consistent with
Guidance population.

Check to see what is included as a recreational facility.
Check data sources.
DATA VALUES:
As the KPI is reported in m , this can be a very large number.
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