The Role of Physical Activity in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health, Well-Being and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 878
Special Issue Editors
2. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Vilnius University, LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania
Interests: physical activity; physical fitness; psychosocial determinants of health-related behavior; social capital; sustainability-related attitudes
Interests: physical education; PE teacher education; quality PE; physical activity; physical activity and healthy living in children; motor development; sport pedagogy; physical activity in leisure time
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is aimed to collect papers that provide new evidence of the benefits of physical activity for sustainable development. As physical activity is confirmed to be related to almost every UNESCO Sustainability Goal, there is a broad field of research open for different perspectives, such as psychological, sociological, public health, physiological, educational, and others. Papers highlighting potential or synergies between physical activity and sustainability in any cross-sectional, longitudinal, experimental studies are welcomed, as well as reviews and papers on research methods. Although physical activity is acknowledged as an essential actor of sustainable development, gaps remain on how and what sustainable development problems physical activity could solve. We invite you to present your recent analysis on links between physical activity and sustainable development goals, such as good health and well-being, quality education, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, and others in many aspects and in different populations.
Further, in order for research to make an impact for further sustainable development, to provide evidence-based recommendations for policymakers and implementers, to develop interventions, there is a need for a deeper and broader understanding of factors that are predicting sustainability-related physical activity itself on the individual, interpersonal, organizational, or policy levels.
We encourage you to contribute research for consideration for publication in Sustainability, an international open access journal that provides an advanced forum for research findings in areas related to sustainability and sustainable development.
Dr. Brigita Miežienė
Dr. Biljana Popeska
Prof. Dr. Saulius Šukys
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable development
- sustainable healthy lifestyles
- physical activity and active transportation
- sustainability-related attitudes
- ecologically sustainable physical activity
