Iparc slideshow showing activities in various parks and activities

Welcome to IPARC!

Investigating Places for Active Recreation in Community (IPARC) is a research initiative (laboratory) sponsored by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management in the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State University.

The objectives of IPARC are:

To conduct research about opportunities for physical activity for all community residents through parks, recreation, schools, and other community settings.
To facilitate collaborative research opportunities among NC State University faculty and other colleagues throughout the state and across the nation regarding active recreation in communities.
To advance the state of knowledge about evidence-based research about active recreation in communities through projects, publications, and training workshops and seminars.
To support graduate education and research training focused on understanding the role of recreation systems in contributing to physical activity.

News & Events

IPARC Brown Bag Lunch:
Perception of Crime in
Leisure Time Physical
Activity
November 20, 2009
12:00 - 1:00pm
NCSU Biltmore Hall Hines Room

Active Living Research Annual Conference
February 9 - 11, 2010
The US Grant Hotel
San Diego, CA

IPARC Mission

To advance the science of how parks, recreation and sport environments promote active living. We also seek to facilitate the application of evidence-based policies and practices to enhance opportunities for physical activity in these environments to enhance quality of life.

Vision

IPARC aims to be a national leader in providing research evidence on the contributions of parks, recreation and sport to physical activity and an essential resource for evidence-based physical activity research from local, state and national perspectives.