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application/pdf en text Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-12-01 The student, Patrick Hill, accepted the attached license on 2025-10-29 at 15:34. The student, Patrick Hill, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2025-10-29 at 15:42. This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2025-11-10 at 10:44. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #22840 on 2026-02-19 at 18:45:39 Navigating the urban terrain: how practitioners adapt sport for development programs amid external challenges Hill, Patrick 2025-11-10 Sato, Mikihiro Fernandez, Mariela Stodolska, Monika Chakraborty, Arnab Hopson, Rodney sport for development organizations urban environment sport management sport for development leadership eng Sport for development (SFD) programs can be influenced by factors that stem from the environment in which they operate. However, the influence of factors within the U.S. urban context on SFD programming have not been explored. The purpose of this study was to investigate how societal factors may affect the design, delivery, and evaluation of urban SFD programs. Utilizing a comparative case study, the questions of this study were to (a) understand what factors SFD practitioners consider when designing, delivering, and evaluating their programs in an urban setting and (b) examine how these factors influence the design, delivery, and evaluation of the SFD programs. This study was guided by the Sport for Development Theory (SFDT) and the socio-ecological model. Two nonprofit organizations in Chicago, IL were part of this study. Data were collected through six interviews with SFD practitioners, and documents were collected from each organization. Study results indicated that SFD practitioners considered the neighborhood demographics, community violence, global events, availability of public space, and the public school system in their programming. The findings highlight the need for training SFD practitioners to consider the environment in their programming. 2025-12 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/2142/132635 Copyright Patrick Hill 2025 Recreation, Sport and Tourism Recreation, Sport, and Tourism University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Ph.D. Dissertation