Apunts. Educació Física i Esports 2016, núm. 124, 2n trimestre (abril-juny), pàg. 53-70 ISSN-0214-8757 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5672/apunts.2014-0983.cat.(2016/2).124.08 Adventure Physical Activities in Nature (APAN): Review of the Taxonomy (1995-2015) and Tables for Classification and Identification of Practices Adventure Physical Activities in Nature (APAN): Review of the Taxonomy (1995-2015) and Tables for Classification and Identification of Practices JAVIER OLIVERA BETRÁN National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia - Barcelona Centre (Spain) ALBERT OLIVERA BETRÁN Secondary school physical education teacher Corresponding author Javier Olivera Betrán Founders of the ‘Olivera Method’ for smart motor behaviour ACTIVE LEISURE AND TOURISM SPORTS MANAGEMENT,
[email protected] Abstract This study is based on an earlier one (1995) containing a proposed taxonomic classification which we have now reviewed and updated according to the growth and emergence of these practices during this period. On an intrinsic level, we studied the purpose and nature of these activities and rethought and analysed the relevance and appropriateness of ‘Adventure Phy- sical Activities in Nature’ (APAN) as a valid name to identify them. On an extrinsic level, we identified the APAN that are currently being significantly performed by part of the population worldwide and we restructured and completed the taxonomic classification of 1995 with the specific presence of a new emerging sector ‘Fire’ due to the increasing presence of practices that use the internal combustion engine. We built a table identifying each of the selected APAN practices and drew up a table of environmental impacts with four pollutant classifications.