“All Sorts and Any Quantity of Outlandish Recreations”: History, Sociology, and the Study of Leisure in England, 1820 to 1870 [PDF]
, 2006 Chris Waters
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BEYOND ‘BAD DENSITY’ AND TERRITORIAL STIGMA: An Infrastructure Access Lens on Suburban Exclusion
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Segregation and social exclusion in postwar suburban housing estates are typically addressed as problems of residential location. For decades, postwar suburbs in all corners of the world have been targeted as designated sites of punitive urban intervention, grounded in territorial stigma and normative notions of density.
André Klaassen, Greet De Block
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De‐municipalisation? Legacies of austerity for England's urban parks
The Geographical Journal, EarlyView., 2023 This paper analyses how the period of austerity 2010–2019 affected public parks in English cities using the notion of de‐municipalisation to frame the discussion. The paper identifies an experimental ‘shaking up’ of park governance, away from local authorities and with greater involvement from national‐level NGOs. Changes also involved a ‘breaking down’
Andrew Smith +2 more
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“I am not too old to play” – The Past, Present and Future of 50 and Over Organized Sport Leagues
Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research, 2017 The ageing population in Canada is dramatically increasing. According to recent demographic projections, roughly 20 percent of Canada’s population will consist of people over the age 65 by 2024.
Webb Evan, Stratas Aida, Karlis George
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‘No Time for Recreations till the Vote is Won’? Suffrage Activists and Leisure in Edwardian Britain [PDF]
, 2007 Joyce Kay
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How can you estimate the value of a bus service? Evaluating buses in tourist areas [PDF]
Bus services are currently threatened with cuts to reduce local government spending. Services provided for leisure activities in rural areas are particularly at risk as leisure travel is seen as less important than utility travel and the people using the
ESRC, Guiver, Jo W
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Recreation, tourism and nature in a changing world : proceedings of the fifth international conference on monitoring and management of visitor flows in recreational and protected areas : Wageningen, the Netherlands, May 30-June 3, 2010 [PDF]
, 2010 Proceedings of the fifth international conference on monitoring and management of visitor flows in recreational and protected areas : Wageningen, the Netherlands, May 30-June 3 ...
Elands, B. +2 more
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LIBERTOPIA: An Intellectual Stroll in Berlin's Tempelhof Park
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Berlin's Tempelhofer Feld, an old airport turned into a public park, stands as a unique urban space. What it is about this simple and massive open space in the heart of a large city that makes it a near‐utopian formation? This essay attempts to explore the meaning of this sociospatial entity, framing it in terms of a ‘libertopia’, to serve as ...
Asef Bayat
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Salāmat-i ijtimā̒ī, 2020 Background and Objectives: The benefits of psychological activities are as significant as physical activities during leisure time. The aim of this study was to determine and recognize the roles of leisure time and the effect of psychological factors ...
Seyed Ali Reza Ganjeh +3 more
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