Leisure: an introduction 9780273726494, 3420107900, 0273726498
Leisure: An Introduction provides a broad and lively understanding of the meaning, significance and scope of leisure in
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Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Leisure: An Introduction......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
List of figures......Page 12
List of tables......Page 16
List of plates......Page 18
Preface......Page 20
Acknowledgements......Page 24
Introduction......Page 28
Leisure in a changing world – what is leisure?......Page 32
Reasons for studying leisure......Page 34
Defining leisure......Page 37
Distinguishing between leisure, recreation and tourism......Page 40
Approaches to defining leisure......Page 42
The leisure society......Page 46
Leisure, recreation and play......Page 48
Entertainment as leisure......Page 50
Leisure, well-being and society......Page 54
Leisure as a defining element of the individual, family and group......Page 56
Leisure and globalisation......Page 59
Summary......Page 60
References......Page 61
Introduction......Page 64
The history of the study of leisure studies......Page 65
Historical analysis of leisure......Page 68
Reconstructing past histories of leisure: interpretation, focus and sources......Page 69
Approaches and debates in the periodisation of leisure......Page 71
Industrialisation, leisure and the rise of organised leisure......Page 83
The early Victorian period: the 1800s......Page 87
The mid-Victorian period: the 1840s......Page 88
The late Victorian years: the 1880s......Page 90
The 1920s and 1930s......Page 95
The 1950s and 1960s......Page 97
The 1970s and 1980s......Page 101
Summary......Page 104
Discussion questions......Page 105
References......Page 106
Introduction......Page 110
What is the social value of leisure?......Page 115
Social capital and leisure......Page 120
The leisure setting......Page 121
The family and leisure......Page 123
Leisure lifestyles......Page 127
Leisure, lifestyles and The Experience Economy......Page 128
Social class and leisure......Page 132
Work and leisure......Page 134
The 24-hour society: implications for leisure?......Page 139
Gender and leisure......Page 140
Ageing and leisure......Page 143
Race and leisure......Page 146
Summary......Page 148
References......Page 150
Introduction......Page 154
Leisure demand......Page 157
Determinants of demand......Page 160
The social-psychological determinants of leisure demand: the role of motivation......Page 162
The reality of leisure demand: country studies of leisure participation......Page 169
Barriers to leisure participation......Page 174
Seasonality......Page 175
The impact of financial resources on leisure demand......Page 176
Social constraints on leisure demand: the case of disability......Page 178
Social exclusion, inclusion and leisure participation......Page 181
Leisure, fashions and tastes: shaping leisure preferences......Page 183
Summary......Page 186
References......Page 187
Introduction......Page 190
What is leisure supply?......Page 192
Conceptualising leisure provision......Page 194
Leisure supply and organisations......Page 198
The leisure experience......Page 200
The concept of leisure supply and resources......Page 202
Classifying leisure resources: leisure resource typologies......Page 204
Home-based leisure......Page 207
Out-of-home leisure......Page 216
The role of transport in leisure supply......Page 218
Sustainable leisure transport: an optimistic objective?......Page 225
Methods of analysing supply: evaluation tools......Page 227
Summary......Page 233
Discussion questions......Page 234
References......Page 235
Introduction......Page 238
Understanding the role of the public, commercial and voluntary sectors in leisure: the case of children’s play......Page 239
The public sector......Page 240
Rationale for state involvement in leisure provision......Page 243
Policy making and the state: the case of leisure policy......Page 244
History of state involvement in leisure policy and provision......Page 246
The commercial sector......Page 257
The voluntary sector......Page 269
The evolution of voluntary organisations......Page 272
Summary......Page 276
References......Page 278
Introduction......Page 282
Leisure planning......Page 283
The evolution of leisure planning......Page 288
The purpose, process of, and techniques used in leisure planning......Page 290
Towards sustainable leisure planning and provision: a challenge for the twenty-first century?......Page 300
The leisure consumer and leisure organisations......Page 305
Leisure and marketing......Page 308
Strategic planning......Page 311
The marketing mix......Page 312
Leisure consumers, leisure services and marketing......Page 314
The role of marketing in public leisure services......Page 317
Communicating with leisure consumers: The role of advertising and the media......Page 318
Summary......Page 321
Discussion questions......Page 322
References......Page 323
Introduction......Page 326
Urban areas as a setting for leisure......Page 328
Understanding the postmodern city and leisure......Page 333
The scope of urban leisure provision......Page 341
Urban leisure planning......Page 342
Leisure centres and leisure provision in the urban environment......Page 344
Urban parks and open space provision in urban areas......Page 346
Contemporary issues in urban leisure: the street as an urban leisure space......Page 353
Urban neighbourhood leisure: children’s leisure spaces and play......Page 360
Leisure and the urban fringe......Page 363
Summary......Page 365
References......Page 367
Introduction......Page 372
Theoretical issues and postmodern society: culture and leisure......Page 376
Defining the cultural industries......Page 378
The creative city......Page 383
Global dimensions of the cultural and creative economy......Page 385
Events and festivals as leisure entertainment......Page 391
Leisure as entertainment: the theme park industry......Page 398
Las Vegas: the ultimate leisure entertainment destination......Page 402
Summary......Page 404
References......Page 405
Introduction......Page 408
Studying coastal leisure......Page 410
What is coastal leisure?......Page 411
Multidisciplinary contributions to coastal leisure......Page 412
What is the coastal environment?......Page 413
The history of coastal leisure......Page 414
The attraction of the sea......Page 421
What motivates visits to the coast?......Page 422
The beach as a constructed leisure place......Page 425
Who goes to the coast?......Page 430
Recreational beach use......Page 432
Managing coastal leisure......Page 435
Summary......Page 442
References......Page 443
Introduction......Page 446
Rural leisure, recreation and tourism: blurred boundaries?......Page 452
What do we mean by rural?......Page 453
Understanding transformations and changes in rural areas as settings for leisure and recreation......Page 456
Contemporary issues in rural leisure......Page 460
Demand and supply issues in rural leisure......Page 463
Outdoor recreation and the rural environment......Page 471
Preservation and conservation: national parks and wilderness areas......Page 473
The impact of rural leisure: environmental, economic and social dimensions......Page 475
Managing conflict in rural leisure......Page 479
The future for rural leisure......Page 484
Summary......Page 487
Discussion questions......Page 488
References......Page 489
Introduction......Page 494
Futurology: the study of the future......Page 497
The concept of change and uncertainty in futures research......Page 501
Scenario planning and uncertainty......Page 503
Hypercompetition, change and commercial leisure......Page 505
Microtrends and leisure......Page 507
Change and the worlds of work and leisure......Page 509
How to approach the future of leisure......Page 513
Three contrasting views of the future of leisure......Page 514
The reliability of leisure futures research and predictions......Page 517
Current and future changes in leisure......Page 518
Summary......Page 524
References......Page 526
Index......Page 530
