Socio-spatial complexity in leisure development

Meekes, Jasper; Buda, Dorina; Roo, Gert de

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2019.102814

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“…Rather, they prove a low level of recreational activity among the inhabitants of border municipalities and should be an important premise for interventions carried out in this area. The orientation of regional development towards recreation and its importance for the socio-economic development of spatial units is also emphasised by other authors (Meekes et al, 2020).…”

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Changes in Leisure Activities Under Crisis Conditions

Sawinska

2023

ERSJ

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Purpose:The aim of this paper is to identify changes in the recreational behaviour of the inhabitants of Polish municipalities bordering Germany, with particular emphasis on the impact of crisis situations on this behaviour. It was assumed that the Covid pandemic and the restrictions caused by it have affected most aspects of the lives of the inhabitants of the border municipalities, including their leisure-time behaviour and the leisure-time recreational activities undertaken. An additional objective was to investigate which physical activities are most popular and whether they differ between the inhabitants of the different provinces. Design/Methodology/Approach: The empirical part was based on a survey conducted using the CATI method in 2021. The survey was conducted on a representative group of 1,068 inhabitants of border communes of three voivodeships: West Pomeranian, Lubusz and Lower Silesian, with a target-quota selection of respondents taking into account characteristics such as age, gender and place of residence. The theoretical part of the article is based on a review of the literature on recreational activities. Findings: Activities defined as physical recreation have not changed significantly compared to the period before the Covid pandemic. Passive recreational activities, on the other hand, have increased, which should be considered a worrying phenomenon. As the study showed, the most popular physical activities undertaken by the inhabitants of the border municipalities are those carried out in public space, close to their place of residence. Walking, cycling, running and gardening are the activities most frequently chosen. However, walking was indicated as a fairly regular activity by almost 56% of respondents, gardening by 21%, cycling by less than 33% and running by only 14%. The proportion of other activities was much lower. Considering the positive impact of physical activity on health and cognitive functions of a person, it is necessary to carry out activities supporting the improvement of physical activity of the inhabitants of border municipalities. Practical Implications: The identification of the most preferred forms of active recreation, mainly undertaken outdoors, in the immediate living space can contribute to the development of recreational infrastructure and multi-group friendly recreational space by local authorities and other social policy actors. These activities can contribute to promoting behaviour that has a positive impact on the health and quality of life of residents, counteracting destructive behaviour or bridging the gap between different territorial units. Originality/Value: Previous research related to recreational activity is mostly very general and mainly concerned with its gender differentiation. Looking at the impact of crisis-like changes (Panademia Covid) on the differentiation of recreational activities provides a new perspective on the problem.

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Changes in Leisure Activities Under Crisis Conditions

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2023

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“…Farsari et al, 2011) and from EEG in combining the spatial dimension and evolution with discourse analysis (e.g. Meekes et al, 2020). Nevertheless, more is required.…”

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“…Ultimately, they can contribute to the democratisation of governance and its transformation from a neo-liberal reductionist process to a powerful collaborative one. Also, an understanding of how people assign meaning to their environment can be incorporated within complexity approaches (Meekes et al, 2020). Democratisation then expands to include non-dominant discourses of the human-environment relationship and the Anthropocene.…”

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Exploring the nexus between sustainable tourism governance, resilience and complexity research

Farsari

2021

Tourism Recreation Research

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Governance and complexity have increasingly become subjects of interest within research on sustainable tourism. Governance has been marked by a turn to more corporatist and networked policymaking structures. At the same time, the use of the concept of complexity in research on tourism destinations and governance is gaining momentum in an effort to address the links in increasingly networked systems as well as the interrelatedness of the multiple features of a tourist destination. Meanwhile, resilience has emerged as a new buzzword in research on sustainable development and governance which denotes the ability of a destination to cope with and adapt to change. This article reviews the literature on destination governance to identify critical issues and trends, and discusses the relevance of complexity approaches. Evolutionary studies and research on resilience in a sustainability context are becoming part of this discussion. The review sheds light on the limitations and merits of each of these concepts, as well as on their nexus. The article concludes with some key areas for future research on destination governance. The aim of the review is to contribute to conceptual clarity and to advance the application of complexity approaches in research on destination governance.

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The Palestinian Conflict and the Further IT Use From the Greek and Turkish Hotels

Uzunogullari,

Karadimitriou,

Pappas

2024

Strategic Change

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The current conflict in Palestine substantially affects tourism and hotel operations in the Eastern Mediterranean. The study examines the Palestinian conflict's effect on the hotel industry's willingness to further use information technology (IT) as a means for handling the crisis. Two nationwide studies were conducted in the hotels of Greece and Turkey. Each study includes the perspectives of a sample of 400 hotel managers and evaluates the chaordic systems and dynamics related to the Palestinian conflict and the further use of IT in the hotels. By employing fsQCA and NCA, both studies generated the same three solutions: (i) IT orientation, (ii) the Palestine effect, and (iii) IT externalisation. The study contributes to theoretical and methodological perspectives whilst providing several managerial implications concerning the IT‐related strategic change of hotels due to the Palestinian conflict.

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Socio-spatial complexity in leisure development

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Cited by 8 publications

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Changes in Leisure Activities Under Crisis Conditions

Changes in Leisure Activities Under Crisis Conditions

Exploring the nexus between sustainable tourism governance, resilience and complexity research

The Palestinian Conflict and the Further IT Use From the Greek and Turkish Hotels

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