Sport and Recreation Grounds: Urban Society Expectations

• Authors: Anna Pawlikowska-Piechotka , Karolina Sawicka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Recently, changes to our pace of living and to our quality of life (including demands of our leisure possibilities) have been rapid. We now expect higher standards of living filled with goods, services, and recreation activities unimaginable some decades ago. In the last two decades, there have been massive changes in work, communication, and travel resulting in what could be described as “leisure revolution.” The opportunities have increased in terms of both the time available and the variety of ways in which we can spend this time. Several aspects of physical exercise benefits are well recognized: we know that active recreation is especially stimulating and rewarding and that it helps to achieve sharper mental awareness and heightened consciousness. To be able to enjoy everyday outdoor active recreation and sports (netball, badminton, etc.), there has to be a network of recreation grounds and a supply of facilities that respond to the needs and expectations of society.The study of contemporary trends of leisure provision could be an essential spatial planning tool when contemporary housing estates functional programs are considered. Our research study (conducted on the basis of grants ds-114 and ds-144 AWF JP Warsaw; 2008-2012, supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education) aimed to provide information on present trends in the area of active recreation that could impinge on leisure facilities expected at urban housing estates (outdoor recreation grounds).

Keywords

EN

sport and recreation grounds; urban society; healthy lifestyle

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 57
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 33-43

Dates

published

1 - 03 - 2013

online

15 - 03 - 2013

Contributors

author

Anna Pawlikowska-Piechotka

• Josef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw

author

Karolina Sawicka

• Josef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pcssr-2013-0006