Debate regarding definitions and philosophies of therapeutic recreation (TR) is ongoing. Those who favour the recreational therapy approach view leisure as a modality to improved health, whereas those ascribe prioritize experiences over addressing symptoms illness or disability. However, there paucity research exploring professionals’ perspectives on meaning TR. To address this gap, we conducte...

Leisure agriculture is a crucial carrier for city and tourism growth. This study aims to explore the overall leisure different types of spatial sub-characteristics their influencing factors. Taking Xi’an, China, as an example, was classified into four types: agritainments, agricultural parks, resorts, rural homestays. According this study, two ring zones one core belt zone in Xi’an are disperse...

value of tourism and recreation are direct values of the forest ecosystem and parks, which include the use of parks and forest for recreation, leisure, hiking, and aesthetic. in this study, hasht behesht park recreational value and willingness to pay (wtp) is defined and measured by using contingent valuation method (cv) and double-bounded dichotomous choice (ddc). for measuring the willingness...

The survey aims to knowing the appropriate strategy in developing tourist attraction of Serang Beach as a location for family leisure and recreation Blitar Regency.Dalam this researchusing mix methods, namely descriptive qualitative quantitative. Data was collected by means observation, interviews, documentation. next step is analyze internal environment attraction, which analyzed based on tour...

OBJECTIVES To describe the prevalence, frequency, type, motivation for, and demographic and socioeconomic distribution of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among adults in Brazil. METHODS The data source for our study was the Brazilian Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) (Pesquisa sobre Padrões de Vida), which was conducted in 1996 and 1997. This survey studied a multistage stratif...

Abstract Recreationists differ in their engagement, specialization and involvement leisure activity. Recreation can be seen as a continuum from the novice to highly advanced (or career process), sometimes grouped into three or four categories. Within highest category of recreationists, specific hard-core, elite devotee segment was identified. In this study, specialized birdwatchers addressed. T...

background quality of life (qol) stands for to the general well-being of the populations in the societies. quality of life should not be confused with the concept of standard of living, which is based primarily on income. instead, standard indicators of the qol include not only wealth and employment, but also built environment, physical and mental health, education, recreation and leisure time ...