The Geography of Recreation and Leisure

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Human Geography
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Author: Isobel Cosgrove, Richard Jackson ISBN: 9781317332381
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 22, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Isobel Cosgrove, Richard Jackson
ISBN: 9781317332381
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 22, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Originally published in 1972, this book discusses changing attitudes to work and leisure and patterns of leisure activity, asking if recreation, as an economic activity, a distinctive spatial expression. It examines characteristics of spa towns and coastal resorts in the nineteenth century as well as provision of leisure amenities in urban and rural areas of contemporary Britain and the changing levels of demand for and supply of recreation in North America.

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Originally published in 1972, this book discusses changing attitudes to work and leisure and patterns of leisure activity, asking if recreation, as an economic activity, a distinctive spatial expression. It examines characteristics of spa towns and coastal resorts in the nineteenth century as well as provision of leisure amenities in urban and rural areas of contemporary Britain and the changing levels of demand for and supply of recreation in North America.

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