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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"recreation activities"”.
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The Impact Outdoor Recreation Activities on Individuals with Physical Disabilities
… review the literature on the impact of outdoor recreation activities on individuals with physical disabilities. Participation in outdoor recreational activities should be accessible to everyone. Participation in outdoor recreation improves an individual’s physical, mental, and social well-being. …
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Motorised outdoor recreation pursuits in the Lower Umfolozi and Hlabisa Coastal Districts of KwaZulu-Natal
… emotional stress as people battle to survive. Recreation activities provide people with an outlet to release this stress. In the past few years a great deal of attention was focused in the way people spent their leisure time. This study focuses on outdoor motorised recreation pursuits in the …
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Provision of recreation facilities at Osizweni Township, Newcastle
The study on provision of recreation facilities at Osizweni Township, Newcastle was conducted against the background that the local community is not provided with sufficient recreation facilities, it was surprising to see that the majority of local community is not participating in recreation …
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Policy and practice in outdoor recreation participation in UMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal
… aim of the study is to establish the outdoor recreation participation patterns in Umkhanyakude District. In other words the study wants to discover the role played by policy and practice in usage and community involvement in outdoor recreation in the study area. Among other things, the study …
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Perceptions of constraints to recreational sports participation :a case study of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) undergraduate female students
… the choices females make about involvement in recreational sports, exercise, and other physical recreation activities are important to consider if females physical, social, and emotional quality of life is to be enhanced. The main aim of this study was to explore the perception held by female …
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Wildlife-associated recreation and wildlife management: views of birders, hunters, environmentalists, wildlife professionals, and forestry professionals
Few wildlife-associated recreation models have examined the contributions of wildlife to recreation experiences. In this study, a mail questionnaire was used to examine the wildlife experiences enjoyed by hunters, birders, environmentalists, wildlife professionals, and forestry professionals. In …
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Attitudes and Motivational Factors for Participation in the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Program
… interests, and participation in outdoor recreation activities. The survey, administered to 265 women between October 2002 and June 2003, examined demographic characteristics, motivational factors for participation, similarities and differences between firsttime and returning participants, …
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An Evaluation of the Recreation Interest of Hopkins County Middle School Students
… purpose of this study is to identify potential recreational activity interests of Hopkins County middle school students, thereby assisting the Hopkins County Family YMCA in teen program development. In addition, the study investigates potential constraints these students encounter. One hundred …
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Physical activity levels and modes of physical activity among Canadian adults with obstructive respiratory disease
… the following categories: walking, endurance activities, recreation activities, conventional exercise, sports, and no physical activity. Results: Adults with COPD and CAC had the lowest participation in all modes of physical activity, compared to adults without respiratory disease. Physically …
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Towards an understanding of the effect of commercial/industrial activity on the quality of the recreation experience within urban river corridors
… activity on the quality of the recreation experience for participants in both water-based or water-enhanced outdoor recreation activities within an urban river corridor. In addition, the study specifies the relationship between social, psychological and use characteristics of …
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A comparative study of vascular plants associated with Allium tribracteatum Torrey and Allium obtusum Lemmon, with special consideration of the flora of the Mehrten Formation, Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties, California
… facing Allium tribracteatum include winter recreation activities, illegal off highway vehicles, power line maintenance, seasonal wood cutting, some livestock grazing, and activities associated with the Bald Mountain Helitack fire base. Currently, these activities have minimal impacts on the …
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Community Recreation Opportunity Planning Process: an alternative planning and management tool : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science at Lincoln University
Rural communities often have different community recreation opportunities than urban areas. The aim of this research is to examine one rural community’s recreation opportunities and develop an alternative model for planning and managing these in the future. A qualitative methodology was adopted and …
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Park and Recreation Impact Fees: Describing the Attitudes and Current Practices of Texas Cities
… of parkland impact fees that support parks and recreation activities in Texas cities. It is important for parks and recreation professionals to learn and understand the tools they have available to finance new parks and repair old infrastructure. This research uses existing literature to develop …
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Intersections of community, traditional knowledge, and place: a park design for the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians
… that provides considerably more than the typical recreation activities we so often associate with a park. To guide my design process, I synthesized the criteria for success, identified by each of the project partners, and determined that to be successful the landscape must honor the past, …
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Strandfontein coastal development: proposals for a regional recreation amenity
… attention both locally and overseas is recreation planning. This is a serious commission because if the planner is concerned with man's whole living environment, what people do in their leizure, time should be of' considerable interest to him. Marion Clawson, one of' the pioneers of' …
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Strandfontein coastal development: proposals for a regional recreation amenity
… attention both locally and overseas is recreation planning. This is a serious commission because if the planner is concerned with man's whole living environment, what people do in their leizure, time should be of' considerable interest to him. Marion Clawson, one of' the pioneers of' …
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The provision and utilisation of recreation facilities for the youth at Ngwelezane Township, KwaZulu-Natal
Recreation as a profession is new in South Africa. In the past not much concern was given to the provision and utilisation of recreation facilities for the previously disadvantaged communities. Recreation has not been taken as a significant component of life for Blacks because of the apartheid …
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