Planning for Leisure
Leisure Planning
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Refer to the development of areas and
facilities for leisure activities and pursuits
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The planner’s dream is to provide the
right facilities, in the best location and at
the right time, for the people who need
them and at acceptable cost
• A process that relates people’s leisure
time to space. It is both art and science,
using the methods of many disciplines …
into developing alternatives for using
leisure time, space, energy and money
to accommodate human needs.
Current problems
Key is to identify the needs of people and
to provide products and services in
response to those needs
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Leisure facilities are often placed in
inappropriate locations:
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Safeguard land for leisure and recreation:
土地法令鬆綁,
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Leisure facilities are often not matching
with local needs
都會新趨勢
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建築外觀
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多元機能
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環境共生
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社區文化
Assessment of Demand
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Standard of provision – p. 239, p. 242
The most developed and widely accepted
approaches to the ‘equitable’ distribution
of recreational service
Validity - based on population (area),
supply, who develop the standards may
differ in their social backgrounds
 It become institutionalized – no flexibility
 Misinterpreted and used as a justification
for taking no further action
 Standards are inanimate, inhuman –
concerns quantities, ignore quality of
provision, aspects of distribution, use
and management
 Some activities are difficult to evaluate
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Spatial analysis p. 244
 User
survey  catchment of leisure facilities 
geographic area being served can be identified,
ex: postal code
 Assumes
the same accessibility, similar
attraction, pricing, and population
characteristics
 Clustering
time
effect, scale of facilities, and travel
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Hierarchy of facilities –p.246
A
modified version of standards of
provision based on national survey
and participation rate  frequency
and capacity
Used
on new town development
Combine
with spatial analysis
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Grid Approach – p. 250
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More of a management technique
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Establish criteria and category
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Match category needs with facilities
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Ranking list - priority
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Need Index – p. 251
Need
index – Supply index =
Deficiency
Priority
ranking based on needs
Significant
factors influencing needs –
factors affecting children’s
opportunity to play
Significant
factors influencing supply –
location, size, quality (safety,
condition, play value) and supervision
 subjective judgment on value
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Expressed demand and playing pitch
strategy – on-site survey of existing
facilities and usage by category
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Public Consultation – Planning with
people
Community
demand survey
Leisure
facility user survey – efficiency
and effectiveness
Survey
of clubs, societies and
organization – list is incomplete
Public
meeting – 公聽會, 代表性
Working
parties – local members and
government officers with authority of
recommendations  slow decision
making
Interview
Focus
groups: 8-12 individuals
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There is no one way of determining the
level of potential leisure demand for a
particular activity  use a range of
different leisure planning techniques
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Concern people’s side
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Factors influencing actual participation opportunity, knowledge, favorable
social milieu and receptiveness