GRM 3224 Recreation Planning and Management
Contact Information
Lawal M. Marafa, Ph.D.
Rm 229, Wong Foo Yuan Bldg, Telephone: 26096471, Email: lmmarafa@cuhk.edu.hk
Li Lu
Rm 221A Wong Foo Yuan Bldg, Telephone: 26961025, Email: Lilu@cuhk.edu.hk
Lin Hui
Rm 221A Wong Foo Yuan Bldg, Telephone: 26961025, Email: helenlin@cuhk.edu.hk
Course Information
Time: Friday, 09:30-11:15
Venue: CKB UG03
Course description
This course aims to provide students with a general understanding of recreation in the society.
The course is designed primarily for those students with interest in the expanding field of
recreation planning and management. The course explores the main theme through a number of
clearly defined sections with special emphasis on Hong Kong examples. Individualized topics
include: history and philosophy of recreation and leisure; recreation resource management;
visitor management; recreation and wilderness resources; park design, planning and
management; and landscape and site selection and recreation conflicts. Indeed recreation is
seen as an environmental issue and can be viewed in two general categories: How does
environmental quality affect recreational quality? How do recreational activities impact on
environmental quality?
Specific objectives are to acquire knowledge and develop analytical skills as follows:
Knowledge: After successfully completing this course, the student will be able to:
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acquire a geographically based understanding of the outdoor recreation sector;
develop an understanding of conceptual frameworks for recreation resource and visitor
use management;
identify visitor caused impacts to resource and to visitor experiences;
develop management tools to reduce recreation related impacts and conflicts;
have clear understanding of the use of available information and resources relevant for
planning and management of (outdoor) recreation;
make use of variety of techniques and tools as well as published sources for obtaining
information related to recreation resource management;
Skills: After successfully completing this course the student will be able to develop skills to:
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interpret appropriate site information for recreation planning and management;
collate and organize relevant site data for prudent recreation resource management;
compare and appreciate useful site and design strategies that will generate minimum
negative impact from recreation uses;
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apply principles of recreation resource management to specific sites based on projects
and prepare and present relevant information;
Course outline:
09/01/09
1. Recreation planning and management: a synopsis
**Historical and contemporary views of Recreation and QOL
16/01/09
2. Recreation resource and visitor use management
23/01/09
3. Countryside/ Wildland recreation
30/02/09
06/02/09
Chinese New Year Holiday
13/02/09
4. Country park planning, park facilities and management in HK
Field trip 1 (14/02/09)
5. Landscape evaluation for recreation
20/02/09
6. Recreation area development and site selection
27/02/09
7. Urban open space and recreation
06/03/09
8. Recreation use trends and demand for recreation
13/03/09
9. Group Dynamics
20/03/09
10. Water and coastal recreation and management: Guest Speaker
27/03/09
03/04/09
11. Recreation and resource impacts: Indicators and standard
Field trip 3 (14/03/09)
12. Socio-economic aspects of recreation: Conflicts and compatibilities
17/04/09
13. Student Project Presentations
20/04/09
14. Recreation programming and research trends
Field trip 2 (28/02/09)
**(Special reading notes will be provided)
Course Format
Two hours lecture period per week; on Friday, 09.30 – 11.15 (CKB UG03)
(3 field trips and 1 Project)
Field trips: TBA
Assessment:
Examination:
Field trip/Participation
Project
50%
15%
35%
Field trips are compulsory and the requirements for each trip will be announced before a trip is
made.
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Reference Materials
Recommended Readings
Cole, D. N.,(1989). Recreation ecology: what we know, what geographers can
contribute. Professional Geographer, Vol. 41, No.2, pp. 143-148.
Iwasaki, Y., (2006). Leisure, the Quality of Life, and Diversity: An International and
Multicultural Perspective. In. Edgar, L. J. (ed.). Leisure and the Quality of Life: Impacts
on Social, Economic and Cultural Development, Hangzhou Consensus. pp. 25 – 39.
Keirle, I and Walsh, S., (1999). Objective Assessment of Countryside Recreation by
Observation. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp.
875-887.
O’Sullivan, E., (1996). The Four E’s. Parks & Recreation. Vol. 31, No.10, pp. 62.
Place, G., (2004). Youth Recreation Leads to Adult Conversation. Parks & Recreation.
Vol. 39, No.2, pp. 29
Williams, D., (2006). Leisure, Environment and the Quality of Life. In. Edgar, L. J. (ed.).
Leisure and the Quality of Life: Impacts on Social, Economic and Cultural Development,
Hangzhou Consensus. pp. 146 – 162.
Additional Readings
*Bromley, P., (1994). Countryside Recreation: A handbook for managers. E & FN
Spon. (Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 5)
*Coppock, J. T. and B. S. Duffield. (1975). Recreation in the Countryside: A Spatial
Analysis. Macmillan Press Ltd. (Chapters 1 and 6)
Douglass, R. W. (1993). Forest Recreation. Pergamon Press.
Glyptis, S. (1991). Countryside Recreation. Longman. Leisure Management Series.
Hultsman, J., Cottrell, R. L. and Zales-Hultsman, W. (1987). Planning Parks for People.
Venture Publishing, Inc.
*Jim, C. Y. and Bosheng, L. (Eds.) (1996). Protected Areas and Nature Conservation in
East Asia. JPC Publication. (Chapter 2)
*Kraus, R. (1997). Recreation Programming. A Benefits-Driven Approach. Allyn and
Bacon. (Chapters 10 and 11)
Liddle, M., (1997). Recreation Ecology. Chapman and Hall.
*Manning, Robert E. (1999). Studies in Outdoor Recreation. Search and Research for
Satisfaction. 2nd Edition. Oregon State University. (Chapters 4, 6, 8, 12 and 13)
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Mckercher, B. (1996). Differences Between Tourism and Recreation in Parks. Annals of
Tourism Research, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 563-575.
Miles, C. W. N and Seabrooke, W. (1977). Recreational Land Management E & F. N.
Spon. (Chapters 6)
Spink, J., (1994). Leisure and the Environment. Butterworth Heinemann.
Weiskopf, D. C. (1975). A Guide to Recreation and Leisure. Allyn & Bacon Inc.
Wright, R. Gerald (Ed.) (1996). National Parks and Protected Areas: Their Role in
Environmental Protection. Blackwell Science.
Cordes, Kathleen A. and Ibrahim, Hilmi M. (2003). Applications in Recreation and
Leisure For Today and the Future. 2nd Edition. WCB McGraw-Hill.
Curry, N. (1994). Countryside Recreation: Access and Land Use Planning. E&FN
SPON.
Farrell, P. and Lundegren, Herberta M. (1991). The process of recreation programming:
Theory and technique. Third edition. Venture Publishing, Inc.
Kraus, Richard R. G. and Curtis, J. E. (1982). Creative Management in Recreation and
Parks. 3rd Edition. The C.V. Mosby Company.
*Pigram, J. J. J. and J. M. Jenkins (1999). Outdoor Recreation management. Routledge
Advances In Tourism. London.
All items identified with “*” will be available in the reference room.
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