RECREATION IS A SYSTEM
• There are three basic parts to the system
– Participants
– Facilities
– Activity
• They are linked together by Demand and by
the responses to demand
INSTRUCTOR
• Larry Fullerton
• Ryerson e mail
• Own
A606
ext. 6176
lfullert@acs.ryerson.ca
fullertonl@sympatico.ca
Course Outline - CGEO 802
1 General Introduction - Theories and
philosophies of interaction within the
system
2 Separation of a)participants, b) facilities,
and c) activities
3 Analysis of the impacts - a) economic,
b) social, and c) environmental - that result
from the interaction of the above factors
Course Outline - CGEO 802
1 General Introduction - Theories and
philosophies of recreation with a
Geographical perspective
• Definitions
of the subject area
• Myths of recreation and leisure
Course Outline - CGEO 802
2 Significance of recreation in the modern
system
•Linkages between demand and impact
•Creation of variety within the system
Course Outline - CGEO 802
3 Patterns of leisure activity in time and space
•Linkages of available time, facility availability
and population characteristics
•Trends within the system
Course Outline - CGEO 802
4 Assessing the changing demand for
recreation
•Population characteristics
•The demographic trap
Course Outline - CGEO 802
5 Outdoor recreation and park management
issues
•Needs of the stakeholders
•The resolution of conflict
Course Outline - CGEO 802
6 Tourism and its social, economic and
environmental impact
•The exploration of individuals and facilities
impacts on donor and host systems
CGEO 802 Seminars
• On Seminar days Group A will present Seminar
one in the fifth hour, Seminar two in the sixth
hour, Seminar three in the fifth hour and Seminar
four in the sixth hour
• Group B’s pattern will be opposite to Group A
• The maximum group size is 5. There will be five
groups per seminar
• During the seminar each group will cover a
subtopic for 8 minutes.
• Each group will distribute an outline to the
class. This will be a maximum of 3 pages
(12 font, double spaced) and will include
graphs and maps if needed and must
include a bibliography
• Each presentation is worth 10% and each
handout is worth 2.5%
DEMOGRAPHICS
A – Hr 17
B – Hr 18
1 Current population composition and classification
of groups
2 Current use trends and links to classifications
3 Boom Bust Echo 2000 - technique and evaluation
4 Population composition in 2011 and 2021 classifications
5 Major trends to 2011 and 2021 + rationale
CASINOS
A – Hr 24
B – Hr 23
1 Locational considerations - selection and
rejection
2 Projected benefits
3 Current changes to original developments in
Windsor and Niagara Falls
4 Problems and negative impacts
5 Future development in casinos and
gambling in the Province
PROVINCIAL PARKS
A – Hr 29
B – Hr 30
1 Classification of parks in the Provincial system
2 Mix of zones in parks - Why a mix and ideas of
placement
3 Case study of one park
4 Location of Provincial Parks - general patterns in
the Province
5 Current Government - the impacts on the park
system
TOURISM
A – Hr 36
B – Hr 35
1 The idea of the “ugly tourist” - Why are
people different as tourists
2 Social impacts - positive and negative
3 Economic positive impacts and related links
4 Economic negative impacts and related
links
5 Ecotourism as saviour?
GEO 802 Test
• The term test will be worth 20% and will be
in essay format
• The term test will be in the first two class
hours of week 6 and will be submitted by
one or two students
• Any aids will be allowed for the test. You
may consult with anyone. Discussions are
not allowed in the exam room. You may go
anywhere during the test.
• The term test must be submitted on time.
Test submitted after the deadline will be
penalized 50% every 5 minutes
• The test will be distributed in the first five
minutes of the class. You will then have 90
minutes to answer the test and return it.
• In a three hour class there will be a lecture
in the third hour
CGEO 802 Exam
• The final exam is worth 30% and is essay
format.
• The exam will be written during the exam
period after the 14th week.