RECREATIONAL SPACES

RECREATIONAL SPACES
The fact that we live in a world that moves crisis by
crisis does not make a growing interest in outdoor
activities frivolous, or ample provision for them unworthy
of the nation's concern.
—John F. Kennedy
What is recreation?
•Recreation represent any rational human activity that
results in s pleasurable response, at any time, place or
circumstances with attendant enriching
physical, intellectual or emotional benefits.
•or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic
refreshment of one's body or mind.
•sports or what people do with their free time.
Recreational spaces

•Public space is and has been an integral part of communities, serves as a

location for people to meet, relax, and exchange ideas.
•Public space states “a place where anyone can come without paying an
entrance or other fee”
•Refreshment of one's mind or body after work through activity that amuses
or stimulates; play
•Providing mental relief through spaces, environment and surroundings.
 TYPES OF RECREATIONAL SPACES

FORMAL
INFORMAL
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
ORGANIZED
UNORGANIZED
INDOOR
OUTDOOR
 TYPES OF RECREATIONAL SPACES

CHILDREN'S PLAYING SPACE

Three main types of recreational Equipped children's playgrounds
Open space: Adventure playgrounds
A) Formal youth & adult playing space
b) Children's playing space INFORMAL RECREATIONAL OPEN
c) Informal recreational open space SPACE
Informal recreational open space
FORMAL (YOUTH AND ADULT) is that which provides opportunities for more
PLAYING SPACE passive recreational pursuits such as walking,
playing fields sitting, and general relaxing. It also may have
sports grounds scope for informal play.
Athletic tracks
Tennis courts The main types of informal recreational open
space are:
Parks
Linear open space
Amenity space within housing areas
Natural/informal open spaces
Ornamental gardens
Grassed sitting out areas
 TYPES OF RECREATIONAL SPACES

Active Recreation : Passive Recreation :

Recreation that involves Recreation without

playing fields and team fields, more generally trail-
participation such as based hiking, mountain
baseball, soccer, lacrosse, etc. biking, horseback riding, wildlife
viewing, picnicking, etc.
The greater share of facilities for
active recreation are found within
the management of cities and
recreation districts.
 TYPES OF RECREATIONAL SPACES

Outdoor Recreational Activities:

Indoor Recreational Activities:
some activities that u enjoy outside from ur
place like:
There are no of indoor recreational activities like:
Hiking
Reading
 Camping
Writing
Fishing
Computer and Video Games
Sailing
Playing Cards
includes activities
Internet Surfing:
like Boating, Kayaking or Rafting.
Dance:
Skateboarding
Music
Skydiving
Indoor Games
There are plenty of other indoor games that you Skiing
can enjoy. A game of snooker, pool, table Swimming
tennis, indoor tennis, badminton, racquetball or
Surfing
squash can be a great way to spend your time
indoors and enjoy yourself.
In addition to the above mentioned recreational
activities, you can always indulge in various
outdoor sports like
Cricket, Golf, Football, Baseballor Basketball.
 positive benefits

Participating in leisure and recreational activity can foster a range of positive benefits
including:
•Opportunities for health, wellbeing and quality lifestyle for the community
•Personal development, expression, creativity, individuality, social, physical and
intellectual growth of children, youth and adults.
•Development of people‟s motor skills at all levels from leisure participation to
professional training
•Sense of community and community building through community interaction
•Beautification of the city, facility and amenity improvements
•Economic flow-ons to the community, business and tourism together with
environmental benefits.
 Health & Community Wellbeing

Participation in Recreation is regarded as being essential in contributing to people‟s well being. A number of
pressures including trying to balance work, family and life in general have meant that people, particularly
adults have become „time poor‟ which raises a number of issues for our health and community well being.
These include:
• People having to juggle priorities, which means less personal time, which contributes to poor diets and
less exercise.
•Physical inactivity is becoming an increasing problem in Australia, especially the growing proportion of
children who are overweight. Home based activities such as watching television and playing electronic
games are becoming very popular. The Hunter Region has a higher than National proportion of people who
are overweight and obese. Physical inactivity is estimated to contribute almost 7% of the total burden of
disease in Australia.
• The popularity of watching television and playing computer games as a recreational activity together with
other factors has implications for isolation, community interactivity, cohesion and consecutiveness of people
in the neighborhood and local community.
•Declining rates of participation in sport and physical activity as people age4.
• Women, particularly those that are married with children, become less likely than men to participate in
sport and physical activity.
•Over one in five adults who have a family with children, not yet at school, or are at pre & primary school
don‟t undertake their most enjoyed recreational activities.
 Access and Use of Services and Facilities

Physical
•Ability of existing infrastructure to meet current and future service needs of the community.
•Availability of transport can restrict access to recreational activities and facilities for the
•community in particular aged people. Aged people require assistance in organizing their
•involvement in activities and insufficient means of transport impacts on this.
•Perceptions of lack of personal safety in Inner City parks can prevent people from using other areas
for recreation.
•With increasing medium density housing in the City and a preference for larger detached dwellings
on smaller blocks of land, private recreational areas are decreasing and hence people‟s access and
utilization of these spaces to recreate is becoming restricted.

Affordability
• Affordability of recreational activities and services not provided by Council affect people‟s capacity to
participate.
•Increased costs and complexity in public liability and greater occupational health and safety
requirements have made events, activities and services more costly and difficult to organize. This has
an impact on the recreational activities and services are available to the community. It has also
resulted in a decrease in volunteer involvement.
 Issues of Recreation

•Walking for pleasure •Fitness trail

•Visiting historic sites •Soccer
•Driving for pleasure •Snow skiing, boarding
•Swimming •Tennis
•Visiting nat. areas, parks •Hunting
•Sunbathing on beach •Motorized recreation
•Fishing •Marine parks
•Picnicking •music
•Using a playground
•Boating
•Jogging
•Visiting gardens, arboretums
•Bicycling
•Camping
•Hiking, backpacking
•Playing outdoor sports
•Golf
•Basketball
 Issues

SKIING:
Skiing is a group of sports using skis as equipment for
traveling over snow.
Types of skiing :
oAlpine skiing
oFreestyle skiing
oNordic skiing
oMilitary skiing Etc .

TENNIS:
Tennis is an indoor and outdoor game.
The modern game of tennis originated in the United Kingdom
in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis" which has heavy
connections to various field/lawn games as well as to the
ancient game of real tennis.
 Issues

HUNTING:
Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals (usually wildlife)
for food, recreation, or trade.

MOTORIZED RECREATION :
The goal of the Motorized Recreation Project is to
promote responsible travel management on federal
lands, protecting against the harmful effects of
unrestricted motorized recreation.
 Issues

MARINE PARK:
A marine park is a park consisting of an area of sea (or
lake) protected for recreational use.

MUSIC:
Music is a vast field as recreational activity. All individuals
experience music. To many people in many cultures music is an
important part of their way of life.
 FACTORS

AN OPPORTUNITY AND A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE

SANCTITY OF A PLACE, ITS PEOPLE AND ITS SPIRIT

Factors to be defined

•Characteristics of the community

•Characteristics of the community building
•Characteristics of community building leaders
 FACTORS

Characteristics of the community

•Flexibility and adaptability

•Pre-existing social cohesion
•Widespread participation
•Relationship of trust
•Nature of the option
•Environmental constraints
•Concepts of community and social capital
•Architectural character
 FACTORS

Characteristics of the community building

•Ability to discuss, reach consensus, and cooperate

•Progression from simple to complex activities
•Systematic gathering of information and analysis of community issues
•Training to gain community building skills
•Early involvement and support from existing, indigenous organizations
•Facilities for elderly and disabled
•Outdoor or indoor facilities
•Type of access can be created for people with disabilities
•Sense of place
•Function and economy
•Energy Conservation
•Space use
 FACTORS

Characteristics of community building leaders

•Community awareness of the issues

•Motivation from within the community
•Good system of communication
•Develop self-understanding
•Understanding the community
•Connecting the social, cultural, environmental and economic spheres in the community
sense of security
•Advantage of opportunities and take shared responsibility for their wellbeing
•Recognizing the diversity of interests within a community
•Engaging people from the community, government and private sectors
•to work together to address community issues, solve problems in their community and
achieve common goals