Planning for Leisure

Leisure Planning

Refer to the development of areas

and facilities for leisure activities

and pursuits

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

Leisure facilities are often

placed in inappropriate

locations:

Safeguard land for leisure and recreation: 土地法令鬆綁 ,

Leisure facilities are often not matching with local needs

都會新趨勢 建築外觀 多元機能 環境共生 社區文化

Assessment of Demand

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

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 effect, scale of facilities, and travel time

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

Grid Approach – p. 250

More of a management technique

Establish criteria and category

Match category needs with facilities

Ranking list - priority

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

Expressed demand and playing pitch strategy – on-site survey of existing facilities and usage by category

Public Consultation – Planning with people Community demand survey Leisure facility user survey – efficiency

and effectiveness Survey of clubs, societies and organi

zation – 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

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

Concern people’s side

Factors influencing actual participation - opportunity, knowledge, favorable social milieu and receptiveness