Leisure_Sport_Tourism

=Leisure, Sport and Tourism=



**SYLLABUS REQUIREMENTS**

Discuss the influence of accessibility, changes in technology and affluence upon the growth of these activities. **2 hours** || Examine the factors affecting the sphere of influence for participants and supporters. Evaluate the short and long-term geographic costs and benefits of hosting such an event at both the local and national level.
 * =====**1. Leisure**===== ||
 * ** • definitions** || Discuss the difficulties in attempting to define leisure, recreation, tourism and sport.
 * =====**2. Leisure at the international scale: tourism**===== ||
 * ** • changes in demand** || Explain the long and short-term trends and patterns in international tourism. ||
 * ** • changes in supply** || Examine the changes in location and development of different tourist activities. Explain the growth of more remote tourist destinations.
 * 4 hours ** ||
 * =====**3. Leisure at the international scale: sport**===== ||
 * ** • international participation and success** || Analyse the social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting participation and success in two major international sports. ||
 * ** • case study of a contemporary international sports event** || Analyse the geographic factors that influenced the choice of venue(s).
 * 4 hours ** ||
 * =====**4. Leisure at the national/regional scale: tourism**===== ||
 * ** • case study of a national tourist industry** || Examine the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism. ||
 * ** • case study of eco-tourism** || Evaluate the strategies designed to manage and sustain the tourist industry. ||
 * ** • tourism as a development strategy** || Assess the importance of tourism as a development strategy for low-income countries.
 * 6 hours ** ||
 * =====**5. Leisure at the national/regional scale: sport**===== ||
 * • **case study of a national sports league** || Explain the hierarchy of a league and the location of its teams. Examine the relationship between team location and the residence of its supporters.

• describe the distribution and location of primary and secondary tourist resources • discuss the strategies designed to manage tourist demands, maximize capacity and minimize conflicts between local residents and visitors and avoid environmental damage. || Discuss strategies designed to maximize capacity and minimize conflicts between local residents and visitors and avoid environmental damage
 * 3 hours ** ||
 * =====**6. Leisure at the local scale: tourism**===== ||
 * ** • tourism management in urban areas** || For **one** named city or large town:
 * ** • tourism management in rural areas** || Examine the concept of carrying capacities in a rural tourist area.


 * 4 hours ** ||
 * =====**7. Leisure at the local scale: sport and recreation**===== ||
 * ** • the leisure hierarchy** || Explain the relationship between urban settlements and recreational and sports facilities in terms of frequency, size, range and catchment area. ||
 * ** • intra-urban spatial patterns** || Examine the distribution and location of recreational and sports facilities in urban areas and relate the patterns to accessibility, land value and the physical and socio-economic characteristics of each urban zone (from the CBD to the rural–urban fringe). ||
 * ** • urban regeneration** || Discuss the role of sport and recreation in regeneration strategies of urban areas.

Examine the extent to which it may be successfully implemented in different environments.
 * 4 hours ** ||
 * =====**8. Sustainable tourism**===== ||
 * ** • sustainable tourism** || Define sustainable tourism.

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 * 3 hours ** ||

[[image:skills.png]]GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS
Skills covered when teaching this optional theme could include: Grid references and area references, scale, thematic maps and aerial photographs.

[[image:skills.png]]GLOSSARY
⋅ ecotourism—tourism focusing on the natural environment and local communities ⋅ heritage tourism—tourism based on a historic legacy (landscape feature, historic building or event) as its major attraction ⋅ sustainable tourism—tourism that conserves primary tourist resources and supports the livelihoods and culture of local people. ||
 * Carrying capacity || The maximum number of visitors/participants that a site/event can satisfy at one time. It is customary to distinguish between environmental carrying capacity (the maximum number before the local environment becomes damaged) and perceptual carrying capacity (the maximum number before a specific group of visitors considers the level of impact, such as noise, to be excessive). For example, young mountain bikers may be more crowd tolerant than elderly walkers. ||
 * Leisure || Any freely chosen activity or experience that takes place in non work time. ||
 * Primary tourist/recreational resources || The pre existing attractions for tourism or recreation (that is, those not built specifically for the purpose), including climate, scenery, wildlife, indigenous people, cultural and heritage sites. These are distinguished from secondary tourist/recreational resources, which include accommodation, catering, entertainment and shopping. ||
 * Recreation || A leisure time activity undertaken voluntarily and for enjoyment. It includes individual pursuits, organized outings and events, and non paid (non professional) sports. ||
 * Resort || A settlement where the primary function is tourism. This includes a hotel complex. ||
 * Sport || A physical activity involving a set of rules or customs. The activity may be competitive. ||
 * Tourism || Travel away from home for at least one night for the purpose of leisure. Note that this definition excludes day trippers. There are many possible subdivisions of tourism. Subgroups include:

[[image:resources.png]]TEXTBOOK RESOURCES
Suggestions from Phil Randay: Sports in Society: Issues and Contraversies by Jay Coakley Sport Culture: An A to Z guide by Ellis Cashmore The International Politics of Sport in the 20th Century by Jim Riordan & Arnd Kruger

The Final Call by Leo Hickman, with the description 'In search of the true cost of our holidays' is a good additional text - maybe to set as a text for students to read during a holiday or as course preparation.

Prosser, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism, Second Edition: p. 4. || Codrington, Planet Geographhy, Fourth Editiion: p.615-618. Prosser, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism, Second Edition: p.116-136. || Codrington, Planet Geographhy, Fourth Editiion: p.626-628. p.620-626. ||
 * =====**1. Leisure**===== ||
 * ** • definitions** || Waugh, An Integrated Approach, Third Edition: p. 586-587.
 * =====**2. Leisure at the international scale: tourism**===== ||
 * ** • changes in demand**
 * • changes in supply** || Waugh, An Integrated Approach, Third Edition: p.588.
 * =====**3. Leisure at the international scale: sport**===== ||
 * ** • international participation and success**
 * • case study of a contemporary international sports event** ||  ||
 * =====**4. Leisure at the national/regional scale: tourism**===== ||
 * ** • case study of a national tourist industry**
 * • case study of eco-tourism**
 * • tourism as a development strategy** || Waugh, An Integrated Approach, Third Edition: p.590, p.598.
 * =====**5. Leisure at the national/regional scale: sport**===== ||
 * • **case study of a national sports league** ||  ||
 * =====**6. Leisure at the local scale: tourism**===== ||
 * ** • tourism management in urban areas**
 * • tourism management in rural areas** || Prosser, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism, Second Edition: p.18-45. ||
 * =====**7. Leisure at the local scale: sport and recreation**===== ||
 * ** • the leisure hierarchy**
 * • intra-urban spatial patterns**
 * • urban regeneration** ||  ||
 * =====**8. Sustainable tourism**===== ||
 * ** • sustainable tourism** || Prosser, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism, Second Edition: p. 137-157. ||