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Klappentext In the 21st century, free time is an increasingly precious resource. At the same time, leisure has never been more vital for ensuring individual and social health, wellbeing and quality of life. Around the world, governments and industry have responsibilities and opportunities to ensure provision of facilities for rest and play. To do this they require information on trends in free time and leisure in the community.This book is an expanded and updated edition of a previous work entitled "World Leisure Participation: Free Time in the Global Village," by the same editors (CABI, 1996). It brings together the results of the most recent national leisure participation surveys from 15 countries, including three countries not previously covered. The book also includes increased coverage of time-budget surveys and new themes such as public policy dimensions. It also examines the methodological problems and challenges of conducting national surveys in the field, and their future prospects. Zusammenfassung The book includes the most recent national leisure participation surveys from 15 countries! increased coverage of time-budget surveys and new themes such as public policy dimensions. It also examines the methodological problems and challenges of conducting national surveys in the field! and their future prospects. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction Grant Cushman! A. J. Veal and Jiri Zuzanek; 2. Australia A.J. Veal; 3. Canada Jiri Zuzanek; 4. Finland Mirja Liikkanen and Hannu Paakkonen; 5. France Nicole Samuel; 6. Germany Walter Tokarski and Harald Michels; 7. Great Britain Chris Gratton and A. J. Veal; 8. Hong Kong Atara Sivan! Bob Robertson and Sue Walker; 9. Israel Hillel Ruskin and Atara Sivan; 10. Japan Munehiko Harada; 11. Netherlands Wim Knulst and Hugo Van der Poel; 12. New Zealand Sue Walker! Mary Donn and Allan Laidler; 13. Poland Bhodan Jung; 14. Russia I.A. Butenko; 15. Spain Concepcion Maiztegui-Oate; 16. United States of America: Outdoor Recreation H. K. Cordell! G. T. Green! V. R. Leeworthy! R. Stephens and C. J. Betz; 17. United States of America: Time-use John P. Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey; 18. Conclusion Grant Cushman! A. J. Veal and Jiri Zuzanek. ...
