TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining future park recreation activities and barriers relative to societal trends
AU - Zanon, Dino
AU - Curtis, Jim
AU - Lockstone-Binney, Leonie
AU - Hall, John
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This study empirically examines how future park recreation is related to enduring societal trends. An online panel of 927 participants was surveyed regarding anticipated park recreation participation in ten years’ time in terms of intended park activities and expected barriers, adapted from the Theory of Planned Behaviour, the Recreation Experience Preference scales and Leisure Constraints theory. Anticipated changes were then linked by participants to the particular societal trends impacting them. The results suggest increased activities are expected from the ‘health awareness’ and ‘independence and convenience’ societal trends, while increased barriers are expected from ‘climate change’, ‘perceived safety’ and ‘population and urban growth’. Overall, the percentage of participants reporting future increased activities at parks is equal to those reporting future barriers; which suggests potentially that there will be no net participation change over time. The management implications, limitations and potential future research agenda stemming from the study are discussed.
AB - This study empirically examines how future park recreation is related to enduring societal trends. An online panel of 927 participants was surveyed regarding anticipated park recreation participation in ten years’ time in terms of intended park activities and expected barriers, adapted from the Theory of Planned Behaviour, the Recreation Experience Preference scales and Leisure Constraints theory. Anticipated changes were then linked by participants to the particular societal trends impacting them. The results suggest increased activities are expected from the ‘health awareness’ and ‘independence and convenience’ societal trends, while increased barriers are expected from ‘climate change’, ‘perceived safety’ and ‘population and urban growth’. Overall, the percentage of participants reporting future increased activities at parks is equal to those reporting future barriers; which suggests potentially that there will be no net participation change over time. The management implications, limitations and potential future research agenda stemming from the study are discussed.
KW - activities
KW - barriers or constraints
KW - Future outdoor recreation
KW - park recreation
KW - societal trends
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85050932294&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/11745398.2018.1500923
DO - 10.1080/11745398.2018.1500923
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85050932294
SN - 1174-5398
VL - 22
SP - 506
EP - 531
JO - Annals of Leisure Research
JF - Annals of Leisure Research
IS - 4
ER -