Geography of Leisure and Recreation (U00392)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : GEO-3-LEISURE

Increased affluence, in the developed world, has expanded popular access to leisure activities. As a consequence leisure has become profoundly influential in moulding both physical and emotional landscapes. This course will examine ways in which personal identities may be constructed and, at diverse geographical scales, landscapes transformed as they have been reconstructed under the influence of leisure. While the course begins with a review of traditional approaches to the geography of leisure and recreation its conceptual core addresses the visualisation and representational practices of leisure, particularly as they have been applied in urban regeneration strategies.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not accepting further student enrolments.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Requests for registration must be made by email to Shiela.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
Availability to Visiting Undergraduates may be dependent on demand from internal students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Geography, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Other subject areas

Environmental Courses, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
25/09/2006	14:00	15:50	Room 2.01, Old Infirmary (Geography)	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To examine the interaction between 'work' and 'leisure' and the implications of this distinction for the construction of individual identities.

To explore the role of leisure in the self-conscious construction of civic identity.

To consider the character of traditional geographical approaches to the study of leisure and evaluate its continuing relevance.

To study the problems of economic regeneration through the use of leisure as a development tool

To consider the politics invoked by place aestheticisation strategies.

Assessment Information

Class assessment: essay (1,500 words max) 50%; class exam (specimen) 50%.

Degree assessment: One two-hour examination (2 questions)60% AND One 2,000 word essay 40%