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Butson, Michael, John Tower, and Eric C. Schwarz. "Lifeguard turnover in aquatic and recreation centres: Perspectives from managers." Australian Journal of Career Development 30, no. 1 (March 24, 2021): 33–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1038416220983489.
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Employee turnover is the loss of talent in the workforce. High employee turnover is expensive and disruptive. Young employees are more likely to leave one job for a better one and are often less attached to an organisation while they are completing their education. The aquatics industry has been described as being in a crisis, experiencing unprecedented levels of turnover amongst lifeguards. A first important step is to understand the reasons for turnover amongst lifeguards. This study utilised semi-structured interviews with aquatic and recreation centre managers (N = 16; 69% female) to explore their insights about lifeguard turnover. A deductive content analysis determined that lifeguards leave their current position for four main reasons: lifeguarding being a temporary position, a negative working environment, pursuing employment in a higher paying lifeguard position and location. Consequently, centre managers need to consider short and long-term strategies to retain lifeguards.
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Boelsen-Robinson, Tara, Liliana Orellana, Kathryn Backholer, Ariana Kurzeme, Alethea Jerebine, Beth Gilham, Alexandra Chung, and Anna Peeters. "Change in drink purchases in 16 Australian recreation centres following a sugar-sweetened beverage reduction initiative: an observational study." BMJ Open 10, no. 3 (March 2020): e029492. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029492.
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ObjectiveTo assess the impact of a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) reduction initiative on customer purchasing patterns, including volume sales of healthy and unhealthy packaged drinks and sales value of all packaged drinks, in a major Australian aquatic and recreation provider, YMCA Victoria.DesignProspectiveSetting16 aquatic and recreation centres in Victoria, Australia.InterventionsThe SSB-reduction initiative aimed to remove all SSBs (excluding sports drinks) and increase healthier drink availability over a 1-year period.Primary and secondary outcome measuresItemised monthly drink sales data were collected for 16 centres, over 4 years (2 years preimplementation, 1 year implementation and 1 year postimplementation). Drinks were classified as ‘green’ (best choice), ‘amber’ (choose carefully) or ‘red’ (limit). Interrupted time series analysis was conducted for each centre to determine the impact on volume sales of ‘red’ and ‘green’ drinks, and overall sales value. A novel meta-analysis approach was conducted to estimate the mean changes across centres.ResultsFollowing implementation, volume sales of ‘red’ drinks reduced by 46.2% across centres (95% CI: −53.2% to −39.2%), ‘green’ drink volume did not change (0.0%, 95% CI: −13.3% to 13.2%) and total drink sales value decreased by 24.3% (95% CI: −32.0% to −16.6%).ConclusionsThe reduction of SSBs in health-promoting settings such as recreation centres is a feasible, effective public health policy that is likely to be transferable to other high-income countries with similarly unhealthy beverage offerings. However, complementary strategies should be considered to encourage customers to switch to healthier alternatives, particularly when translating policies to organisations with less flexible income streams.
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SHARIFF, NURUL SYUHADA, YUSNITA YUSOF, and NOOR ZATUL IFFAH HUSSIN. "TOURIST PERCEPTION TOWARDS RECREATION CENTRE IN MALAYSIA." Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Journal of Undergraduate Research 2, no. 3 (July 31, 2020): 103–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.46754/umtjur.v2i3.171.
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Recreation centre become one of the centres for a family to bring their children for recreation and leisure activity. Moreover, the recreation centre is the place for education, research, and awareness to the public. The main objective of this study is to investigate factors that relate to tourist perception in their reference to their interest, expectations, satisfaction, and a general understanding of the recreation centre. The antecedent factors are awareness of the surrounding environment, visitor experiences, and destination image. This research using a quantitative method via a survey questionnaire and a domestic tourist as a sample. A sample is consist of 384 respondent of domestic tourists who visited the recreation centre in Malaysia. This survey has been done in Zoo Negara, Aquaria KLCC, and FRIM, Kepong. The results show the majority of respondents are female, age below 26 years old, single, obtained higher education, working, and had an income below RM1000. The respondents are mostly from Selangor and their purpose of visit to the recreation centre is for leisure and recreation. The major source of information to visit the recreation centre was from the internet. There were have a significant relationship between an antecedent factor with tourist perception towards the recreation centre in Malaysia. The result of this study will help marketers and management of recreation centres to understand the perceptions of their future visitors. Based on the study, it is should be used as an initial benchmark for the future study, however, they may execute a depth analysis on the tourism that related to the recreation centre in Malaysia.
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Rajagopalan, Priyadarsini. "Energy performance of aquatic facilities in Victoria, Australia." Facilities 32, no. 9/10 (July 1, 2014): 565–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/f-02-2013-0015.
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Purpose – This paper investigates the energy performance of aquatic centres in Victoria. Design/methodology/approach – Physical and occupancy characteristics and energy consumption from various centres were analysed to understand the interrelationship between numerous factors that contribute to the energy consumption of these facilities. Findings – The energy usage intensity of the facilities ranged from 632 to 2,247 kWh/m2 or 8 to 17 kWh/visit. Primary and secondary indicators were examined to find the key performance indicators. Research limitations/implications – This study sheds some light into the overall energy performance of aquatic centres in the temperate climate of Australia. More samples need to be collected to perform rigorous statistical analysis leading to a reliable benchmark model. System-wise investigation of energy consumption is required to determine where the energy is being used and the saving potentials of each system. Practical implications – This study has arisen from the need of managers of large aquatic and recreation facilities to benchmark the energy consumption of their own facilities. This study will fill the gap that currently exists in the area of energy rating systems for aquatic centres. Social implications – The results of this study showed that aquatic centres consume around seven times more energy than a commercial office building. Thus, if the energy consumption of aquatic centres could be reduced by as little as only 10 per cent, at least 3.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emission can be reduced. Originality/value – Environmental design standards for aquatic centres have generally been overlooked due to the complex nature of these buildings. As a result, this sector suffers from a general lack of both qualitative and quantitative information and benchmarking.
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Huse, Oliver, Christina Zorbas, Alethea Jerebine, Ari Kurzeme, Miranda Blake, Megan Ferguson, Claire Palermo, et al. "Recreation centre managers’ perceptions of pricing interventions to promote healthy eating." Health Promotion International 35, no. 4 (July 3, 2019): 682–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daz062.
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Abstract Retailers have the capacity to improve the food and beverage environment by making healthier options more affordable and attractive for their consumers. The perspectives of retailers on feasible and acceptable pricing strategies are not known. The aim of this study was to understand retailers’ perceptions of factors that are relevant to feasible and acceptable health-promoting food and beverage pricing interventions. A convenience sample of 11 aquatic and recreation centre managers in Victoria, Australia was recruited to participate in semi-structured interviews. We took a pragmatic approach with the aim of understanding retailers’ perceptions of factors that affect the feasibility and acceptability of pricing interventions within their facilities. Thematic analysis was used to synthesize and interpret retailers’ perceptions of pricing interventions. Key themes identified were: structural and organizational characteristics (the internal and external characteristics of aquatic and recreation centres), characteristics of feasible pricing changes (type, magnitude and products targeted by pricing strategies) and business outcomes (profits and customer feedback). Results suggest that pricing interventions to promote healthy food and beverage choices can be feasible and acceptable to retailers, though contextual considerations are likely to be important. Future studies should use these findings to design interventions most likely to be acceptable to retailers, work with retailers to implement health-promoting food and beverage pricing interventions, evaluate the impact on business outcomes including customer perspectives and profitability, and test transferability to other retail settings.
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Huse, Oliver, Christina Zorbas, Alethea Jerebine, Ari Kurzeme, Miranda Blake, Megan Ferguson, Claire Palermo, et al. "Pricing Interventions to Promote Healthy Eating: Perceptions of Managers of Victorian Aquatic and Recreation Centres." Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 13, no. 3 (May 2019): 318. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.226.
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Boelsen‐Robinson, Tara, Alexandra Chung, Marianne Khalil, Evelyn Wong, Ariana Kurzeme, and Anna Peeters. "Examining the nutritional quality of food and beverage consumed at Melbourne aquatic and recreation centres." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 41, no. 2 (January 22, 2017): 184–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12632.
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Howat, Gary, and Guy Assaker. "Outcome quality in participant sport and recreation service quality models: Empirical results from public aquatic centres in Australia." Sport Management Review 19, no. 5 (November 2016): 520–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2016.04.002.
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Smith, Ben J., Ruth Mackenzie-Stewart, Fiona J. Newton, Karine E. Manera, Tilahun N. Haregu, Adrian Bauman, Robert J. Donovan, Ajay Mahal, Michael T. Ewing, and Joshua D. Newton. "Twelve-month findings of the MOVE Frankston randomised controlled trial of interventions to increase recreation facility usage and physical activity among adults." PLOS ONE 16, no. 7 (July 23, 2021): e0254216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254216.
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Substantial cross-sectional evidence and limited longitudinal research indicates that the availability of recreational facilities (e.g., parks, fitness centres) is associated with physical activity participation. However, few intervention trials have investigated how recreational infrastructure can be used to reduce inactivity levels in communities. The MOVE Frankston study aimed to assess the impact of low intensity strategies to promote use of a multi-purpose leisure and aquatic centre in a socioeconomically diverse, metropolitan community. This randomised controlled trial of two years’ duration compared public awareness raising (control condition) with two interventions: mailed information about the centre and a free entry pass (I-O); and this minimal intervention supplemented by customer relations management support through telephone contact, mailed promotional materials and additional incentives (I+S). Participants (n = 1320) were inactive adults living in the City of Frankston, Melbourne Australia. There were 928 people (70.3%) followed up at 12 months (61.2% female, 52% ≥55 yrs). Compared with controls, attendance at the Centre once or more was higher in both the I-O (OR 1.79, 95% CI 1.28–2.50) and I+S groups (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.03–2.07). The proportion of people using the centre weekly did not differ by group. The odds of being in contemplation or preparation to use the Centre were higher in both the I-O (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.28–2.42) and I+S groups (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.07–2.06). Total physical activity and related social and cognitive factors did not differ between the groups. The findings show that the low intensity promotional strategies prompted occasional attendance and increased readiness to use this recreational facility, a level of behaviour change unlikely to reduce non-communicable disease risk. It is recommended that more frequent customer relations contact, and involvement of healthcare providers, be tested as strategies to encourage inactive adults to take up physical activity opportunities at recreational facilities of this type.
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Post, John R., and Eric A. Parkinson. "Temporal and spatial patterns of angler effort across lake districts and policy options to sustain recreational fisheries." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 69, no. 2 (February 2012): 321–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f2011-163.
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Studies suggest anglers allocate fishing effort across lakes districts based on fishing quality and travel time resulting in high effort near urban areas, which declines with distance. This results in quality fisheries in remote areas and poorer quality near population centres. In this paper we explore the effectiveness of harvest and effort regulations to counter this tendency for overfishing and stock collapse for a rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) fishery from a lake district in British Columbia, Canada. Our results suggest that daily bag limits can improve fishing quality if the effort is not too high, but fail to prevent collapse close to population centres. The ability of complete catch-and-release regulations to maintain quality fisheries is inversely related to the rate of release mortality. Catch-and-release fisheries with low mortality can maintain quality close to large cities, whereas higher release mortality does not prevent collapse. Direct fishing effort limitation can maintain quality fisheries, but a high proportional reduction in effort is required to maintain quality near population centres. Explicit consideration of the location of fisheries within lake districts is necessary to design effective management approaches and will likely require a mixed strategy with substantial spatial variation in harvest control.
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Nogueira, Barbara Araujo, Julianna Giordano Botelho Olivella, Adriana Costa Gil, Frederico Meirelles-Pereira, Verônica Dias Gonçalves, Arnaldo Feitosa Braga de Andrade, Alexandre Ribeiro Bello, and José Augusto Adler Pereira. "Detection of bacterial samples on the aquatic ecosystems adjacent to Saquarema Lagoon – Rio de Janeiro." Revista de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas 14, no. 2 (February 18, 2016): 147. http://dx.doi.org/10.9771/cmbio.v14i2.13395.
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Introduction: Saquarema Lagoon (RJ) has a high ecological and economic value owing to its multiple uses. The population’s constant growth increases the amount of sewage containing bacteria and antimicrobial drugs that are discharged to the environment. Objectives: to detect Gram negative bacilli able to colonize or infect humans and animals and determine their antimicrobial resistance profiles. Methodology:samples were collected in the city centre in April 2010 and at Jaconé (Lagoon’s most preserved site) in February 2011. The total and thermo tolerant coliforms were determined and the isolation of samples was made using agar media containing 32cg/ mL of cephalotin. All samples were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility (AST) and on 16 samples, plasmid DNA was extracted. Results: different Gram negative bacteria were detected, such as: Enterobacter spp, Citrobacter freundii, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The coliform results showed that the water quality is proper for Human recreation. AST results demonstrated the existence of bacteria resistant to antimicrobial drugs frequently used in the community. It was possible to detected high molecular weight plasmids and nine samples (56,25%) showed at least one plasmid DNA electrophoresis band. Conclusions: there were not detected resistant samples to antimicrobial drugs normally used in hospital settings, which may possibly refute the idea of a contamination by nosocomial and/or veterinary sewage discharge.
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Dixon, Harriet E. T., and Robert D. Bixler. "Failure to Learn to (Really) Swim: Inflated Self-Efficacy?" Recreational Sports Journal 31, no. 1 (April 2007): 14–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/rsj.31.1.14.
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The willingness of individuals to enroll in swimming classes requires them to recognize they do not have functional skills. This study investigated the self-efficacy of young adults 18 to 35 years of age regarding their understanding of what constitutes a competent swimmer. Forty-five interviews were conducted in recreation centers and parks with significant water features. Participants defined the word “swimming” and explained what they thought it meant when someone else said they knew how to swim. After analyzing the data, seven relevant domains appeared within respondents' definitions: not panicking, instinctive skills, basic skills, advanced skills, covering a distance, rescue skills, and ability to swim in multiple settings. Most respondents did not seem to have a well-structured understanding of swimming competency, viewing dog-paddling as evidence of competency. Organizations promoting swimming must be aware that not all people define swimming competency the same way as aquatic professionals. Appeals to take swimming lessons may fail with people most in need of them, simply because many non-swimmers have an inflated self-efficacy of their swimming ability. Information campaigns, face-to-face interactions between aquatic professionals and potential students, and advertisements for learn-to-swim classes must be specific in defining what it means to be a competent swimmer.
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Cantin, Ariane, Anne Farineau, Darren J. Bender, and John R. Post. "Predicting distribution, production, recreational fishing demand, and conservation concern of Indigenous rainbow trout populations based on landscape characteristics." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 78, no. 8 (August 2021): 1096–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2020-0323.
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Landscape ecology has mainly been integrated in aquatic science to describe patterns and processes in stream networks, but many lakes are connected through their tributaries and are also impacted by their position and connectivity within the watershed. This information on lake characteristics can be used by inland fisheries managers that oversee large landscapes comprising many waterbodies to predict (i) species composition; (ii) population dynamics and productivity; (iii) recreational fishing pressure; and (iv) overall conservation concern. We developed a methodology to assess these four items for the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fishery of British Columbia by presenting a case study focused on the Clearwater and North Thompson watersheds using the following: the connectivity of lakes within the stream network to predict rainbow trout presence, stream order and lake area to estimate habitat availability and predict population dynamics and productivity (supply), and travel time from population centres to predict recreational fishing pressure (demand). By incorporating connectivity and environmental proxies of habitat, we explore patterns in population dynamics that can be used by fisheries managers to identify populations sensitive to overfishing or disturbance.
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Kostryukova, A., I. Mashkova, S. Belov, E. Shchelkanova, V. Trofimenko, and V. Kargina. "Assessing relationship of degradation of coastal zones and phytoplankton species structure of Lake Uvildy and Lake Turgoyak (South Ural, Russia)." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 958, no. 1 (December 1, 2021): 012002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/958/1/012002.
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Abstract The current paper aims at analyzing the species structure of the phytoplankton community of two reservoirs on the territory of South Ural. The given water bodies are of different trophicity, namely, oligotrophic Lake Turgoyak and oligomesotrophic Lake Uvildy. Both lakes, being natural monuments, are subject to intensive recreational use. A large flow of tourists is a serious problem for the ecological state of the water bodies coastal areas. Also, tourist activities can affect the state of aquatic biocenoses. In this work, the degree of recreational degression of the selected study sites was assessed. The analysis was carried out according to the state of landscapes, vegetation and trampledness of the surveyed area. Based upon the research the current paper reveals spatial patterns in the distribution of recreational load on the coastal geosystems and the level of anthropogenic transformation of the territory. Mainly due to the high density of recreational centres and camping areas, the coastal area is characterized by a high degree of regression. Some signs allow forecasting changes in the species composition of phytoplankton communities and the trophic status of the lakes depending on the degradation of the coastal zones. Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) have been dominant in plankton phytocoenosis of Turgoyak and Uvildy. At the same time, in the oligomesotrophic lake (Uvildy), the number of diatom species is significantly reduced in areas with a higher degree of regression. Thus, diatoms are sensitive indicators of anthropogenic impact on aquatic ecosystems. Green and blue-green algae biodiversity has grown in the water body. However, no relationship was found between their species diversity and the level regression. But the following tendency is observed for the oligotrophic Lake Turgoyak. The species diversity of green algae grows with an increase in the degression degree. To forecast the further state of the studied water bodies, the revealed patterns in the change of the phytoplankton species structure depending on the degradation level of the coastal territories can be used as eutrophication signs.
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Arifia, Arifia, and Lina Purnama. "FASILITAS KEBUGARAN AKUATIK DI SUNTER." Jurnal Sains, Teknologi, Urban, Perancangan, Arsitektur (Stupa) 1, no. 2 (January 26, 2020): 807. http://dx.doi.org/10.24912/stupa.v1i2.4451.
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One of the contemporaneity issues of millenials is the lifestyle or millenial’s unhealthy lifestyle because they are unable to control their lifestyle. These lifestyles are influenced by advances in technology that increase the influence of globalization such as fast food and ease of fulfillment of needs such as application-based inter-service namely online motorcycle taxi and other features. These factors directly or indirectly cause millennial’s behavior patterns to be unhealthy, passive (in-active), decreased mental conditions, and much more. These behaviors have many negative effects on the physical and spiritual health conditions of millennials.Wellness aimed at the impact of 'well-being' or individual well-being. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 'Well-being' can improve individuals or groups physical and spiritual health due to the results from who know how to live well. Therefore, 'Wellness' can provide a change towards a healthier lifestyle by presenting a pleasant and interesting impression of the mainly millennial community, the Aquatic Wellness Facility. The element of water from aquatic aspect provides relaxation, calmness, recreational atmosphere and so on that can provide a healing environment. Aquatic Wellness facilities are given the impression of recreation so that the community and millennials do physical activities with a feeling of pleasure. To get the concept of the program, the author uses the wellness criteria of Tchiki Davis, PH.D. and questionnaires that produce aquatic programs both in terms of physical and spiritual as well as social activities and lifestyle improvements through monitoring habits. The concept of mass composition is formed from 4 character elements of healing environment, namely water, stone, cave, and mountain. AbstrakSalah satu isu kesejamanan kaum milenial yakni gaya hidup atau lifestyle kaum milenial yang tidak sehat karena tidak mampu mengendalikan gaya hidup mereka. Gaya hidup tersebut dipengaruhi oleh kemajuannya teknologi, pengaruh globalisasi seperti makanan cepat saji dan kemudahan pemenuhan kebutuhan seperti pelayanan antar berbasis aplikasi yakni ojek online dan features lainnya. Faktor-faktor tersebut secara langsung atau tidak langsung menyebabkan pola perilaku kaum Milenial menjadi tidak sehat, pasif (in-active), kondisi mental yang menurun, dan masih banyak lagi. Dengan begitu, perilaku tersebut memberikan banyak dampak negatif terhadap kondisi kesehatan jasmani dan rohani kaum milenial. Wellness berfokus pada dampak dari ‘well-being’ atau kesejahteraan individu. Menurut CDC (Centers for Disease Control dan Prevention), ‘Well-being’ dapat meningkatkan kesehatan jasmani dan rohani individu atau kelompok akibat hasil dari menjalani kehidupan dengan baik. Oleh karena itu, ‘Wellness’ dapat memberikan pergeseran terhadap gaya hidup menjadi lebih sehat dengan menghadirkan kesan menyenangkan dan menarik masyarakat terutama milenial yakni Fasilitas Kebugaran Akuatik. Unsur air dari segi akuatik memberikan relaksasi, ketenangan, suasana rekreasi yang dapat memberikan lingkungan menyenangkan untuk penyembuhan. Fasilitas kebugaran akuatik diberikan kesan rekreasi sehingga masyarakat maupun kaum milenial melakukan kegiatan kebugaran dengan perasaan senang. Untuk mendapatkan konsep program tersebut, penulis menggunakan kriteria wellness dari Tchiki Davis,PH.D. dan kuesioner yang menghasilkan program akuatik baik dari segi jasmani dan rohani serta kegiatan sosial dan perbaikan gaya hidup melalui monitoring habits. Konsep gubahan massa terbentuk dari 4 karakter unsur healing environment yakni air, batu, goa, dan gunung.
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Malagi, I., S. C. Sampaio, F. G. S. Pinto, D. M. Rosa, and R. R. dos Reis. "Physicochemical quality of and Escherichia coli resistance profiles in urban surface waters." Brazilian Journal of Biology 80, no. 3 (September 2020): 661–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.218915.
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Abstract Aquatic ecosystems of urban rivers are contaminated through waste disposal, which poses a public health problem. The objective of this research was to evaluate the quality of water used for recreation and public supply of six rivers in the city of Cascavel - Paraná, including Cascavel, Quati, Bezerra, Antas, Clarito and Amambay. Samples were collected every 4 months in 2017, and their physicochemical and microbiological parameters, as well as resistance profiles of strains of Escherichia coli to antimicrobials distributed by pharmacies of the primary healthcare network, were evaluated. Parameters such as water temperature, turbidity, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total coliforms and thermotolerant coliforms showed significant differences. The allowed limit for thermotolerant coliforms, which was set by National Environment Council, Resolution 357/2005, was exceeded in all of the six analyzed rivers. It was determined that 48.1% of E. coli strains showed resistance to nine antimicrobial tested. The highest levels of resistance were found for ampicillin (27.7%), tetracycline (27.7%) and amoxicillin (24.0%). The results of this study contribute to the understanding of the hazards associated with the contamination of springs in urban centers with wastewater containing resistant bacteria. Therefore, recovery work is necessary in these areas because of the importance of these water sources for the entire western region of Paraná state.
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Antonowicz, Józef Piotr, Damian Panasiuk, Sylwia Machula, Jacek Florian Kubiak, and Magdalena Opalińska. "The anthropogenic pollutants in urban ponds based on the example of Słupsk." E3S Web of Conferences 45 (2018): 00004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184500004.
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In areas of urban infrastructure, ponds play an important role. They are places of rest and recreation, and they facilitate contact between city dwellers and the aquatic environment. They are also a place for living waterflow and ichthyofauna. Urban ponds are susceptible to anthropogenic influences, and their self-cleaning capacity is limited due to their small size. The city of Słupsk is located in northern Poland. Coal combustion in domestic boilers and transport cause dust emissions to be released into the atmosphere. The concentration of particulate matter and heavy metals in PM10 in Słupsk is much higher than in neighbouring village Gać. This affects metals deposition from the atmosphere. Two urban ponds in Słupsk were the object of the research. Sampling station No. 1 was located in the southern part of the Raj Pond situated deep into the forest area, a considerable distance from urban buildings. Sampling station No. 2 was located at the Juniorów Pond located near the city centre. Water samples were taken from a depth of 10 cm. To investigate the deposition from the atmosphere, atmospheric precipitation was collected in a collector located in the city of Słupsk. The concentrations of Li, Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Se, As, V, Sr, Cd and Pb were analyzed in the obtained water samples. Measurements were made using an ICP-MS mass spectrometer. From the obtained results, it was observed that the concentrations of Li, Al, Cr, Mn, Fe, Se, Sr and Cd were higher at station No. 2 located near the city centre.
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Bell, Richard J., David E. Richardson, Jonathan A. Hare, Patrick D. Lynch, and Paula S. Fratantoni. "Disentangling the effects of climate, abundance, and size on the distribution of marine fish: an example based on four stocks from the Northeast US shelf." ICES Journal of Marine Science 72, no. 5 (December 11, 2014): 1311–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsu217.
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Abstract Climate change and fishing can have major impacts on the distribution of natural marine resources. Climate change alters the distribution of suitable habitat, forcing organisms to shift their range or attempt to survive under suboptimal conditions. Fishing reduces the abundance of marine populations and truncates their age structure leading to range contractions or shifts. Along the east coast of the United States, there have been major changes in fish populations due to the impacts of fishing and subsequent regulations, as well as changes in the climate. Black sea bass, scup, summer flounder, and winter flounder are important commercial and recreational species, which utilize inshore and offshore waters on the northeast shelf. We examined the distributions of the four species with the Northeast Fisheries Science Center trawl surveys to determine if the along-shelf centres of biomass had changed over time and if the changes were attributed to changes in temperature or fishing pressure through changes in abundance and length structure. Black sea bass, scup, and summer flounder exhibited significant poleward shifts in distributions in at least one season while the Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Bight stock of winter flounder did not shift. Generalized additive modelling indicated that the changes in the centres of biomass for black sea bass and scup in spring were related to climate, while the change in the distribution of summer flounder was largely attributed to a decrease in fishing pressure and an expansion of the length–age structure. While the changes in ocean temperatures will have major impacts on the distribution of marine taxa, the effects of fishing can be of equivalent magnitude and on a more immediate time scale. It is important for management to take all factors into consideration when developing regulations for natural marine resources.
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Halaj, Elzbieta. "Geothermal bathing and recreation centres in Poland." Environmental Earth Sciences 74, no. 12 (October 11, 2014): 7497–509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3740-5.
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Mahoney, Joseph L., Hakan Stattin, and David Magnusson. "Youth recreation centre participation and criminal offending: A 20-year longitudinal study of Swedish boys." International Journal of Behavioral Development 25, no. 6 (November 2001): 509–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01650250042000456.
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This study assessed whether participation in Swedish youth recreation centres (Fritidsgardar) is related to long-term criminality assessed from late childhood to mid adulthood. A prospective, longitudinal investigation of a representative cohort of 498 boys from a medium-sized Swedish community was employed. A pattern-analysis identi” ed ” ve configurations of boys who showed different profiles of social and academic competence at the age of 10. The configurations were compared with respect to juvenile and adult criminality for boys who did, and who did not, make the decision to participate in a youth recreation centre at age 13. Results showed that participation in youth centres was nonrandom. Boys with a multiple problem profile of both social and academic problems in school at age 10 showed more frequent participation in recreation centres at age 13. The frequency of criminal offending increased for all configurations of boys who became involved in a recreation centre. Frequent participation in youth centres was linked to high rates of juvenile offending and persistent offending (i.e., registered for one or several offences both as a juvenile and as an adult). These ” ndings held after controlling for individual, family, and economic factors prior to involvement in the youth centre. The limitations of the ” ndings and their implications for social policy are discussed.
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H. O, Nwankwoala,, and Okujagu, D.C. "A REVIEW OF WETLANDS AND COASTAL RESOURCES OF THE NIGER DELTA: POTENTIALS, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS." Environment & Ecosystem Science 5, no. 1 (March 19, 2021): 37–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.26480/ees.01.2021.37.46.
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Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season. The Niger Delta in Nigeria is the largest wetland in Africa and the third largest mangrove forest in the world with three sites listed as Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance. The Niger Delta wetlands and coastal resources are of high monetary significance to the local dwellers and the nation in general. This highly coveted wetland is changing rapidly, raising concern for its attendant implication on the communities relying upon its ecosystem potentials. A comprehensive data of the facilities delivered by wetlands is a significant key for real-time wetland ecosystem management. Existing literatures, were synthesized for this review on the potentials, challenges and prospects of the Niger Delta wetlands. It is pertinent from this review that the Niger Delta Wetland is wealthy in aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity of high financial significance to development of Nigeria, and is being challenged by natural and human activities such as dam construction, logging/lumbering, over-grazing, unrestrained tilling of soil for crop production, wetland reclamation, dredging, oil and gas exploration, over-fishing, invasive plant infestation, pollution, Coastal Infrastructure construction, poverty, droughts, desertification, sand storm, alien invasion, sea rising, erosion, etc. The Niger Delta Wetlands harbor tremendous wealth and supply many services that are necessary for human well-being such as location for spiritual renewal and recreation (eco-tourism), flood control, climate regulation, crop pollination, soil regeneration, raw material, energy, air and water purification; food chain supply, and medicines (Herbal solutions). This review postulates that in view of the immense significance and status of the Niger Delta Wetlands, effective and sequential monitoring be put in place by the establishment of centers of excellence in all universities in the Niger Delta Region with emphasis on studying the rich economic diversity of the wetland using remote sensing and Geographic Information System technologies for efficient conservation and management of the wetland resources.
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Boychuk, B., A. Kuzyk, and L. Sysa. "EVALUATING THE ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT ON THE PRUT RIVER NEAR YAREMCHE-TOWN ON THE POLLUTION LEVEL INDICES OF BOTTOM SEDIMENTS." Bulletin of Lviv State University of Life Safety 23 (June 30, 2021): 5–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.32447/20784643.23.2021.01.
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Introduction. One of the most objective and reliable indicators of the state of pollution of the aquatic environment and the overall level of technological load on it is the content of pollutants in bottom sediments (BS). There are no large industrial enterprises in and around Yaremche-town (Ivano-Frankivsk region), so there are no significant discharges of toxic substances into the sewage system, especially directly into the river. However, every year in this picturesque cornerof Prykarpattia the number of sanatoriums, recreation centres, cottage towns and just residential buildings grows. Accord-ingly, the Prut River, which is the pearl of this region, quite often gets untreated runoff, which pollutes not only water but also settles on bottom sediments.The purpose of this study was to assess the anthropogenic load on the Prut River based on a comprehensive environmental analysis of the state of pollution of the bottom sediments of this river upstream and downstream from Yaremche.Methods. Water extracts from bottom sediments were prepared by the recommendations of the relevant regula-tions in the ratio "bottom sediments - water" as 1: 5 in terms of the dry mass of bottom sediments. Laboratory study of hydrochemical parameters of selected samples was performed by gravimetric, titrimetric, photometric and other methods of analysis.Research results. The accumulation of ammonium salts, nitrites and nitrates, which are easily soluble, in the far above the discharge site of wastewater, is obviously due to the significant sorption properties of river sludge, which prevents these ions from being washed away by the flow. At the point of discharge of wastewater from the city, the content of these ions increases and reaches a maximum at point 3 - at a distance of approx. 100 m below the discharge site. Further downstream, their number systematically decreases. A similar distribution of concentrations is observed in the case of phosphates. Their source of getting into the river also, for the most part, belongs to the housing and communal services. A significant contribution to the increased phosphate content in the sample below the discharge is made by urban wastewater, in which even after treatment the concentration of phosphate ions remains quite high. The fact of the presence of oil products in the bottom sediments at the investigated area was revealed. The constant increase in the number of road transport on the banks of this resort river inevitably leads to the ingress of products of incomplete combustion of fuel, uncontrolled spills.Conclusions. Upstream from the place of discharge into the Prut River of treated wastewater in the city of Yaremche, the concentrations of salts-pollutants of the biogenic group are formed due to uncontrolled sources of domestic sew-age. In this area, the pollution of bottom sediments is insignificant, slightly higher at the discharge site, and they are of the greatest importance below the discharge. This fact indicates the growing anthropogenic impact of coastal cities on the state of the river and in general, and pollution of bottom sediments, in particular. For the first time oil products were found in bottom sediments in the studied area. The reason for this phenomenon is the constant increase in the number of vehicles on the banks of this river.
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Sharwood, J. E. "RECREATION OFFICER FOR OLDER ADULTS IN CENTRES OF RESIDENTIAL CARE." Australian Journal on Ageing 9, no. 1 (February 1990): 20–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.1990.tb00785.x.
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Nelson, Larry, and Steven Henderson. "Best Value and the Market Orientation of UK Recreation Centres." Local Government Studies 31, no. 2 (April 2005): 237–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03003930500032171.
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Wartecka-Ważyńska, A. "Professional competencies of employees in tourism sector." Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography 2, no. 43 (October 19, 2013): 346–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vgg.2013.43.1738.
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Universities of physical education train specialists at the study majors of physical education, physical therapy, tourism and recreation, sport etc. The graduates from these universities are prepared to work in the education sector, sports club, health centres, travel agencies, hotels etc. Throughout the university course, they acquire a number of professional competencies. The paper emphasizes the professional competencies of the graduates from tourism and recreation courses which are used in the labour market. Material and Methods. The study covered 229 graduates from the University School of Physical Education in Poznań, Poland, including 101 people from tourism and recreation study major. The study was carried out within the time frame of 2007-2010. The study used a statistical method and the method of opinion poll using an internet survey. Furthermore, the author carried out a literature survey and used the results of her own observations and experience connected with teaching students at the University School of Physical Education in Poznań at the Faculty of Tourism and Recreation. Results. The study demonstrated that the graduates from the study major of tourism and recreation appreciated their practical and professional preparation very high, including preparation for managing people. Conclusions. The respondents who graduated from the University School of Physical Education in Poznań at the study major of tourism and education answered that they have suitable qualifications and professional competencies for working in the tourism sector i.e. in travel agencies, hotels and tourist information centres. Keywords: graduates, competencies, employment, labour market.
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Prentice, Kristin, Lynn McCleary, and Miya Narushima. "Are Changes Needed for Therapeutic Recreation Undergraduate Curricula? Perceived Competencies of Therapeutic Recreationists and Recreation Staff Working with Seniors in Long Term Care Homes." Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement 38, no. 02 (December 11, 2018): 168–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0714980818000570.
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RÉSUMÉL’objectif de cette étude était d’identifier les lacunes dans les compétences gérontologiques autoperçues par le personnel en loisir dans les centres de soins de longue durée en Ontario. Deux séries de compétences gérontologiques ont été présentées dans un sondage en ligne qui a été distribué à du personnel en loisir œuvrant dans 500 centres de soins de longue durée. Parmi eux, 487 membres du personnel ont répondu au sondage. Ce sondage comportait des questions concernant les compétences actuelles du personnel et les compétences dont ils avaient eu connaissance avant d’entrer sur le marché du travail. Les facteurs perçus comme favorables à une plus grande confiance en ces compétences gérontologiques étaient l’expérience, la formation continue et les sessions de formation en cours d’emploi. Une meilleure compréhension des lacunes dans les compétences gérontologiques est nécessaire pour améliorer la formation en loisirs thérapeutiques, dont la formation continue dans ce domaine.
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Hniloskurenko, Mariia. "INTERACTIVE RECREATION IN CITY HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT." Research and methodological works of the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture, no. 28 (December 15, 2019): 5–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.33838/naoma.28.2019.5-10.
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Studies of recreational processes in the city, the specifics of urban life, trends in the recreation areas organization both in domestic practice and in foreign experience are relevant and timely. Sustainable development of the city involves the stable functioning of the city structure to meet the material and spiritual needs of society, provide the rational use of available resources and potential, form the favourable conditions for human existence in the historically established environment of the city. This process is based on the search for optimal solutions of the city development, determination of the directions of urban areas functioning, taking into account the current trends and patterns of the urban structure development and the formation of relevant scenarios and plans on its bases.
The urban area on the whole is an important and limited city resource, therefore the effective use of existing territories is especially important for the sustainable development of the city. The creation of interactive recreation centres within the downtown historical buildings could be the solution to many problems, because interactivity implies diversity, which in terms of city-planning requires making of recreation areas as multifunctional and flexible spaces where the residents could spend their time interesting and useful. The public social space is necessary not only for satisfying the population’s needs, but also for their forming and developing. In the context of present-day segregation of city residents and the absence of permanent information-bearer channels, it is the city-planning streets and square interiors of the city that can become an information and communicative space. The role of public space restoration will provide for the integrity of the city in its city-planning, cultural and social aspects. After all, public spaces are one of the key components of an individual’s comfortable existence and coexistence with the society in general; these are places of collective and individual development and unity of people with the rich historical, architectural and natural heritage of urban substance. A solution of a city historical environment and cultural heritage preservation issue is a significant contribution to the future national development based on the study of the historical achievements of the past, which has no alternatives in creating the attractive interactive recreation areas in the centres of historical cities.
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Owolabi, Christiana Olusola, Oluwole Olawale Ogunsajo, Jacob Goke Bodunde, and Olusegun Olufemi Olubode. "Assessment of designed landscapes and their management practices in selected capital cities in Nigeria." Ornamental Horticulture 26, no. 1 (March 2020): 95–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2447-536x.v26i1.2055.
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Abstract Landscape practices and business engagement have great potentials to uplift city status to either that of developed, under-developed or developing. Among the accruing benefits, are the value added to style of living, improved health status by way of alleviation of stress and development of a buoyant economy through financial in flow from provision of job opportunities and payment to garden owners for relaxation services rendered. A study was conducted to assess the landscape practices potentials and status of selected cities across different geo-political axis of Nigeria. The cities assessed included Abuja, Benin City, Ibadan, Lagos, and Calabar. Assessment was done with the aid of a structured questionnaire that cut across demography, purpose of landscaping, types of landscape materials, and type of maintenance routines. Data collected were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Results showed that most people engaged in landscape business had tertiary education, were males and young in age. The specific purposes for the establishment of landscapes for the city ranged from purely aesthetics only, recreation, relaxation centres and business and recreation centres only. Landscape properties which included private/public properties, recreation centres, social parks/gardens, and schools ranged in sizes from small to large hectares. Selected cities at different pedestals in their landscape practices potentials needed awareness campaign for improved development of city potential. In conclusion, thriving landscape business improved the livelihood of the city dwellers through employment opportunities, promotion of private owned businesses and increased the knowledge of landscape practices skills.
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Grosse, MS, Susan J. "The role of the aquatic professional in the collaboration process." American Journal of Recreation Therapy 11, no. 3 (July 1, 2012): 7–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2012.0022.
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The professional in therapeutic recreation has the potential to interact with a variety of other persons who are involved in the life of an individual with a disability. If that individual participates in an aquatic program, one of the persons with whom a therapeutic recreation staff member interacts is the professional in aquatics. To make that interaction as productive as possible, this article will explore several aspects of the interaction between professionals in therapeutic recreation and professionals in aquatics. There are two aspects to the role of the aquatic professional and that professional’s interaction with therapeutic recreation staff participating in the collaboration process when working with individuals with disabilities. The aquatic professionals’ first job is to obtain information that can possibly impact the aquatic participation of the individual with a disability. If the aquatic program is part of a broader therapeutic recreation program, the primary source for that information may be the therapeutic recreation staff. Second and more often overlooked, there is information that the aquatic professional can provide to other individuals, professionals in therapeutic recreation, and caregivers alike, who also interact with the person with a disability. Because of the unique nature of staffing and participation in aquatics, participation in the collaborative process may be difficult. This article explores the specific details of the interactions of the aquatic professional in the collaboration process. Barriers to collaboration are discussed and possible solutions are presented.
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Gorun, Viktoria. "Recreational microzoning of the territory (by the example of Savranskiy district in Odesa region)." Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography, no. 47 (November 27, 2014): 78–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vgg.2014.47.819.
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The article contains basics of large-scale recreational zoning and designed landscape and recreation passport for estimation of separate areas. This passport qualitatively and quantitatively describes the area of zoning. The recreational microzoning of Savranskiy district was held based on data of availability of landscapes for development of recreational industry. The map for this territory was made. It contains selected functional areas, recreational objects, existing and recommended recreational territories of priority development, recreational, cultural and information centres and recreational microzones. Key words: recreational microzoning, microzones, landscape and recreation certification, functional areas, recreational resources, recreational objects.
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Aleksandrowa, Anna, and Ekaterina Aigina. "Lomonosov Moscow State University: the major centre for Russian research and education into tourism and recreation." Turyzm/Tourism 22, no. 2 (April 25, 2013): 7–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10106-012-0006-z.
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The author discusses the tourism geography research which has been undertaken at Lomonosov State University in Moscow over many years. This academic institution is one of the most famous research centres dealing with spatial recreation systems. At first (from the 1960’s), research was mainly on geographical and technical issues, but the research area was gradually enlarged for example to include social and humanistic elements. The best known research has been done on ‘spatial recreation systems’, ‘polarized landscapes’, the ‘recreational economy spatial complex’, and the ‘environmental model of a spatial system’.
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Donofrio, Robert S., Sal Aridi, Ratul Saha, Robin Bechanko, Kevin Schaefer, Lorelle L. Bestervelt, and Beth Hamil. "Laboratory validation of an ozone device for recreational water treatment." Journal of Water and Health 11, no. 2 (April 8, 2013): 267–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wh.2013.198.
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Obtaining an accurate assessment of a treatment system's antimicrobial efficacy in recreational water is difficult given the large scale and high flow rates of the water systems. A laboratory test system was designed to mimic the water conditions and potential microbial contaminants found in swimming pools. This system was utilized to evaluate the performance of an in situ ozone disinfection device against four microorganisms: Cryptosporidium parvum, bacteriophage MS2, Enterococcus faecium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The sampling regimen evaluated the antimicrobial effectiveness in a single pass fashion, with samples being evaluated initially after exposure to the ozone unit, as well as at points downstream from the device. Based on the flow dynamics and log reductions, cycle threshold (Ct) values were calculated. The observed organism log reductions were as follows: >6.7 log for E. faecium and P. aeruginosa; >5.9 log for bacteriophage MS2; and between 2.7 and 4.1 log for C. parvum. The efficacy results indicate that the test system effectively functions as a secondary disinfection system as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Model Aquatic Health Code.
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Kensinger, PhD, CTRS, Kari, Sabrina Bates, BS, Sarah Breuer, BS, Erin Johnson, BS, Kylie Rhode, BS, and Deanne Webber, BS. "The benefits of aquatic therapy as determined by a Pairwise Thematic Content Analysis of the peer-reviewed journals in therapeutic recreation." American Journal of Recreation Therapy 16, no. 4 (March 5, 2018): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2017.0143.
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Aquatic therapy is an intervention commonly used by recreational therapists. This study used a pairwise content analysis of the American Journal of Recreation Therapy, the American Therapeutic Recreation Association's Annual in Therapeutic Recreation, and the Therapeutic Recreation Journal from 2003-2014 in order to determine the benefits of aquatic therapy. Many articles reviewed used a repeated measure analysis, or pre- and post-test evaluation to measure physiological benefits, leisure satisfaction, quality of life, self-efficacy, and pain. The three most common populations studied include: arthritis, autism spectrum disorder, and multiple sclerosis.
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Novykova, V. "Infrastructure: the essence of the concept, its types and application in the recreation sphere." Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Geography, no. 64 (2016): 18–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/1728-2721.2016.64.3.
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The concept of “infrastructure”, the history of its emergence and establishing in scientific field are considered. Two directions of “infrastructure” concept interpretation are defined and understanding of its second definition is formulated. In addition to social and production infrastructures it is proposed to distinguish universal one, which is able to satisfy both the needs of population and production sector, that is, society as a whole. According to sectoral criteria it is distinguished specialized infrastructure, that is inherent only to a particular sector and is used only for realization of a particular activity (in the paper it is shown by the example of recreational activities), although its parts may belong to social infrastructure, or industrial infrastructure, or to their joint group – universal infrastructure. By means of modelling it is shown the place of infrastructure in the recreation sphere and its types. It is considered the definition of “recreation sphere” concept, its relationships with the concepts of “recreation sector”, “recreational economy” and “recreation activities”, as well as its belonging to the social sphere in the structure of social production, which is presented in the form of the model. It is given the author’s definition of “recreation activities infrastructure” concept. The structural-logical models showing the place and types of recreation activities infrastructure and structure of public production are developed. It is given the detailed characteristics of each of the recreational infrastructure components: institutions of recreation activities production and realization; health resort institutions; collective accommodation facilities of tourist destinations; equipment of recreational areas; tourist information centres.
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Glasson, John, Bridget Durning, and Kellie Welch. "The Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms (OWFs) on Local Tourism and Recreation -- Evolving Lessons from Practice." Journal of Energy and Power Technology 04, no. 04 (November 16, 2022): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.21926/jept.2204037.
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The article examines the nature of impacts of the rapidly growing Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) industry on tourism and recreation in coastal communities, especially in the UK. The multi-methods research approach includes reviews of literature, content of OWF Environmental Statements (ESs) for predicted impacts, recent practice for actual impacts, and the use of mitigation and enhancement measures. Findings from literature indicate that the overall impact on tourism appears relatively benign, and sometimes positive. The UK ES review identified tourism as an important topic, identifying mostly no/negligible predicted negative impacts, and some examples of predicted positive impacts. There is limited use of enhancement measures, including visitor centres and boat trips, and a previously under-reported use of developer community benefits funding for local area recreation and tourism facilities. Recommendations include early engagement with the community, developer long-term commitment to mitigation and enhancement measures, plus monitoring of tourism and recreation impacts over time.
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Ellis, Derek. "Identification Centres." Marine Pollution Bulletin 17, no. 11 (November 1986): 479–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0025-326x(86)90613-2.
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Mahoney, Joseph L., Håkan Stattin, and Heather Lord. "Unstructured youth recreation centre participation and antisocial behaviour development: Selection influences and the moderating role of antisocial peers." International Journal of Behavioral Development 28, no. 6 (November 2004): 553–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01650250444000270.
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This study involves a two-year longitudinal investigation of adolescent participation in unstructured youth recreation centres and the development of antisocial behaviour. Participants were 1163 adolescents who represented 92% of all eighth-grade students in the town of Örebro, Sweden, during the fall of 1999. Antisocial young people and those with poor relations to parents or school were likely to become involved in the centres. After controlling for these selection influences, the frequency of youth centre participation was associated with a significant increase in antisocial behaviour over time for boys and girls. Youth centres that aggregated many antisocial peers together were particularly likely to promote the antisocial behaviour of new attendees. The findings are consistent with prior theory and research on youth development and out-of-school activities. Activities that lack structure and skill-building aims appear to attract high-risk adolescents and the resulting social environment is conducive to the development of antisocial behaviour.
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BOLANLE-OJO, Oluwasanmi T., Adepeju R. FALANA, Oluwayomi I. BOLANLE-OJO, and Cuong LEVAN. "Assessment of tree species diversity and benefits in selected recreation centres for biodiversity conservation in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria." Notulae Scientia Biologicae 12, no. 1 (March 31, 2020): 100–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/nsb12110561.
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The present study assessed the trees species diversity and the benefits that arise from their presence in five selected recreation centers in the urban area of Ibadan: Agodi Gardens, Ibadan Recreation Club, National Museum of Unity, Ibadan Golf Club and Ibadan Polo Club. The selected areas were purposively chosen due to the presence of tree species in the urban landscape. Both primary and secondary data were used for the study. Agodi Garden had in total 537 individuals, 46 tree species within 25 families. Ibadan Recreation Club had the total number of 148 trees, whereas 32 species within 22 families were represented. National Museum of Unity had a total number of 770 trees, classified in 23 species within 17 families. Ibadan Polo Club had a total number of 97 trees, 20 species and 15 families were represented. Ibadan Golf Club had a total number of 915 trees, 31 species and 9 families. Fabaceae family had the highest occurrence in Ibadan Recreation Club, National Museum of Unity, Ibadan Golf Club and Ibadan Polo Club, while Verbenaceae was more represented in Agodi Gardens. The study has shown the high occurrence of invasive species in tropical environment based on their regeneration potential. Data collected on total number of tree species, frequency of occurrence and families were subjected to descriptive analysis. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain information. These centers serve as ex-situ urban centers/parks that still maintain and conserve various tree species and are important resources for social, economic and educational use. Biodiversity indices were also analyzed and it can be concluded that the type of organization and the main activity of the centers strongly influence the species diversity. The trend of Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H') showed that Ibadan Polo Club was the most diverse. Despite the higher number of individual trees encountered in NMUI, the H' value was very low, indicating the dominance of a few tree species within the area. From EH values obtained in the study, it can be concluded that trees species are most evenly distributed in IPC, followed by IRC, AG, IGC and lastly by NUMI.
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Schafft, Malwina, Benjamin Wegner, Nora Meyer, Christian Wolter, and Robert Arlinghaus. "Ecological impacts of water-based recreational activities on freshwater ecosystems: a global meta-analysis." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288, no. 1959 (September 22, 2021): 20211623. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1623.
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Human presence at water bodies can have a range of ecological impacts, creating trade-offs between recreation as an ecosystem service and conservation. Conservation policies could be improved by relying on robust knowledge about the relative ecological impacts of water-based recreation. We present the first global synthesis on recreation ecology in aquatic ecosystems, differentiating the ecological impacts of shore use, (shoreline) angling, swimming and boating. Impacts were assessed at three levels of biological organization (individuals, populations and communities) for several taxa. We screened over 13 000 articles and identified 94 suitable studies that met the inclusion criteria, providing 701 effect sizes. Impacts of boating and shore use resulted in consistently negative, significant ecological impacts across all levels of biological organization. The results were less consistent for angling and swimming. The strongest negative effects were observed in invertebrates and plants. Recreational impacts on birds were most pronounced at the individual level, but not significant at the community level. Due to publication bias and knowledge gaps, generalizations of the ecological impacts of aquatic recreation are challenging. Impacts depend less on the form of recreation. Thus, selectively constraining specific types of recreation may have little conservation value, as long as other forms of water-based recreation continue.
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Anderson, Austin Robert, Eric Knee, and William Dominic Ramos. "“I’m Not an Expert, But…”: Perspectives on Aquatic Management for LGBTQ Participants." Recreational Sports Journal 44, no. 1 (March 3, 2020): 24–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1558866120909449.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the initiatives that current aquatic managers in campus recreation are implementing to create environments that are inclusive to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) participation and to assess the barriers to such initiatives. The study utilized in-depth semistructured interviews with nine campus recreation aquatic managers to examine steps that are currently being taken when it comes to creating environments that are perceived to be open, or closed, to LGBTQ participants. A grounded theory–based process of data collection and analysis resulted in emergent themes. These themes included (a) “I am not an expert but…,” (b) reactive programming and management, (c) inclusion as a general practice, and (d) the importance of gender-inclusive practices. Management strategies and implications for campus recreation aquatic managers around these emergent themes are discussed regarding the creating of inclusive environments for LGBTQ participants.
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Bratuškins, Uģis, and Sandra Treija. "Urban Communication: The Uses of Public Space in Riga Historical City Centre." Architecture and Urban Planning 13, no. 1 (December 1, 2017): 100–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/aup-2017-0014.
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Abstract Expansion of cities and their impact areas extend also the semantic boundaries of urban ecentres, while public open space in the city centres maintain attractivity, especially within the medieval cores. The diverse functional processes that satisfy the needs of all users of urban space in general, on the one hand carry the function of circulation or communication, and on the other – relaxation or recreation. Elements of spatial organization and environment planning essential for the realization of each function differ, and depending on which of the functional processes prevails in the particular place, open space acquires either priority of communication or of recreation. The paper focuses on the interests and needs of main groups of users of the historical city centre – Riga Old Town, states availability of adequate space, as well as sets the criteria of high-quality public open space.
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Ismagilova, S. Kh, A. V. Sivtsev, and Yu A. Zakirova. "Urban development of recreational and tourist centres in the Lena coastal area (Yakutia)." Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo arkhitekturno-stroitel'nogo universiteta. JOURNAL of Construction and Architecture 23, no. 5 (October 26, 2021): 23–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.31675/1607-1859-2021-23-5-23-36.
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The paper studies the socio-economic and urban development of inhabited territories of the Far North in Russia. The urban development in Yakutia (Russia) and creation of tourist centres in extreme climatic conditions is currently very popular. The areas suitable for external and internal tourism require the infrastructure and comprehensive urban planning. The aim of this work is to identify the characteristics of the urban development of the recreational and tourist centres in the coastal area of the Lena in Yakutia, give recommendations for functional and spatial organization of such centres and implement the design solutions for the identified center types.Research findings include the key principles of the urban development in the coastal area of the Lena, the development of its structural and spatial model, and design solutions for the architectural and planning organization of these centres.The novelty of this work is the first-time development of the urban planning principles for the recreational and tourist centres in the coastal area of the Lena in Yakutia and architectural and planning solutions for the recreation and tourist centers based on the previously studied typology regarding the climatic conditions of this region.
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Karlsudd, Peter. "SCHOOL-AGE CARE, AN IDEOLOGICAL CONTRADICTION." Problems of Education in the 21st Century 48, no. 1 (November 20, 2012): 45–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/pec/12.48.45.
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In the doctoral dissertation "Children with intellectual disability in the integrated school-age care system" the extent and goal fulfilment of after-school recreation centre activities in 19 Swedish municipalities were studied. The study gave high marks to these centres for integrating intellectually disabled children into their activities. The empirics of the dissertation revealed, however, a number of warning signals, which indicated an increase in offering “special solutions” to these children. This article will contain a comparison between the study from 1999 and the one carried out in the spring of 2011. The two studies have followed the same question construction in order to achieve a comparison over time. The aim of study, focusing on children received into schools for the intellectually disabled was to evaluate to what extent integrated activities occurred and to look for factors with a positive impact on the quality of those after-school activities which gathered children from these and compulsory schools in the same groups. On the basis of the comparison made between the 12 years that have passed from the earlier to the later study, it must be regretfully concluded that segregated activities have gained a firm hold on the activities of after-school recreation care centres. Key words: after-school activities, inclusion, integrated, intellectual disability, school-age care system.
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Shyu, Guey-Shin, Wei-Ta Fang, and Bai-You Cheng. "Recreation and Tourism Service Systems Featuring High Riverbanks in Taiwan." Water 12, no. 9 (September 4, 2020): 2479. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12092479.
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Taiwan’s cities exhibit high levels of urbanization, which has resulted in limited recreation space in urban areas. In response, government policies have been enacted to promote the large-scale greening of rivers in urban areas and the establishment of aquatic recreation areas that do not interfere with water flow areas, pavilions for recreation purposes, indoor stadiums, and biking lanes alongside riverbanks to provide citizens with recreation space. An expert team was convened to investigate 50 riverside recreation sites, and the Comfortable Water Environment Rest Assessment Form was devised. The investigation results revealed three factors that contribute to the value of riverside recreation sites; the three factors had a total explanatory power of 70.17%. The factors, namely exercising and leisure, overall design plan and entrance image, and environmental maintenance and service, had an explanatory power of 25.52%, 23.32%, and 21.32%, respectively. Finally, this study provides guidance for constructing service systems for riverside recreation sites by referencing practical cases. This study suggests that future designs focus on the characteristics of visitors as the main consideration when investing resources in recreation sites. In addition, more exercise and recreation equipment and facilities should be provided at recreation sites located within highly populated areas. For recreation sites that feature beautiful scenery, greater degrees of overall design planning and entrance image qualities can be integrated into the recreation sites, and environmental teaching materials can be incorporated into the environment. Furthermore, this study suggests that residents who live near recreation sites form and operate volunteer groups to contribute to environmental maintenance and the relevant services; this would greatly enhance the overall experience of comfort of visitors to the recreation sites. Finally, this study provides guidance for low-intensity construction in high riverbank areas.
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Patterson, Mark R., James H. Sias, and Daniel V. Gouge. "AUVs and Scientific Diving: A Looming Conflict?" Marine Technology Society Journal 34, no. 4 (January 1, 2000): 75–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4031/mtsj.34.4.10.
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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are swimming robots whose use promises to revolutionize our scientific understanding of aquatic ecosystems. AUVs sample the environment at spatial and temporal scales that would be prohibitively expensive using conventional technology. Other tasks well-suited for AUVs include automated gathering of environmental data used for monitoring ecosystem health and marine food resources, facilitating search and recovery operations and drug traffic interdiction, and increasing national security. However, increasing operations of greater numbers and kinds of AUVs in situations where scientific diving occurs pose a potential hazard that needs to be addressed. We review scenarios where AUV/diver conflicts are likely to occur, make estimates of the scope of the problem, and offer some initial thoughts concerning threat mitigation. Ultimately, a ’consensus standard’ will be needed with contributions from the emerging AUV robotics industry, AUV academic R&D centers, military us ers, the commercial, scientific, and recreational diving community, and civilian agencies concerned with maritime commerce, marine science, and human safety.
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Atamewan, Eugene Ehimatie. "Appraising Users’ Satisfaction in Public Housing: A Case study of Crospil Housing Estate, Akpabuyo, Cross River State, Nigeria." European Journal of Architecture and Urban Planning 1, no. 4 (August 23, 2022): 47–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejarch.2022.1.4.12.
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The paper appraised users’ satisfaction with housing units by occupants of the CROSPIL housing estate, Akpabuyo, Cross River State, Nigeria with the aim of improving the housing sector in the State by examining the level of satisfaction with the architectural design of the housing units and neighbourhood facilities in the estate. Methodology of the study was through questionnaire administration, physical observation, measurement of spaces, interviews and review of the literature. The study revealed that apart from road infrastructure, the estate lack neighbourhood facilities such as water, shopping centres, health centres, schools and recreation centres (green areas). Residents were generally satisfied with the design of living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens in all housing unit types but dissatisfied with other spaces like toilet/bath, store and dining which were non-existing in some of the housing units. The study concluded that irrespective of the income level of users, the basic functional spaces required in any housing unit should be provided for all. Also, neighbourhood facilities that make living comfortable should be provided as a matter of urgency.
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Bandoli, Francesca, and Paolo Cavicchio. "The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Fragile Balance of a Small Zoo: the Case of Pistoia Zoo in Italy." Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research 3, no. 1 (April 12, 2021): 57–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/25889567-bja10014.
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Abstract Zoos and aquaria have progressively evolved into conservation centres aimed at conserving biodiversity through educational, recreational, research and integrated conservation activities. Their work is based on a strong cooperation at national and international level, that enables the collaborative management of hundreds of thousands of animals and the protection of endangered species through integrated conservation programmes. The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated health, social and economic crisis have greatly impacted the zoological community, leading to multifaceted consequences especially for small private institutions. Here, we present the operational and ethical challenges, as well as the opportunities, arisen from the on-going crisis, focusing on Pistoia Zoo (Italy) as a case study. We finally discuss ethical and operational constraints and perspectives which could characterize the upcoming future of zoological facilities.
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Metcalfe, Alan. "The Urban Response to the Demand for Sporting Facilities: A Study of Ten Ontario Towns/Cities, 1919-1939." Perspectives on Sports and Urban Studies 12, no. 2 (October 23, 2013): 31–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1018955ar.
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In the 1920s and 1930s the growth of sport in urban centres resulted in a significant expansion of recreation facilities. Symbolically, these new facilities resulted in a further expansion of sporting activities. This study of ten Ontario towns/cities indicates that these facilities were provided and maintained in part through public funds and in part through private and co-operative financing. The means adopted in each case varied according to the size of the community, the attitudes of key individuals and groups, and other local idiosyncrasies.
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Urboniene, Aiste, and Virginija Jurėnienė. "Functions Ofeducationalactivitiesin Cultural Centersfrom Thecommunity Development Perspective." SOCIETY, INTEGRATION, EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 4 (May 18, 2015): 270. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2015vol4.336.
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<p><em>This paper aims to analyse the role that cultural centres in Lithuania and Lithuanian cultural organisations in the Kaliningrad region and Belarus play in organizing educational activities for the local communities. The aim of this article is to identify functions ofthe educationalactivitiesof cultural centres and Lithuanian cultural organisations revealing theirimpact on thelocal communitydevelopment. </em><em>Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 4 Lithuanian cultural centres and 6 Lithuanian cultural organisations of border regions in Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia, the Kaliningrad region. The sample consists of </em><em>55 informants from Lithuanian cultural communities and cultural centres. The content analysis and comparative analysis methods were applied for the data analysis. The study revealed that educational activities would lead to active participation of members in community development. The </em><em>following </em><em>functions</em><em> of educational activities</em><em>we</em><em>re identified: dissemination of knowledge, empowerment, self-realization, enlightenment, value development, recreation, communication, national identitystrengthening, and community mobilization.</em><em> </em></p><p> </p>
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Griffiths, A. J., P. J. Bowen, B. J. Brinkworth, I. R. Morgan, and A. Howarth. "Energy Consumption in Leisure Centres – A Comparative Study." Energy & Environment 8, no. 3 (September 1997): 207–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0958305x9700800303.
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The Sports and Recreation sector within the UK uses the equivalent of 3 millions tonnes of coal per year to supply the activities demanded by an ever increasing sports conscience society. The government has attempted to stimulate energy efficiency in this sector through the use of good practice guides and case studies. A comparative study was undertaken to analyse the performance of two leisure complexes in the Seven Valley degree day region. One site had double the occupancy rate of the other. It was found that the energy consumption per user was approximately 10 kWh for both sites. However the energy cost per user showed a large difference: for Site A this index was 31p/user compared to 15p/user at Site B. The primary causes of this difference are attributed to variation in energy mix between the two sites, as well as a difference in the price paid for primary fuel. Indices based on floor area of the facilities exhibit similar trends, and furthermore show that both sites were in the high band of energy consumption. This indicated that both sites had the potential to make significant energy-related savings, and a further breakdown of electrical, natural gas and water consumption per site is used to identify these potential savings in a rapidly expanding sector.