European Regional Science Association 52nd European Congress Bratislava, Slovakia 17 – The complex relationship between leisure, culture and tourism from the perspective of the quality of urban life (original) (raw)
Defining quality of life (qol) at personal or societal level is a difficult process which largely depends on the selected determining factors. Among the various parameters having been proposed as qol determinants, leisure and culture issues have only recently found their place, as they had long been neglected. In the „developed‟ societies leisure time is acknowledged to be an integral part of a wellbalanced management of personal time and a significant determinant for a person‟s wellbeing. The „right‟ to leisure is considered to be a measure for the societal quality, in the terms of personal freedom, participation in social life and creativity. A special dimension of the relationship connecting leisure, culture and qol which is also highlighted in the literature, concerns the ongoing development of consumption patterns regarding the „exploitation‟ of leisure options. The issue of leisure time acting as a qol determinant emerges mostly as a matter of quality rather than a matter of q...
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