Leisure, Livability and the PostModern City

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Leisure, Livability and the Post-Modern City

• Karin Book, PhD
• Department of Sport Sciences, Malmo University
• Plan Urban, Lund
• Lena Eskilsson, PhD
• Department of Service Management, Lund University
• Plan Urban, Lund

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The importance of Leisure

• Increased free time
• Lifestyle-oriented leisure
• Importance of sports business
• Importance of tourism
• Consumerism
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Leisure travel has increased

• 50 of all transports in Sweden today
• High car-dependence
• Children increasingly car-dependent

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Urban Leisure Landscape

• Decentralisation and centralisation
• Large scale facilities
• Socio-economic polarisation/segregation
• Long distances

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A Post-Modern City Model
Edge City
Low status Area Zone in decay Zone of conflicts
Global Command Centre CBD Gentrification Waterfron
t Development Exclusive Shopping Areas Café and
Restaurant Culture Entertainment Areas Tourist
Business District (Sport Arenas) (Convention
Centre)
Neotraditional Suburb
Campus
Sports clubs/ Golf Course
Mega Shopping Mall
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The Everyday Life City Model
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Sustainable Accessibility to Recreation Areas
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Towards a Car-FreeUrban Leisure Landscape

• Functional mix
• Nearness, proximity, accessibility
• Small-scale planning
• Focus on everyday life
• Participation
• Short distances