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    Geografiese aspekte van rekreasie en vryetydsbesteding in Bellville-Suid
    (University of the Western Cape, 1987) McPherson, Elsworth Adam; Taylor, V
    Die wyse waarop mense hul VRYETYD [dit is tyd wat oorbly nadat alle verpligtinge (sosiaal en fisiologies) nagekom is) bestee, vorm die sentrale tema van hierdie studie. On Belangrike aspek van hierdie tema vir die geograaf is die wisselwerking wat daar bestaan tussen die aanbod en aanvraag na rekreasiefasiliteite, omdat dit meerendeels die ruimtelike plasing van fasiliteite (in stedelike gebiede) bepaal. In die Suid-Afrikaanse samelewing het daar sekere faktore ontwikkel wat die normale wisselwerking ten opsigte van rekreasie be�nvloed het, en gevolglik as probleme geidentifiseer kan word. I~ hierdie studie word die probleme wat daar bestaan ten opsigte van rekreasie en vryetydsbesteding ondersoek met spesifieke verwysing na die inwoners van Bellville-Suid, On "Bruin" Groepsgebied op die Kaapse Vlakte. Data vir die studie is met behulp van gestruktureerde ontleed met die vraelyste ingesamel en daarna statisties oog op beantwoording van die volgende vrae: Wat is die aard en omvang van vryetydsbesteding gedurende die dag, oor naweke en vakansies van die inwoners van Bellville-Suid? Hoe beinvloed die politiek-ekonomiese strukture die aanbod van fasiliteite (die rekreasiemilieu) in Bellville-Suid? Wat is die invloed van die politiek-ekonomiese strukture op die aanvraag na fasiliteite (die rekreasiegedrag) van die inwoners van Bellville-Suid? Die data wat met behulp van die vraelyste ingesamel is, is verder aangevul deur persoonlike onderhoude. Ten einde bestaande vrae te beantwoord, is daar eerstens gekyk na die rekreasiehulpbronbasis in Bellville-Suid. Die aanbod ter plaatse is gemeet aan nasionale en internasionale standaarde wat gebaseer is op gegewens uit die relevante literatuur.
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    Geografiese aspekte van rekreasie en vryetydsbesteding in Bellville-Suid
    (University of the Western Cape, 1987) McPherson, Elsworth Adam; Taylor, V
    The way in which people utilise their FREE TIME [that is time left after all commitments (social and physiological) have been met] forms the central theme of this study. An important aspect of this theme for the geographer is the interaction between supply and demand of recreational facilities, because determines the spatial location of facilities in urban areas. In the South African society certain factors which influence the normal interaction between supply and demand have developed which can be identified as problems. In this study the problems which exist regarding recreation and the use of free time are examined with specific reference to the people living in Bellville South, a "Coloured" Group Area on the Cape Flats. Data for the study was collected with the air of a structured questionnaire and thereafter statistically analysed with the intention of answering the following questions: What is the nature and extent of the use of free time during the day, over weekends and during vacations of the inhabitants of Bellville South? How does the politico-economic structure influence the supply of facilities for recreation in Bellville South? What is the influence of the politico-economic structure on the demand for facilities (the recreational behaviour) for the inhabitants of Bellville South? The data which had been collected with the aid of questionnaire, was further supplemented with personal interviews. In order to answer the above questions satisfactorily, recreation resource base in Bellville South was looked firstly. The local supply was measured according to national and international norms based on information obtained from the relevant literature. An attempt was made secondly to determine the demand for recreation generated by the community. It was evident from the literature that the socio-economic level of communities played a vital role in the determination of the extent of their demand. By examining certain socio-economic parameters, it was found that the community of Bellville South consisted mostly of people from the working-class. Subsequently the factors which have an influence on the recreational behaviour of the respondents during the day, weekend and vacation time-periods, were examined. It was found that, as one can expect from a predominantly working class community, recreation was mostly directed at the home environment during all three time-periods. This can be explained by referring to the constitutional constraints (Group Areas Act, Separate Amenities Act), socio-economic constraints and the inadequate recreational facilities in the study area. The interaction between demand and supply within the prevailing politico-economic structures was subsequently examined. The correlation between demographic and socio-economic variables and recreational activities was examined with the aid of crosstabulations. The resulting spatial pattern of the recreational behaviour of the respondents was analysed cartographically. By examining the latent and potential demand for recreational facilities it was found that there are very real needs in the study area. Lastly, recommendations were made with a view of alleviating the problems which have been identified. It was felt that immediate attention should be paid to shortcomings in the supply and maintenance of recreational facilities in Bellville South, while the political problems which make a meaningful utilisation of recreational facilities by everybody in South Africa impossible at the moment, should also be removed.