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The current generation of teenagers in Slovakia was born into the world of shopping malls, they have become an integral part of their lifestyle. The paper focuses on teenagers (13-19 years) in shopping malls. In this paper, we assess the perceptions of teenagers (n=1965) who shop and spend their leisure time in shopping malls in Bratislava. The research results show that the proportion of urban teenagers spending leisure time in shopping malls is high (90%) and approximately 60% like spending leisure time in shopping malls. The analysis points to the fact that shopping malls are a suitable place for socialising and meeting friends and peers. We identified statistically significant relationship between motivation of teenagers to spend leisure time in the shopping mall and their demographic, social and economic characteristics. The so-called „mall junkies” also coexists among teenagers in shopping malls. This is a relatively large group of urban teenagers for whom shopping malls are places where they like to spend their leisure time without parental supervision and provide them with a place to socialise and meet friends in the first place. Shopping in shopping malls is often irrelevant to them. Their primary interest is socialising with friends, it is important to „flex” for many of them or they are considered to be „hypebeasts”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Centred on the growing working-class district of East Oxford, this paper makes a detailed analysis of how church-based leisure was organised and experienced in the period c.1870–1914 to discover what role it played for those it involved. Making use of church magazines (themselves little-used sources), it challenges the assumption that all working classes in this period had access to commercial leisure, contests the notion that church leisure was a tool of the middle classes to improve and contain working-class leisure time, and demonstrates the reach of church-based leisure beyond its religious mandate. The paper argues that the development of church-based leisure in East Oxford was born of its socioeconomic context and shaped by the local community into an affordable, accessible and inclusive means of collective enjoyment and personal achievement, sustained by creative and diverse financial strategies. Rather than reflecting a discrete church culture distinct from that of secular entertainment, the research reveals a complex interaction between spheres of influence reaching far beyond church and chapel. The way in which church-based leisure functioned in East Oxford brought clear benefits both to individuals and to the wider community––benefits which could not be accessed through commercial leisure––and demonstrate the unique role of church leisure in a working-class suburb, a function hitherto unexplored and poorly understood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Building on the concepts of sport spectatorship, leisure involvement, serious leisure, identity, substitutability of leisure behaviour, and the leisure constraints and facilitators literature, this sequential mixed methods study examines sport spectators' behaviours and their perceptions of public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as changed leisure behaviour and participants' opinions regarding the health-related impacts of spectator sports. Utilizing a content analysis approach, this paper summarizes the qualitative, open-ended responses from a web-based survey administered December 2021 through March 2022. Participants' experiences of leisure barriers, leisure facilitators, health concerns and new leisure behaviours, as well as participants' overall public health perspectives of sporting events during COVID-19 are presented. Potential areas for future research are also discussed, specifically regarding changed leisure behaviour and socio-political complexities indicated among participants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdown in South Africa led to the closure of leisure spaces, and Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres, forcing parents who were non-essential employees to work from home. This created a crisis for families, with significant consequences for family leisure time and activities. This paper explored the impact of the pandemic for parents with pre-school aged children (PSAC) and aimed to identify changes to family leisure during this period. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaires (n = 140) among parents at three selected ECD centres in Cape Town. The findings indicated that participants experienced higher emotional and tiredness levels because of the pandemic-induced changes, often neglecting themselves in their attempt to balance work, life and care for their PSAC, without their traditional support structures. The findings confirm a significant impact on family leisure, with leisure activities decreasing, and switching from outdoor, relational to home and family-based activities. The study identifies the type of leisure activities and changes caused by the pandemic and the effect it had on parents' work-life balance and overall wellbeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The paper deals with the transformation of society and culture in totalitarianism through the example of the Czech folklore revival movement between 1948 and 1989. While describing the main objectives of communist cultural policy, the paper observes the reasons for the mass development of folk ensembles in the 1950s, the gradual transformations to their activity, and the philosophy behind it. The degree of cooperation between folk ensembles and political power, as well as the exploitation of these troupes to promote the communist regime, was varied. Politically-engagé performances by such ensembles and their participation in events organized by the totalitarian state apparatus have resulted in many Czech people adopting a negative attitude towards the folklore revival movement as a whole. In the fact most members of these ensembles were not motivated by politics - for many of them, this leisure activity was an escape from reality to the romantically viewed world of folk tradition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Participation in activities of daily living (ADL), education, leisure and play in children living with cerebral palsy (CP) may be affected by various factors, as outlined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework (ICF). The aim of this study was to describe the participation patterns of a group of these children. Objectives: This study aimed to describe participation patterns in ADL, education, leisure and play activities of children living with CP in Modimolle. Method: An exploratory-descriptive qualitative (EDQ) study design was used. A researcher-constructed bio-demographic data sheet and a semi-structured interview schedule were used to collect data from the primary caregivers of children (5–17 years) living with CP in Modimolle. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, translated from Sepedi to English and analysed using the content analysis approach and NVivo software. Results: The findings of this study indicated that children living with CP in Modimolle require set-up and assistance to participate in various ADL such as self-care, family and community activities. They also participate in formal and informal educational programmes as well as active and passive leisure and play activities. However, at the moment, they have limited opportunities to participate because of resource constraints and inaccessible infrastructure. Conclusion: Although children with CP in Modimolle perform some ADL, and participate in educational, leisure and play activities, they are not fully integrated into their community. Legislative support and policy implementation are required to improve participation and integration of children living with CP. Further studies on community-specific integrative strategies to enhance participation among children living with disabilities are recommended. Contribution: This paper provides valuable information on the participation patterns of children with CP living in a rural area of South Africa. The findings can assist with development and implementation of community-specific, integrative health and social care strategies to enhance participation among children living with disabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose - This paper examines the effect of the attractive motivational factors of archaeotourism on the intention to participate in archaeotourism. Methodology- The statistical program SmartPLS was used for data analysis. Design- The population consists of tourists who visited Çorum/Turkey, and convenience sampling method was applied. Four hundred and seventy tourists participated in the research between July and August 2022. Findings - Core archeological attractions, historical-cultural knowledge, leisure activities and archeotourism'development of the destination have a positive effect on the intention to participate in archaeotourism. On the other hand, additional archeological attractions and participatory archeological activities do not significantly influence the intention to participate in archaeotourism." Originality of the research - The study includes exceptional variables to demonstrate the impact of attractive motivational factors on the intention to participate in archaeotourism. Furthermore, the statistical analysis provides desirable motivational factors for archaeotourism to determine the intention to visit archaeotourism sites. Thus, the research enables the determination of visitation intention for a destination in the context of archaeotourism and attempts to bridge the gap between tourists' decisions and their visits. By modeling the effects of archaeotourism incentives on tourists' visitation intentions, evidence and knowledge gaps in the literature are also addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study aimed to systematically review scientific evidence on the barriers and facilitators of physical activity (PA) among the Brazilian population, considering different domains (leisure, travel, work/study, and household). The search was conducted in the MEDLINE/PubMed, ISI Web of Science, SCOPUS, BIREME/LILACS, and APA PsycNET databases and was limited to papers published between 2010 and 2020. A manual search of the Brazilian Journal of Physical Activity & Health was also conducted. The selection process consisted of screening titles and abstracts, followed by the analysis of full texts. Each paper was assessed by two independent reviewers, and when discrepancies arose, a third reviewer was consulted. Leisure, environmental barriers and facilitators were the most investigated domains in the 78 included studies. There was consistency in the positive associations between six different intrapersonal and social facilitators for leisure PA and one environmental factor for travel. There have been a small number of investigations on the work/study and household domains, and future investigations on intrapersonal and social barriers and facilitators in the travel domain are important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the motivations, attitudes, and practices of senior ballroom dancing (dancers over 30 years of age). The paper is based on qualitative research (interviews and participant observation) conducted in one Warsaw dancing club and presents senior ballroom dancing as serious leisure as conceptualized by Robert Stebbins, that is, a pursuit of leisure activity that involves long-term commitment and substantial investment in one's development (and thus, significant personal effort) that creates a distinct social world and a strong identification with the chosen activity. Dancing as a serious leisure activity falls somewhere in the middle of the sport-leisure continuum, and senior ballroom dancing is analyzed as a liminal case between these two, oscillating between recreation and competitive approach. The article investigates the process of professionalization of leisure, showing what place dance and competitions occupy in the lives of senior dancers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the motivations, attitudes, and practices of senior ballroom dancing (dancers over 30 years of age). The paper is based on qualitative research (interviews and participant observation) conducted in one Warsaw dancing club and presents senior ballroom dancing as serious leisure as conceptualized by Robert Stebbins, that is, a pursuit of leisure activity that involves long-term commitment and substantial investment in one's development (and thus, significant personal effort) that creates a distinct social world and a strong identification with the chosen activity. Dancing as a serious leisure activity falls somewhere in the middle of the sport-leisure continuum, and senior ballroom dancing is analyzed as a liminal case between these two, oscillating between recreation and competitive approach. The article investigates the process of professionalization of leisure, showing what place dance and competitions occupy in the lives of senior dancers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The different characteristics of literacy scales in tourism, together with the variety of constructs, the methods and samples used, lead to a need for a structured overview of prior research in the field. Through a systematic review of the literature, the purpose of this practice paper is to present a concise view of the methods, samples and literacy scales used in tourism, as well as a synthesis of prior findings on the effects of literacy constructs on perceptions, intentions, and behavioral variables. Based on the review, this practice paper presents a research agenda on literacy in tourism. • Sixty-three published research relating to literacy in tourism were reviewed. • A synthesis of prior findings in the field is presented. • Scales used to measure literacy in tourism differ from measurements in other fields. • Most promising future research themes on literacy in the field are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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• Leisure paths can be suffused with multiple layers of affective politics. • Retail infrastructure spills-over onto non-commercial infrastructures. • Military infrastructure spills-over onto civilian infrastructures. • Non-representational methodologies account for these infrastructural politics. • Post-phenomenology assists in interpreting qualitative data around sound. The paper builds on recent literature on post-phenomenology to understand how politics suffuse the everyday experience of walking on an urban leisure path in Tucson, Arizona (USA). Beginning with non-representational accounts of affect, this paper then shifts to post-phenomenology to make sense of the findings on how walking the path is impacted by at least two other influences: the retail consumption infrastructure of shopping centres and advertising, and the military infrastructure of Air Force bases. Post-phenomenology helps us advance our understanding of how these power centers emit affective atmospheres while also situating their incompleteness and inability to fully control the production of subjectivity. By way of auto-ethnographic reflections, this paper displays (1) how retail spills into leisure space, and (2) how the materiality of warfare spills into civilian life. Post-phenomenology is a helpful approach for understanding a politics of affect in the absence of clear intentionality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Participation in activities of daily living (ADL), education, leisure and play in children living with cerebral palsy (CP) may be affected by various factors, as outlined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework (ICF). The aim of this study was to describe the participation patterns of a group of these children. Objectives: This study aimed to describe participation patterns in ADL, education, leisure and play activities of children living with CP in Modimolle. Method: An exploratory-descriptive qualitative (EDQ) study design was used. A researcher-constructed bio-demographic data sheet and a semi-structured interview schedule were used to collect data from the primary caregivers of children (5-17 years) living with CP in Modimolle. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, translated from Sepedi to English and analysed using the content analysis approach and NVivo software. Results: The findings of this study indicated that children living with CP in Modimolle require set-up and assistance to participate in various ADL such as self-care, family and community activities. They also participate in formal and informal educational programmes as well as active and passive leisure and play activities. However, at the moment, they have limited opportunities to participate because of resource constraints and inaccessible infrastructure. Conclusion: Although children with CP in Modimolle perform some ADL, and participate in educational, leisure and play activities, they are not fully integrated into their community. Legislative support and policy implementation are required to improve participation and integration of children living with CP. Further studies on community-specific integrative strategies to enhance participation among children living with disabilities are recommended. Contribution: This paper provides valuable information on the participation patterns of children with CP living in a rural area of South Africa. The findings can assist with development and implementation of community-specific, integrative health and social care strategies to enhance participation among children living with disabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite gerontology's growing interest in culture, relatively little attention has been given to older adults' participation in theater. This paper addresses this gap by developing field theory as an analytical tool to conceptualize processes of cultural disengagement in later life. Ten older individuals (60+ years) were invited to investigate their access to three different theater spaces in Vienna. The investigation was documented through participatory observations, qualitative interviews, and photo diaries. The results highlight three specific sets of rules that are relevant in theater: Rules about 1) the ageing body, 2) mobility, and 3) subjectivities. Furthermore, these rules are age-coded, which means that many of the rules visitors in theaters have to follow to be able to participate in theater are not easily followed by older adults. Finally, this article outlines the potential of field theory for gerontology and highlights the importance of studying processes of cultural disengagement in later life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper examines the problem of the social output of the leisure running boom as a relatively durable phenomenon of nowadays global scope. The concept of the "social footprint" to describe the social consequences and impact of the phenomenon of interest, is proposed, developed and implemented. Analysis conducted is focused on Poland as an exemplary country under social, political and economic modernization. The first two decades of the 21st century constitute the time frame of the study performed. The collected and analyzed empirical data allow us to claim that the running boom contributed to the progress of Polish modernization in the form of reconstruction of social structure (macro-social level), generation of social capital, strengthening of the position of local government, modernization of rural and urban landscape in social and spatial dimension (mezzo-social level) and changes in gender roles (micro-social level). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this paper, we analyze consumption patterns of leisure time among young people belonging to the so-called "second generation" of immigrants in Italy. Leisure time consumption describes how young immigrants use cultural products and services. We analyze data collected by the ISTAT through the survey on the "second generations" (2015). A comparison of leisure consumption patterns between second-generation immigrants and their Italian peers does not show significant differences. Rather, differences in consumption styles are associated to gender (male/female), geographic area of residence (North/South), and size of the municipality (large municipality/small municipality) of residence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper utilizes family leisure photographs to examine the changing position of children within families in New Zealand. Photographs are a useful lens for addressing such issues, as they can be interpreted as ways of understanding human life. They document aspects of lives that we may be unable to see easily via other sources. Over one hundred years of family leisure photographs, from a combination of archival family photograph albums and more recent albums sourced privately through advertising and snowball sampling, were analysed using visual qualitative thematic analysis. For analysis, a structured chronological approach was adopted to make the findings easy to follow and show the changing position of children over time. The findings show that the photographs reflect a shift away from children as observers and followers of family leisure in the early twentieth century, to controlled in the post-war years, to being recognized as important social agents through 1970s, to the position of active decision makers more recently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper explores how individuals’ recreation and leisure time in western Kentucky was influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated shifts in individuals’ lifestyles. The objectives of this study were to: (a) assess individuals’ recreation behaviors before and during lockdown; (b) evaluate individuals’ COVID-19 risk perceptions; and (c) explore whether risk perceptions or other individual attributes influenced changes in individual recreation behaviors during the lockdown. A survey was administered electronically to a convenience sample of Western Kentucky University students and community members in April and May 2020 (n=349). Resulting data analyses illustrate key areas of change in activity participation due to the transmission-reduction measures, the influence of individuals’ risk perceptions, and personal attributes on these changes. Based on these findings, recommendations are presented for recreation service provision amid external challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Singaporean female employers subject their Filipina domestic workers to strict rules governing their dress and behaviour, in the name of de-sexualising them and maintaining their status as invisible servants at the employers' beck and call. This paper suggests that the fashionable attire that Filipina domestic workers don for their day off is also a symbol of rebellion and a rejection of their employers' desires to render them plain and unattractive. In this sense, fashion is more than just a coping strategy: it is a way of expressing a sexual self, a beautiful and feminine self that is not allowed to be exhibited during workdays. Although these fashion makeovers only last less than 24 hours, in their leisure time Filipina domestic workers transgress the weekday restrictions of their employers while marking their own personal self-transformation as ultra-modern, independent women with consumer power and cosmopolitan tastes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper contributes to the blended learning paradigm for educational events in a leisure context, where organisers and participants can no longer rely on a linear approach for knowledge transfer and learning (Robinson, 2011; Giacalone, 2001) in a non-linear world (Castells, 2000). With the design of meaningful experiences at the core of Leisure Studies and of Events as their sub-field (Richards, G., Marques, L. & Mein, K., 2016), it is appropriate to investigate experiential learning and the role of blended learning in the participants' experience, in a leisure context. The qualitative methodology focuses on in-depth, semi-structured interviews held with students enrolled in leisure studies and tourism management programmes who took part in the World Leisure international field school, which takes place biennially as a satellite event to the World Leisure Congress. The findings indicate that constructing a tailored blended learning experience in an educational event within a leisure context has a positive impact on the participants' learning experience and knowledge transfer, extending it in terms of time and spaces. This research has relevant implications for practitioners, academics and designers targeting blended learning environments in educational events in leisure-related contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Night-time leisure economies are a highly under-researched area in Sri Lanka with sparse data available on its economic value and the nature of its consumers. Thus, this paper examines the gendered nature of night-time leisure consumption. Night clubs are argued to be ambivalent spaces that allow for a 'space of resistance' for women consumers who are resisting capitalist and socio-cultural norms that restrict them within productive and/or reproductive roles by frequenting night clubs but are entrapped within yet another capitalist space that propagates social inequalities and violence. Given the backdrop of conservative socio-cultural norms and stringent legal frameworks (largely designed by white colonizers in the 1800s in operation to date) in Sri Lanka, night economies, such as night clubs and pubs, are generally perceived as spaces of vices: of lechery and crime and those engaging in them, especially women face stigma and scrutiny. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper addresses arguments that suggest life would be better if machines took the place of humans in work. These arguments are highly topical and remain central to modern debates on automation. Yet, as argued in this paper, they have a long history. They draw strength from different ideas including about the value of work and free time. These ideas also fit with broader agendas that address futures beyond capitalism. The paper uses a review of the history of ideas on possible automated futures to develop critical insights into the scope for using technology to work less and better in the future. A key conclusion – again developing ideas from the past – is that automation should promote opportunities for well-being in work as well as beyond it. This conclusion helps to support a politics of automation aimed at securing greater democracy in the development and use of technology in society. • Identify the value of examining past ideas on automation and work futures. • Particularly useful are the ideas of Marx, J.S. Mill and Keynes. • Establish the limits of concept and vision in modern debates on technology and work. • Present novel ideas on how technology might be used to secure less and better work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The study applies a Maximal overlap discrete wavelet transform process and time-varying parameter model with shrinkage approaches to explore the effects of oil prices on the travel and leisure (T&L) industry in different scales and regions. Overall, our results suggest that fluctuations in oil prices generally raise the volatility of travel and leisure stocks. Effects of oil shocks are significantly time-varying in the short to medium term but relatively stable in the long term. In addition, time scale and regional heterogeneity arise in the impacts of oil shocks. The North American market is similar to the Global market in that oil shocks have a solid time-varying effect on the travel and leisure industry. The Europe and Asia-Pacific markets are affected by oil prices in the medium term but are much weaker than the North American market. • This paper studies the impacts of crude oil on the travel and leisure stock markets. • The Bayesian TVP models with three typical shrinkage priors are compared. • The time-varying nature of oil shocks is much stronger than other variables in most time scales. • Fluctuations in oil prices generally raise the volatility of travel and leisure stocks. • Regional and time-scale heterogeneity arise in the impacts of oil shocks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Study based on statistically representative samples from 33 European countries. • Older people are less likely to use UGS, compared to other age groups. • Those who have higher education levels are less likely to use UGS. • Respondents with children are more unlikely than others to use UGS. • Countries can be meaningfully clustered with regard to the reasons for not using UGS. There is a large body of research on the benefits green spaces offer city dwellers and how people use urban green spaces (UGS). However, there is much less information on how many people do not use UGS, who these people are, and why they resign from going there. This paper focuses on understanding reasons that restrict the use of UGS and draws the socio-economic and demographic profile of UGS non-users. For this purpose, we surveyed N = 10,391 respondents from 33 European countries (statistically representative at the country level). Results show that about 10% of the respondents do not use UGS. However, the share of non-users differs between countries from 2% (Turkey) to 25% (United Kingdom). Results reveal statistically significant differences between those who do not use and those who use UGS across age, education level, and residential location, demonstrating the importance of considering the needs of different groups of people when designing, planning and managing UGS. Lack of time and interest, and long distance from where people live are key limiting factors. The dominant reasons for not using UGS enable us to group the countries using the hierarchical agglomerative clustering analysis. With this study, we contribute to the knowledge of personal barriers that prevent UGS use and, in particular, connect the different reasons for not using UGS with the socio-economic groups typically listed as deprived when it comes to UGS provision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• It is common to observe recreational activities at Scandinavian cemeteries. • Slow-paced and silent recreational uses are more acceptable than high-paced ones. • The purpose of the activities determines if they are perceived as acceptable or not. • Religious or cultural belongings partially explain variations in acceptable activities. • Earmarking activity zones can help avoid conflicts between the different users. Across Scandinavia, we witness an increased interest in making provisions for urban cemeteries to evolve as recreational landscapes. However, this development comes with its own set of challenges when uniting its primary function as a place for disposal of human remains with active and passive urban recreation. In this paper, we explore varying perspectives on recreational use of cemeteries to give a nuanced picture of the possibilities and limitations for recreation at cemeteries in a multicultural society, most often positioned within a context of densifying urban areas. The empirical data consists of interviews with cemetery users (N = 24) from various faiths and belief systems in three towns in Norway and Sweden. Findings reveal that passive recreational activities like strolling, having a cup of coffee on a bench in the cemetery etc. are in general perceived as acceptable behaviour. However, opinions differ on 'active' undertakings like running, biking and walking a dog. How people perceive or use cemeteries is partly dependent on beliefs and cultural traditions, but other factors such as the purpose of using the cemetery for recreation and the type or character of the cemetery also impact the extent to which activities are perceived as appropriate or not. Respect and intensity are two key aspects that emerged in our analysis. The study concludes that the existing peaceful atmosphere at cemeteries should be preserved and nurtured. With correct design and zoning, some recreational activities can be integrated at cemeteries, benefiting both mourners and recreational visitors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) came to dominate daily activities (e.g., e-working, e-shopping, and e-leisure). The intensive use of ICT might trigger higher levels of spatial fragmentation of daily activities, having significant consequences for planning purposes. This paper seeks to estimate how ICT use and habits affect the individuals' spatial fragmentation patterns in urban contexts on post-COVID-19 societies, while controlling for socioeconomic and built environment characteristics. The city of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain) serves as the case study. The research design is based on activity diaries obtained by face-to-face interviews, and Tobit and Poisson regression analyses are used to examine the relationships between spatial fragmentation measures (outcome variable) and ICT use (predictors). The results reveal that ICT might originate higher spatial fragmentation for work-related activities than for shopping-leisure purposes. For working activities, higher spatial fragmentation patterns are found among people with higher willingness to e-work and individuals who e-work at least once a month, but rather dependent on the occupation type. Regarding shopping and leisure activities, higher spatial fragmentation patterns are noted with car owners and more frequent consumers of online entertainment. The study provides insight into how ICT use is transforming spaces traditionally adapted for a single purpose into multifunctional spaces as well as the spatial effect of this phenomenon. • Information and Communications Technology (ICT) use become a central part in the post-COVID-19 society. • Working-related activities are more spatially fragmented than shopping-leisure activities. • Working-related activities are more spatially fragmented for individuals e-working monthly. • People consuming online entertainment are more likely to strongly fragment their shopping and leisure activities. • Residential land uses become an important activity hub. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Greenway infrastructure in Zengcheng is being rapidly constructed and successfully promoted by the media. • The average staying time of outdoor users in greenway is shorter than that of ordinary roads. • Outdoor users are more interested in scenery outside the greenway than in and along it. • The greenway in Zengheng was less attractive for the public to spend leisure time and take landscape photos there. • The user preferences and usage habits reflect the gap between actual user needs and the spatial planning of greenways guided by the top-down branding policy. • Policy-makers could thus use the tools of city brandin to make improved spatial images and appeal to more outdoor users. Examining the functional conditions of completed infrastructure will contribute new knowledge of practical performance to the original place branding. This paper evaluates greenway branding as a type of green resource branding with particular attention to media promotion, users' outdoor activity trajectories, and the image content of geo-tagged photos. We found that greenway infrastructure in Zengcheng, Guangzhou increasingly generated concerns from more visitors and residents by the media. However, according to geographical activity information, only 35% of outdoor activities in Zengcheng take place within the greenway. Meanwhile, the average staying time of outdoor users at the greenway is shorter than that on ordinary roads. Our analysis of the number of geo-tagged photos indicates that outdoor users are more interested in the scenery outside the greenway than that in and along it. Comparing outdoor users' staying time and the content of photos, our research shows that the public finds Zengcheng's greenway less attractive for spending leisure time and taking landscape photos. Additionally, our image content analysis indicates that the greenway images taken by outdoor users include mainly trees, sky, and roads, while those of mountains and water are less common due to the limited variety of scenery. The implication of our research is that greenway usage can be improved by involving outdoor users in greenway planning, enhancing the variety of scenery along greenways, and establishing connections to rural resorts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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