Abstract
With the emergence of new social, economic and cultural conditions in the new era, leisure is raised as one of the important issues in life and the quality of spending it is also more significant. In modern times, the need for spending leisure times includes the important needs of the people. In general, leisure refers to a time when a person does all matters related to the work, sleep and other basic needs and is free from such constraints. Showing the importance of leisure and close relation of leisure actively in urban areas, the present paper examines the status of leisure time in people's life and tries to determine the role of urban open spaces for leisure time and examines the urban open spaces and the problems associated with it and finally, it provides recommendations for an urban space. In this research, qualitative research methods (descriptive – analytical) is used and data is collected through evidences and library documents, computer network information. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n4S1p143
Highlights
High density of buildings in major cities, scarcity and high time price are barriers to the creation of sport, recreation and tourism spaces to meet the residents’ needs
In urban open spaces that are used by people in their leisure time, people are placed in different parts of the spaces by age, gender, interests and so on, and somehow affect the system in the base
Experts in social interactions emphasize the role of public spaces in creating social interactions and believe that more than any other factor, the presence of other people in space attracts people to it
Summary
High density of buildings in major cities, scarcity and high time price are barriers to the creation of sport, recreation and tourism spaces to meet the residents’ needs. Lack of an administrative power in Iran in this field is one of the major obstacles to deal with it This means that municipalities within the legal limits of the city bind themselves to planning and beyond it, they see it out of the scope of their responsibility. Leisure activities refer to any kind of entertainment can be done at this time that can includes a variety of sporting, artistic, scientific activities, and so on Doing such activities need its proper spaces and attention to urban centers and prediction of areas suitable for spending leisure time in the city seems necessary. This study reviews the social spaces of cities and raises tips for improving their quality in spending leisure time
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