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M.ARCH 2nd SEM. RECREATION ARCHTECTURE JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA

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ROLE OF RECREATIONALARCHITECTS

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RECREATION:

Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for

therapeutic refreshment of one's body or mind. It is a break from monotony

and a diversion from the daily routine. It is an essential element of human

biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often donefor enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun".

While leisure is more likely a form of entertainment or sleep, recreation is

active for the participant but in a refreshing and diverting manner. A time

in which individuals are not compelled to do anything, and are free to

choose to relax or to take part in a leisure activity. Leisure has important

social functions, including relief from the demands and restrictions of

work. It is the release of the body from the tension and strain of work may

be understood as a natural physical response to fatigue. Since the 1970s,complex economic and social trends have reversed the historical trend

toward increased leisure time. There are certain values derived from

recreation such as:

Mental health

Physical Health & Growth

Emotional Stability

Social Fitness

Psychological Awareness.

TYPES OF LEISURE:

Active leisure: activities involve the exertion of physicalor mental energy. Low-impact physical activities include walking and

yoga, which expend little energy and have little contact or competition.

High-impact activities such as kickboxing

and football consume much energy and are competitive. Some active

leisure activities involve almost no physical activity, but do require asubstantial mental effort, such as playing chess or painting a picture.

Active leisure and recreation overlap

significantly.

Passive leisure: activities are those in which a persondoes not exert any significant physical or mental energy, such as going to

the cinema, watching television, or gambling on slot machines. Some

leisure experts discourage these types of leisure activity, on the groundsthat they do not provide the benefits

offered by active leisure activities. For example, acting in a community

drama (an active leisure activity) could build a person's skills or self-

confidence. Nevertheless, passive leisure activities are a good way of

relaxing for many people.

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ROLE OF RECREATION ARCHITECTS:

Recreation architecture forms an inseparable bond with its surrounding

land. It holds the attention and interest of an audience, or gives pleasure

and delight. Although peoples attention is held by different things, because

individuals have different preferences in entertainment, most forms arerecognisable and familiar.

A recreation architect first of all understand the need for creating

different spaces for recreation in contemporary urban world as since rapid

urbanization has greatly transformed the spatial pattern of urban land use

worldwide. Consequently, the resulting losses of urban green space at local

to global level are continuously altering urban ecosystems as a result of

which Indians today are confronted with a number of serious health and

social issues like obesity, diabetes, depression, cardio vascular disease andsuicide etc. The trend towards a sedentary lifestyle is recognized as a major

contributor towards many ofIndias health and social issues. So there is a

need to study how recreation and leisure activities affect human beings at a

the social, psychological and physical levels. These studies also have their

social benefits such as strengthening communities, promoting social bonds

and supporting youth etc.

The Values and Benefits of Recreation for professionals are numerous.

The charm lies in looking out something thats works out best for habitat.There are different types of recreation and what value and benefit one can

derive from it depends upon the proactiveness to try them out and

incorporate them as part of working routine.

Benefits ranked by recreation and parks professionals are as follows: Basic services to poorer residents

Safeguarding the natural environment

Civic identity and pride Community visual appeal and function

Develops strong communities

Individual growth and development

Avoidance of costly damage due to mismanagement of the ecological

system

Prevents social problems

Reduces health problems and costs

Integrates disabled, disadvantaged and socially alienated

Assists tourist industry

Attracts industry.

Revitalized city & Boost tourism.

Revenue generation.