This paper presents four Destination Stewardship scenarios based on different levels of engagement from the public and private sector. The scenarios serve to support destination stakeholders in assessing their current context and the pathway towards greater stewardship. A Destination Stewardship Governance …

Dit project draagt bij aan het versterken van “de kennisketen van de Drentse vrijetijdseconomie”. De kennisketen wordt onder meer gevormd door kennisinstellingen, brancheverenigingen, overheden, bancaire instellingen, ondernemers en loopt van vergaren en verzamelen van data en kennis tot het ontsluiten …

Het doel van deze bouwsteen is om de ambitie voor de vaarrecreatie binnen het project Holwerd aan Zee helder te krijgen. De bouwsteen geeft richting aan wat wenselijk is qua mogelijkheden en voorzieningen en hoe deze mogelijk te prioriteren. Deze bouwsteen vormt input voor het grotere programma van eisen …

What would Dutch society lose if the Tourism and Recreation sector does not survive and what is needed to preserve its societal value and, preferably even, enhance this value? In this report a combination of methods is used to answer the research question: a literature study, case studies, and a survey …

This chapter will be part of a monograph on social inclusion, the interface between leisure and work in relation to people with intellectual disabilities.

This study examined the association of sport participation with health outcomes and whether this relation differs between body mass index (BMI)-level subpopulations. Research outcomes for sport participation were compared with other types of leisure-time physical activity (PA). We used the Cox proportional …

Understanding motivation for exercise can be helpful in improving levels of physical activity. The Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale (PALMS) measures distinct goal-oriented motivations. In this study selected measurement properties of the Dutch version (PALMS-D) are determined. Forward-backward …

Airport infrastructure evolves alongside legacy systems and processes that limits the ability to fully realise the efficiency potential of costly renovations. Airports will continue to take advantage of current and future technologies. Nevertheless, for such systems to work as efficiently as possible, …

Regular physical activity is regarded as an important component of a healthy lifestyle, decreasing the risk of many non-communicable diseases, mental health issues and increasing functioning and quality of life in older adults. Despite these benefits, a substantial segment of the older adult population …

Non-professional runners make extensive use of consumer-available wearable devices and smartphone apps to monitor training sessions, health, and physical performance. Despite the popularity of these products, they usually neglect subjective factors, such as psychosocial stress, unexpected daily physical …