EDRD 3500 Lecture 41: 040400100204040400100204_48

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Design and Rural Development
• Course: EDRD 3500
• Professor: Marianne Staempfli

Document Summary

There are two interesting articles to contemplate this topic further. Please read the leisure economy: can we save the planet by working less? by. Kingston, e. (2009) and the future of leisure time: the value equation by. If you are interested in how leisure is predicted to impact our industry and our economy we suggest you read the book by linda. Nazareth (2007) called the leisure economy: how changing demographics, economics, and generational attitudes will reshape our lives and our industries. What is particularly interesting to read in nazareth"s book is the foresight this renowned economist gives that leisure is part of our time crunch and in the future that we will have too much time. Throughout the course we have explored various factors influencing the evolution of society and culture. We learned about social and economic changes that influenced and shifted people"s perception and expectation of work-time and leisure-time.