24 articles for “Recreation”

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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRelationship to the River: The Case of the Muar River CommunityBahaman Abu Samah, Sulaiman Md. Yassin, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril et al.Problem statement: Muar River which located in Johor, is an important river in Malaysia. Previously Muar River had a huge influence on the socio-economic status of the community. It has been used as the sources of income, protein and as well as the major mode of transportation for the community and traders. However, does the Muar River still has that … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 8 Oct 2011 · 7,813 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe New Frontiers of Edutainment: The Development of an Educational and Socio-Cultural Phenomenon Over time of GlobalizationFelice Corona, Francesco Perrotta, Emilia T Polcini, Carla CozzarelliProblem statement: The cultural aspect of the game lies in its extraordinary value as a learning tool, as even traditional model of sports, eventually took on new and expanded features. Motor-sports activities proposed in the form of play, are increasingly seen as a real social need, which involves large and small, young and old, able-bodied and disabled people in perspective … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 18 Jul 2011 · 8,332 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Preliminary Study on Choosing Sports Tourism as a Leisure Time OptionMaura StancuProblem statement: It has long been acknowledged that, when speaking about sports tourism, we must consider, on one side, tourism-an economic and social phenomenon that is specific to modern civilization and on the other side sports-the most widely spread social phenomenon in the world. No other events had such a complex unfolding than sports events, and tourism had undoubtedly become … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 18 Jul 2011 · 7,440 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Role of Home Stay for Ecotourism Development in East Coast Economic RegionMd. Anowar Hossain Bhuiyan, Chamhuri Siwar, Shaharuddin Mohamad Ismail, Rabiul IslamProblem statement: This study provided a brief discussion of home stay for ecotourism development in ECER. Home stay is a potential economic activity in tourism sector. The East Coast Economic Region (ECER) has numerous ecotourism resources including hills, mountains, lakes, waterways, state and national parks, recreational forest parks and forest reserves. Home stay should emphasize on the cultural practices as … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 6 · 13 Jun 2011 · 9,860 accessesView PDF Cite