2021 - Innovative Leisure Practices: Cases as Conduits Between Theory and Practice (Vol. 5)
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Homeless encampments, hotels, and equitable access to public space: Advancing change towards socially sustainable post-pandemic public spaces in Victoria, British Columbia
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This case study will critically examine lessons learned during COVID-19 to inform how we advance change towards socially sustainable public spaces. Through the lens of equity, access to public space for vulnerable populations ... -
Sex segregation and the participation of transgender adults in recreational sport in British Columbia, Canada
(VIU Press, 2021-12)The lack of a formal policy on transgender participation in recreational sport results in transgender people struggling alone with stigmatization. Recreational sport guidelines identify inclusion as an imperative in ... -
Place-making: From a residents' initiative to a participatory effect - the case study of BOMBAST
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This case study illustrates an organic bottom-up place-making process, which started with the initiative of a couple of residents who created an invented folktale as a gift to their community. Through the development of a ... -
Achieving sustainability through adaptive reuse strategies: Beijing 798 Arts District demonstrates the power of cultural and creative industry
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This case study demonstrates how an obsolete military factory complex, which manufactured weapon components in the industrialization period, was developed into a center of contemporary art as an example of urban renewal ... -
The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity: A case study
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This case study will explore how the Banff Centre addresses truth and reconciliation to work towards social sustainability through its creative arts programs and community development practices. This case study will use ... -
Leisure as a cutting edge innovation to increase self-determination and personal resilience
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This chapter discusses the leisure-based innovation, known as Recovery Camp (RC), from the perspective of the developing evidence base on RC’s role in offering leisure-based challenge, support, and facilitation of participant's ... -
Innovative leisure practices: Cases as conduits between theory and practice
(VIU Press, 2021-12)The World Leisure Centre of Excellence (WLCE) at Vancouver Island University is privileged to share its fifth volume of case studies, as part of the Innovative Leisure Practices series. The series aims to provide a forum ... -
Measuring the value of varsity athletics through student retention and the balanced scorecard strategy
(VIU Press, 2021-12)This case study attempts to determine the value of student athletic programs at Canadian universities, using Vancouver Island University (VIU) as a reference case. First, the study compares Canadian varsity athletics to ... -
Exploring culinary experiences of visitors in temporary settings: the case of pop-up restaurants
(VIU Press, 2021-12)In recent years, novel and innovative ways to accommodate diners and visitors’ desire for new experiences have emerged (Warnaby & Shi, 2018). Pop-up restaurants are indicative of this growing trend to provide an appealing ...
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