A recreational needs analysis of Eshowe
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Date
1991
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University of Zululand
Abstract
The author decided to conduct a survey, to determine the recreational needs of all population groups in Eshowe , More attention was given to the
residents of Gezinsila because this is "here the needs
are by far the greatest and need to be more urgently
addressed. It "as envisaged that the results obtained
would enable the Town Council to have some idea of "hat
sort of facilities are needed by the people. All too
often recreation facilities provided in Black townships
have been decided on by Whites with no regard for the
needs of the people being taken into account. This
lack of regard has been mooted as the reason for both
under-utilization and misuse of facilities provided in
townships (Hugo: 1974, Wilson & Hattingh :1988).
this study may therefore
environments
The aims of
follows:
1. to establish
leisure
the value
be summarized as
placed on recreation and
by different population
groups;
2. to establish the recreation and leisure needs of
the different population groups of Eshowe;
3. to make suggestions about the extent and place of
need of t he recreation and leisure facilities in
the study areas according to the views of the
respondents.
Description
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for B.A. Honours degree in the Department of Geography at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 1991.
Keywords
Recreation facilities