BALIKESİR KENT HALKININ YAŞADIKLARI KENTTEKİ REKREASYON FAALİYETLERİNE KATILIMLARI VE YEREL REKREASYON İMKANLARININ YETERLİLİK DÜZEYLERİNİN BELİRLENMESİ

Abstract

The aim of the study is to determine the Balıkesir city people’s assessments on their participation in recreational activities in the city and adequacy levels of local recreation facilities through the survey. Individuals surveyed were selected by random sampling method and results were analyzed by using several statistical techniques. Although the findings are varied and detailed, some of them are remarkable. According to the findings striking, inadequacy perception of the newcomers to the city is much more and as long as the residence time increases, the inadequacy perception further increases. Moreover, in those with higher education and income levels, inadequacy perception is more. Being a civil servant also leads to be more inadequacy perception. Some important policy implications brought about by such determinations have also been addressed in the study.