The Relationship of Leisure to Government
A RELATIONSHIP does exist between leisure and the government. Agencies on the national, state, and local level relate to leisure, and give attention to programs and services for citizens.
The most direct involvement with leisure on the federal level is channeled through the Department of the Interior. The National Park Service and the Heritage, Conservation, and Recreation Service (formerly known as the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation) are both housed within this department. There are several other agencies which are a part of the Interior Department which are, at the very least, somewhat related to leisure. These include the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Reclamation. Other federal departments and agencies concerned with leisure include the following: the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, the U. S. Travel Service (which is a part of the Department of Commerce), the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the National Council on Aging.
On the state level, the government of each of our 50 states is concerned about leisure and the provision of programs, services, and space for recreation and leisure activities. Included in these provisions, and perhaps most noticeable, are state parks, departments of tourism, and departments of conservation. In addition, many state universities offer degree programs - on the undergraduate and graduate level - in parks, recreation, and tourism; recreation and park administration; or in recreation and leisure studies.
Government entities on the local level also have a relationship and involvement with leisure. Villages, towns, cities, and counties provide parks, recreation, and numerous leisure activities. Playgrounds, ball fields, swimming pools, aquatic centers, gymnasiums, museums, zoos, walking trails, and a host of other spaces are provided where citizens of the community - and their leisure needs - are served. The establishment of city (or county) parks and recreation departments has, no doubt, had the most direct impact on meeting the leisure needs of individuals in thousands of communities across the nation.
The most direct involvement with leisure on the federal level is channeled through the Department of the Interior. The National Park Service and the Heritage, Conservation, and Recreation Service (formerly known as the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation) are both housed within this department. There are several other agencies which are a part of the Interior Department which are, at the very least, somewhat related to leisure. These include the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Reclamation. Other federal departments and agencies concerned with leisure include the following: the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, the U. S. Travel Service (which is a part of the Department of Commerce), the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the National Council on Aging.
On the state level, the government of each of our 50 states is concerned about leisure and the provision of programs, services, and space for recreation and leisure activities. Included in these provisions, and perhaps most noticeable, are state parks, departments of tourism, and departments of conservation. In addition, many state universities offer degree programs - on the undergraduate and graduate level - in parks, recreation, and tourism; recreation and park administration; or in recreation and leisure studies.
Government entities on the local level also have a relationship and involvement with leisure. Villages, towns, cities, and counties provide parks, recreation, and numerous leisure activities. Playgrounds, ball fields, swimming pools, aquatic centers, gymnasiums, museums, zoos, walking trails, and a host of other spaces are provided where citizens of the community - and their leisure needs - are served. The establishment of city (or county) parks and recreation departments has, no doubt, had the most direct impact on meeting the leisure needs of individuals in thousands of communities across the nation.
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