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Despite the importance of leisure on life quality, limited research has investigated the spatial and temporal changes and constraining factors of residents’ leisure participation in developing countries. Based on nationwide data from China General Social Survey (N = 40,908), this study used a fuzzy set approach and global spatial autocorrelation to analyse the spatial variations of residents’ leisure participation index (RLPI) in China from 2010 to 2017. Then, the determinants of spatial differentiation of RLPI were discussed based on the Geodetector method. Results show that (1) traditional media activities have always been the primary leisure activity for residents, whereas online leisure has the fastest growth during the research period. (2) The RLPI in China presents the geographical characteristics of ‘high in the east, medium in the middle and northwest, and low in the southwest’. (3) Family conditions are the most influential factor of RLPI spatial disparities, followed by leisure facilities, economic development, leisure time, and transportation. The findings provide insights into the understanding of regional disparity of leisure participation and shed light on improving leisure engagement in developing countries.
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The journal has an applied focus: it actively promotes the importance of geographical research in real world settings
It is policy-relevant: it seeks both a readership and contributions from practitioners as well as academics
The substantive foundation is spatial analysis: the use of quantitative techniques to identify patterns and processes within geographic environments
The combination of these points, which are fully reflected in the naming of the journal, establishes a unique position in the marketplace.
RationaleA geographical perspective has always been crucial to the understanding of the social and physical organisation of the world around us. The techniques of spatial analysis provide a powerful means for the assembly and interpretation of evidence, and thus to address critical questions about issues such as crime and deprivation, immigration and demographic restructuring, retailing activity and employment change, resource management and environmental improvement. Many of these issues are equally important to academic research as they are to policy makers and Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy aims to close the gap between these two perspectives by providing a forum for discussion of applied research in a range of different contexts
Topical and interdisciplinaryIncreasingly government organisations, administrative agencies and private businesses are requiring research to support their ‘evidence-based’ strategies or policies. Geographical location is critical in much of this work which extends across a wide range of disciplines including demography, actuarial sciences, statistics, public sector planning, business planning, economics, epidemiology, sociology, social policy, health research, environmental management.
FocusApplied Spatial Analysis and Policy will draw on applied research from diverse problem domains, such as transport, policing, education, health, environment and leisure, in different international contexts. The journal will therefore provide insights into the variations in phenomena that exist across space, it will provide evidence for comparative policy analysis between domains and between locations, and stimulate ideas about the translation of spatial analysis methods and techniques across varied policy contexts. It is essential to know how to measure, monitor and understand spatial distributions, many of which have implications for those with responsibility to plan and enhance the society and the environment in which we all exist.
Readership and Editorial BoardAs a journal focused on applications of methods of spatial analysis, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy will be of interest to scholars and students in a wide range of academic fields, to practitioners in government and administrative agencies and to consultants in private sector organisations. The Editorial Board reflects the international and multidisciplinary nature of the journal.
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