Conclusion

The thesis of this book has been that so long as we can isolate certain times as being given over to leisure and certain resources to recreation, then the distribution of these resources and the movements that take place during leisure time should be susceptible to geographical analysis. While leisure and recreation are the concern also of the behavioural sciences, geographers can make their own contribution to the understanding of and the planning for the recreational needs of the population. Such terms as Stockholm's 'summer metropolis' ¹ as a particular form of urban region show a recognition of the ability to fit geographical theories, models and concepts into the framework of leisure activity and gain a new perspective ofthat activity. Fromanotherpointofview, the comments of those involved in leisure provision as a business show an under standing of changing spatial requirements: 'The resorts around our shores cannot expand fundamentally without a major upheaval which could take years. Let us look to the interior, therefore, for the new tourist development areas [sic].' ² 'This understanding of changing needs by those who will be responsible for much of the future distribution of a major part of Britain's tourist industry presupposes assistance and advice from those whose interest is in the land and its use and misuse.