In this open access publication, the social cohesion of urban neighborhoods and their residents is examined, which is often viewed as vulnerable since increased mobility, individualization, wider socio-economic and demographic changes have fundamentally altered the basis for everyday social...

Den Schwerpunkt des vierten Bandes zum Thema Gesundheitsregionen bildet der Bereich der ambulanten Versorgung. In den einzelnen Beiträgen wird ein Einblick in aktuelle Entwicklungen, Problemfelder, Standpunkte, Trends und Zukunftsperspektiven- und potenziale gegeben. Das Instrument der Bedarfs-...

Part I Spotlights on Selected European Countries: Russia -- The Netherlands -- Switzerland -- Finland -- Great Britain -- Italy -- Portugal -- Part II Sampling for Telephone Surveys: Who can be contacted by phone? Lessons from Switzerland -- Sampling Frames for Telephone Surveys in Europe --...

The world has still to emerge fully from the housing-triggered Global Financial Crisis, but housing crises are not new. The history of housing shows long-run social progress, littered with major disasters; nevertheless the progress is often forgotten, whilst the difficulties hit the headlines....

This book reviews employment and leisure trends in Japan from the post-war era to the present. In addition, it also examines how these trends will affect tourism destinations and businesses that rely heavily on Japanese overseas tourism. Topics that are of particular interest to readers include...

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the older-tourist market, and of the challenges and opportunities created by population ageing from a tourism marketing perspective, by combining a demand-side and a supply-side approach to older tourists. The book is divided into three parts, the first...

This book examines the many ways in which innovative technologies represent a powerful development tool for the tourism and leisure sector and presents novel strategies based on these technologies that foster sustainable tourism management and promote sustainable destinations. The aim is to...

Die Autorin zeigt in dieser Längsschnittanalyse auf, dass der Übergang in die Rente generell mit einer positiven Chance, sportlich aktiv zu sein, einhergeht. Dieser positive Effekt kann sowohl für Frauen und Männer, als auch stratifiziert nach den sozioökonomischen Schichten (SES)...

Das Erleben von Stadionatmosphäre als hedonischer Konsumgegenstand -- Entwicklung des Begriffs Stadionatmosphäre als verhaltenswissenschaftliches Konstrukt -- Entwicklung eines Messmodells für das Konstrukt Stadion-atmosphäre -- Empirische Prüfung des entwickelten Messmodells der...