Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Associate professor of Geopolitics, Tehran University
2 M.S student of Geography and Tourism Planning, Tehran University
Abstract
In every society, having leisure time is considered one of the most important rights of people. Apart from suitable job and reasonable income, every single person of the society must have the opportunity to enjoy leisure time. The necessary legal conditions must be created for every one so that they can access their rights in a proper atmosphere. Therefore, to investigate the condition of leisure time considering the right of citizens and how much people know about the rights and rules about their leisure time, the role of government and organizations which deal with leisture time and enactment of leisure laws, 210 questionnaires were distributed among people in Laleh Park in Tehran. SPSS and Likert systematic fivefold spectrum were used to process the data. The result indicates that most people enjoy the necessary safety security, and freedom in their leisurely places, but they know nothing much about their legal rights concerning leisure times. Also, it was found that the role of government in organizing and controlling the places for leisure time is important to them. Also it was found that the role of government in organizing and controlling the places for leisure time is important to them.
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