Gerald Romsa
Biographic Data
| ID | 5245439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerald Romsa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerald |
| FAMILY NAME | Romsa |
| SIGNATURE | ROMSA G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Geography University of Windsor |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Vacation patterns of the elderly German
From the Economic to the Political
The resolution of regional disparities within the Federal Republic of Germany entails a complex redistributive process. Regional assistance policies initiated as wartime relief measures have, over time, incorporated classical incentive programs and revenue‐sharing. Revenue transfers among the three levels of government are dynamic, arising from changes in the socioeconomic and political environment. Much of the spatial effect of regional policies…
On the Consistency of Two Data Gathering Procedures for Retirees' Leisure Activities
Findings reported in the literature vary concerning the leisure activities of retirees. A number of factors may account for this: stage of life cycle, cultural or social preferences and accuracy of data gathering procedures. One possible source of data error may be problems in memory recall. As a test the comparability of leisure activity data obtained from personal interviews and modified time budget studies is examined, using a randomly selecte…
Modeling Retirees' Life Satisfaction Levels
Satisfaction with retirement life is postulated to be a function of life cycle forces, socio-environmental influences and the degree of fulfillment of Maslow's hierarchy of needs through participation in recreational-leisure activities. These postulates are tested on data from personal interviews of three hundred retirees. Retirees' needs are found to vary by stage of retirement. Life satisfaction levels; life cycle forces and certain elements of…
Residential Mobility, Vacancy Chains and Perceived Benefits Arising From New Detached Housing in Quito, Ecuador
An overview of tourism and planning in the Federal Republic of Germany
An Application of Nonparticipation Data In Recreation Research
Responses given for not participating in one or more of 19 outdoor recreation activities are analyzed to ascertain whether individuals belonging to distinct recreation groups and socioeconomic categories perceive recreation opportunities in the same manner. The findings suggest that the opportunity theory of leisure may be applicable only to certain segments of the population. Individuals from the lower social strata and less active recreation gr…
Housing Construction, Vacancy Chains, and Residential Mobility in Windsor
R esidential m obility is one of the most important forces underlying changes in the social composition and physical characteristics of urban areas (Rossi 1955, p. 2). Consequently, numerous studies on residential migration have been carried out in order to comprehend this process better and thereby aid in the assessment of migration theories and in the development of appropriate models. Mobility studies have examined the characteristics of outmi…
An Application of Nonparticipation Data In Recreation Research
Responses given for not participating in one or more of 19 outdoor recreation activities are analyzed to ascertain whether individuals belonging to distinct recreation groups and socioeconomic categories perceive recreation opportunities in the same manner. The findings suggest that the opportunity theory of leisure may be applicable only to certain segments of the population. Individuals from the lower social strata and less active recreation gr…
Vacation patterns of the elderly German
Modeling Retirees' Life Satisfaction Levels
Satisfaction with retirement life is postulated to be a function of life cycle forces, socio-environmental influences and the degree of fulfillment of Maslow's hierarchy of needs through participation in recreational-leisure activities. These postulates are tested on data from personal interviews of three hundred retirees. Retirees' needs are found to vary by stage of retirement. Life satisfaction levels; life cycle forces and certain elements of…
Housing Construction, Vacancy Chains, and Residential Mobility in Windsor
R esidential m obility is one of the most important forces underlying changes in the social composition and physical characteristics of urban areas (Rossi 1955, p. 2). Consequently, numerous studies on residential migration have been carried out in order to comprehend this process better and thereby aid in the assessment of migration theories and in the development of appropriate models. Mobility studies have examined the characteristics of outmi…
On the Consistency of Two Data Gathering Procedures for Retirees' Leisure Activities
Findings reported in the literature vary concerning the leisure activities of retirees. A number of factors may account for this: stage of life cycle, cultural or social preferences and accuracy of data gathering procedures. One possible source of data error may be problems in memory recall. As a test the comparability of leisure activity data obtained from personal interviews and modified time budget studies is examined, using a randomly selecte…
Residential Mobility, Vacancy Chains and Perceived Benefits Arising From New Detached Housing in Quito, Ecuador
An overview of tourism and planning in the Federal Republic of Germany
Housing Construction, Vacancy Chains, and Residential Mobility in Windsor
R esidential m obility is one of the most important forces underlying changes in the social composition and physical characteristics of urban areas (Rossi 1955, p. 2). Consequently, numerous studies on residential migration have been carried out in order to comprehend this process better and thereby aid in the assessment of migration theories and in the development of appropriate models. Mobility studies have examined the characteristics of outmi…
An Application of Nonparticipation Data In Recreation Research
Responses given for not participating in one or more of 19 outdoor recreation activities are analyzed to ascertain whether individuals belonging to distinct recreation groups and socioeconomic categories perceive recreation opportunities in the same manner. The findings suggest that the opportunity theory of leisure may be applicable only to certain segments of the population. Individuals from the lower social strata and less active recreation gr…
An overview of tourism and planning in the Federal Republic of Germany
Residential Mobility, Vacancy Chains and Perceived Benefits Arising From New Detached Housing in Quito, Ecuador
On the Consistency of Two Data Gathering Procedures for Retirees' Leisure Activities
Findings reported in the literature vary concerning the leisure activities of retirees. A number of factors may account for this: stage of life cycle, cultural or social preferences and accuracy of data gathering procedures. One possible source of data error may be problems in memory recall. As a test the comparability of leisure activity data obtained from personal interviews and modified time budget studies is examined, using a randomly selecte…
Modeling Retirees' Life Satisfaction Levels
Satisfaction with retirement life is postulated to be a function of life cycle forces, socio-environmental influences and the degree of fulfillment of Maslow's hierarchy of needs through participation in recreational-leisure activities. These postulates are tested on data from personal interviews of three hundred retirees. Retirees' needs are found to vary by stage of retirement. Life satisfaction levels; life cycle forces and certain elements of…
Vacation patterns of the elderly German
From the Economic to the Political
The resolution of regional disparities within the Federal Republic of Germany entails a complex redistributive process. Regional assistance policies initiated as wartime relief measures have, over time, incorporated classical incentive programs and revenue‐sharing. Revenue transfers among the three levels of government are dynamic, arising from changes in the socioeconomic and political environment. Much of the spatial effect of regional policies…
Economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Humanities (3 works) · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Recreation (3 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (3 works)