THE RISE OF
URBAN LEISURE
CONSUMPTION: what came withindustrial revolution/fordism?
a division of labour and free time
THE RISE OF
URBAN LEISURE
CONSUMPTION: when did the paid holiday became a collective right in Belgium?
1936
wat was het economisch effect op vrije tijd door de betaalde vakantie?
- leisure consumption and tourism
- Recreational places and places of
commercial amusement - a new lifestyle adopted by the masses
(away from religion, work, morality)
what were the recreational places and places of
commercial amusement built after the paid holidays?
- dance halls
- cinemas
- theatres
- public parks
- sports halls
what did free time become after the paid holiday?
an essential element in society and ‘the urban’
door wie is het concept ‘flaneur’ ontstaan?
walter benjamin
wanneer en waar is het concept ‘flâneur’ ontstaan?
begin 19e eeuw in Parijs
what was the city like when ‘flâneur’ became a thing?
- Industrial urban space
- Arcades as architectural style of industrial luxury
- Consumer paradises
what was the ‘flâneur’?
a curious explorer of the new consumerist city
what was ‘flâneuring’ about?
- Being ‘at home’ in the urban, commodified space
- Embracing it individually, indulging in the
cityscape around him
wat is een twist aan het concept van ‘flâneur’?
het wordt bekeken uit een mannelijk perspectief en het was iets wat eerder rijke mensen deden
comodification of leisure
the process of mass production and distribution of goods, with leisure itself becoming a commodity and part of a commercial industry
for what kind of consumption do places undergo commodification?
cultural consumption
example commodified places
Brupark with Kinepolis and Mini-Europe
flâneurs in the 21st century
people are now forced to become flâneurs and wander through the labyrinths of consumerism
pacification by cappuccino: what was concluded?
urban spaces are being repurposed as entertainment spaces
pacification by cappuccino: for who are the repurposed entertainment spaces?
- centered around consumption of those who can afford it
- the new urban middle class
pacification by cappuccino: to what does it lead
- exclusion
- gentrification
what is increasing in the post-industrial city?
- service-based industries
- mobility
- middle classes
- affordable transport
- accommodation options
- demand for urban tourism
what is decreasing in the post-industrial city?
traditional industry in cities
what is being enhanced in the post-industrial city?
technologies and communication
what kind of tourism became really popular during the post-industrial city?
the experience economy -> experience as important dimension of consumption (mensen willen zelf op ontdekking gaan in stad)
what did tourism improve in the cities during the post-industrial city?
the economic development
between which two factors did people have to search a balance during the post-industrial city?
a balance between touristic development and quality of life for citizens
