ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic arrested the world in a dramatic manner as of March 2020. As countries placed themselves under lockdown to avoid the worst case scenarios expected from the novel virus, we witnessed economies shut down, and residents of the smallest communities to the largest cities ‘shelter in place’ as they could. Very quickly, a smorgasbord of disparities and privileges were highlighted and discussions, at local and global levels, began in earnest. This moment is significant in terms of providing us with insights borne of this unique opportunity to better understand diverse aspects of life on this planet, not least our knowledge of climate change and demographic vulnerabilities, but also about the state of leisure. The following Observation Paper presents a few leisure-related insights gained during the spring and summer of 2020 in Canada.

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在全球大流行期间思考休闲

摘要 截至 2020 年 3 月，COVID-19 大流行以戏剧性的方式让世界陷入停滞。随着各国将自己置于封锁之下，以避免出现这种新型病毒所预期的最坏情况，我们目睹了经济关闭，最小社区的居民到最大的城市尽可能“就地避难”。很快，大量的差异和特权被凸显出来，地方和全球层面的讨论也开始认真展开。这一时刻具有重要意义，它为我们提供了这一独特机会所带来的洞察力，以更好地了解这个星球上生活的各个方面，不仅是我们对气候变化和人口脆弱性的了解，还有关于休闲状态的知识。