1st Edition

Managing Environments for Leisure and Recreation

By Richard Broadhurst Copyright 2001
384 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

Can we balance the needs of the host, the environment and the visitor? Most people live for their leisure, recreation and travel opportunities. Managing Environments for Leisure and Recreation seeks to bring together the different strands of thought that inform the management of settings, for leisure and recreation. The text shows how a positive difference can be made to such activities, by... Read more
1. The Scope of Leisure and Recreation  2. Histories of Leisure and Recreation  3. The Leisure and Recreation Web  4. Benefits, Costs and Issues  5. Attaching Values  6. Preparing to Manage Planning, from Research to Design  7. Managing for the Environment: The Physical Setting  8. Managing for People: The Socio-Economic Setting  9. Managing Future Environments

Biography

Richard Broadhurst

'Excellent ... this text is recommended to university libraries and to lecturers teaching in sport, recreation and leisure as well as tourism, as a valuable teaching and student resource.' - International Journal of Tourism Research