Trends in outdoor recreation, leisure and tourism /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2000.
• Subjects: Leisure.; Outdoor recreation.; Tourism.; Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000); Policy and Planning.; Marketing and Distribution.; Recreational Facilities and Management, (New March 2000); Tourism and Travel.; Management.; Marketing.; Policy.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 458 pages) : illustrations, map, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-454) and index.
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This book focuses on the issues and trends in outdoor, nature-based recreation, leisure and tourism and explores the implications for public policy, planning, management, and marketing. 37 chapters are organized into six parts: Society, factors/forces shaping demand for and use of resources; resources, what exists and how did we reach this point; participation, how we are using resources; evaluation and valuation, determining how valuable the resources are and what is happening to them; development, how resources are organized for use; and management and operations, tools to get the job done.