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| Illustrations | |
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| Preface and acknowledgements | |
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| Introduction, structure and significance of the book | |
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| Introduction - leisure in a changing world? | |
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| Is there a need to manage people's leisure and recreation? | |
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| Significance of this book | |
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| Structure and changes to the book | |
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| Leisure and the needs of people | |
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| Play, Children and the community | |
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| Play shapes human behaviour | |
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| Play in Historical perspective | |
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| The theories - why so people play? | |
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| Play and its implications for leisure services | |
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| The right to play | |
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| Growing up in an uncertain world of social anxiety | |
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| The public sector and play provision | |
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| The government and children's play | |
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| Rights of the child | |
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| The Children Act | |
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| Education Acts | |
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| Children, adventure and the great outdoors | |
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| Play - a lucrative market in the private sector | |
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| Fair play in our time? Play - summary | |
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| Notes and references | |
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| Recreation | |
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| Recreation -an overview | |
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| Recreation theories | |
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| Recreation - any kind of satisfying experience? | |
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| Recreation - an institution and a process? | |
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| Recreation and its implications for leisure services | |
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| Recreation and management | |
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| Recreation - summary | |
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| Notes and references | |
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| Leisure - towards a philosophy and understanding of its evolution | |
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| A philosophy of life and leisure | |
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| Leisure: historical perspective | |
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| Leisure: a variety of approaches, descriptions and definitions | |
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| Leisure: a social problem? Mass leisure | |
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| Leisure - a variety of approaches, descriptions and definitions | |
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| Leisure - a social problem? Mass Leisure | |
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| Leisure - its relationship to work Changing times of the 1960 onwards | |
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| Loss of structures and traditions - 'casual' and 'serious' leisure | |
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| Leisure - a search for identity | |
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| Similarities between play, recreation and leisure | |
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| The inner core - the leisure experience - 'pleasure' | |
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| Public services designed to meet needs - problems and possibilities | |
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| Leisure - summary | |
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| References and notes | |
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| People's needs and factors that influence participation | |
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| Human motivation and need | |
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| Social need | |
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| Needs, demands and leisure and recreation services | |
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| People's needs and leisure planning | |
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| Factors that influence participation | |
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| Individual, personal and family influences on leisure participation | |
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| Social and situational circumstances and leisure participation | |
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| Opportunity and leisure participation, Summary - people's needs and factors that influence participation in leisure | |
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| References and notes | |
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| Leisure trends, planning and government | |
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| Making use of information on trends in a growth industry | |
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| Population changes | |
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| Changing social behaviour | |
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| Changing markets | |
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| Income - wealth and poverty | |
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| The National Lottery | |
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| The use of time - leisure at home | |
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| The use of time - leisure away from home | |
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| Participation in sports | |
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| Summary - trends in leisure | |
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| Notes and references | |
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| Planning for leisure | |
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| Historical perspective - general planning and leisure planning | |
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| Statutory plans and leisure plans | |
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| Local government - philosophical basis for leisure provision | |
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| Assessment of demand | |
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| Standards of provision | |
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| Spatial analysis | |
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| Hierarchy of facilities | |
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| National participate rates | |
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| Grid approach | |
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| Need index approach | |
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| Facilities planning model | |
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| Public consultation | |
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| The leisure planning process | |
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| Summary - planning for leisure | |
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| Notes and references | |
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| The government and leisure agencies in the United Kingdom | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Department for Culture, media and Sport | |
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| The National Lottery | |
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| Crafts Council | |
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| British Film Institute | |
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| Museums and galleries | |
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| The library sector | |
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| Sports and the Sports Council | |
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| The Central Council of Physical Recreation | |
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| The National Playing Fields Association | |
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| The Countryside Commission | |
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| The Environment Agency | |
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| Tourism and the tourist boards | |
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| English Heritage | |
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| Notes and references | |
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| The Leisure providers | |
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| Leisure provision in the public sector | |
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| Providers of leisure services and facilities | |
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| Public sector services and facilities | |
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| Government and recreat | |