Outdoor Recreation Management

Name: Outdoor Recreation Management
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ISBN: 9780415365413

ISBN-10: 0415365414

ISBN-13: 9780415365413

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: John Jenkins, John Pigram

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The ability to manage natural resources within an outdoor recreation context is becoming increasingly important as greater participation in such activities is placing pressure on the environment. This book clarifies the link between leisure, recreation, tourism and resource management; reviews contemporary outdoor recreation and resource management concepts and issues; critically examines approaches to outdoor recreation planning and management in diverse settings; and considers the future of outdoor recreation management This comprehensively revised new edition has many sections rewritten and expanded to reflect contemporary development in leisure and outdoor recreation management in…

Book details

List price: $56.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 12/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 440
Size: 6.54" wide x 9.33" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

John Major Jenkins is an independent researcher on ancient Mesoamerican cosmology who has worked with the highland Tzutujil and Quiche Maya communities. He currently resides in Boulder, Colorado.



Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgements



Introduction: concepts, issues and themes



Motivation, choice and behaviour



Special groups and special needs



Outdoor recreation resources



Outdoor recreation and the environment



Recreation resource management: approaches, frameworks, models



Outdoor recreation in urban areas



Outdoor recreation in rural areas



Protected areas, national parks and outdoor recreation



National parks management



Outdoor recreation, tourism and the environment



Planning for outdoor recreation in a changing world


Bibliography


Index