Trends in Outdoor Recreation, Leisure, and Tourism

July 2000, c.480 pages, Hardback
ISBN 0 85199 403 2
Approx. £55.00 (US$100.00)
Readership: Leisure, recreation and tourism.

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. It is intended as supplementary reading for advanced students and is a useful reference tool.

Contents:
* Big Picture: A synopsis of contributions, W C Gartner and D W Lime

Part I: Society: Factors/forces shaping demand for and use of resources
* Gender Inclusion as a Recreation Trend, K A Henderson
* Changes in Family and Work: Impacts on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism in North America, N P Nickerson and R I Black
* The Effects on Travel and Tourism Demand from Three Mega-trends: Democratization, Market Ideology, and Postmaterialism as Cultural Wave, I Teigland
* Information Technology and Tourism, D Buhalis
* Race and Ethnicity in Leisure Studies, R Hutchison

Part II: Resources: What exists and how did we reach this point?
* Outdoor Recreation Supply on Public and Private Lands in the USA, H K Cordell and C I Betz
* U.S. Recreation Policies Since World War II, G H Siehl
* Tourism Policy in Developing Countries, S Wahab
* Recreation, Tourism, and Protected Area Planning, S F McCool and M Patterson
* Coming of Age: History and Trends in Outdoor Recreation Research, R E Manning

Part III: Participation: How we are using resources
* Americans' Outdoor Recreation, H K Cordell and G Super
* Hunting Participation and Implications for Management of Game Species, T L Brown et al.
* Casinos and Tourism for the 21st Century, W R Eadington
* Health Tourism: Closing the Gap Between Health Care and Tourism, A Pollock and P Williams
* Festivals and Special Events: Life-cycle and Saturation Issues, D Getz
* Cultural Tourism: Challenges for Management and Marketing, G Richards
* Planning to Provide Community and Visitor Benefits, D H Anderson et al.

Part IV: Evaluation and Valuation: Determining how valuable the resources are and what is happening to them
* Leisure Value and Valuation, G L Peterson and I B Loomis
* New Developments in Measuring Tourism as an Area of Economic Activity, S L J Smith
* Tourism Economic Impact Estimation Methods, D L Erkkila
* Vacation Styles and Tourist Types: Emerging New Concepts and Methodology, S Doliiicar and I A Mazanec
* Biophysical Impacts of Wildland Recreation Use, D N Cole
* Assessing Social Impacts of Resource-based Recreation and Tourism, P A Stokowski

Part V: Development: How resources are organized for use
* Development Economics, I Fletcher and S Wanhill
* Globalization and Tourism, P F Keller
* Rural Tourism Development, P Long and B Lane
* Community Tourism Development, G A Vander Stoep

Part VI: Management and Operations: Tools to get the job done
* The Role of Tour Operators in the Travel Distribution System, N Cavlek
* National Tourist Offices and the Language of Differentiation, G M S Dann
* Recreation Conflict Management, W E Hammitt and I E Schneider
* Service Quality in Resort Settings: The Application of IT, R R Perdue
* Partnerships and the Changing World of Park Management, W F LaPage
* Tourism and Sustainability: A Positive Trend, J I Pigram
* Citizen Participation Trends and Their Educational Implications for Natural Resource Professionals, D B Propst et al.
* Development of Recreation Services for Youth at Risk, P A Witt and J Crompton
* So What: Implications for Management, Public Policies, Marketing, and Planning, W C Gartner and D W Lime

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