Outdoor Recreation

Name: Outdoor Recreation
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An Introduction

By: Ryan Plummer

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Paperback | 5 August 2008 | Edition Number 1

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392 Pages

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24.6 x 17.4 x 2.54

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Outdoor Recreation: An Introduction provides students following courses in outdoor recreation, leisure and environmental studies with a comprehensive and informative overview of this broad and fascinating field.

Covering both theory and practice, and including case studies and examples from around the world, this is the first student text in outdoor recreation to draw on such a diverse range of interdisciplinary approaches and methods. The book introduces students to every key theme in the study of contemporary outdoor recreation, including:

Key concepts and definitions

History and development of outdoor leisure

Management of outdoor recreation

Development and management of parks, protected areas and wilderness

Psychology of the outdoor experience

Ecology and the natural environment

Outdoor education and interpretation

Economics of outdoor recreation

Outdoor education, leadership and personal development

Contemporary issues in, and the future of, outdoor recreation

Student learning is supported throughout the book with helpful features such as learning objectives, case studies, weblinks, chapter summaries, study questions, and definitions of key terms. Representing a definitive guide to an important and rapidly growing field, this book is essential reading for all students of outdoor recreation, leisure management, tourism and environmental studies, and will be an important resource for all professionals working in outdoor recreation and leisure.

Ryan Plummer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Tourism and Environment at Brock University, Canada.

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