Trends in outdoor recreation, leisure, and tourism / edited by William C. Gartner and David W. Lime.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gartner, William C.

Lime, David W.

Series:

Cabi Publishing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leisure.

Outdoor recreation.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York, NY : CABI Pub., c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text 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:

Contents; Contributors; 1 The Big Picture: a Synopsis of Contributions; Part I Society: Factors/Forces Shaping Demand For and Use of Resources; 2 Gender Inclusion as a Recreation Trend; 3 Changes in Family and Work: Impacts on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism in North America; 4 The Effects on Travel and Tourism Demand from Three Mega-trends: Democratization, Market Ideology and Post-materialism as Cultural Wave; 5 Trends in Information Technology and Tourism; 6 Race and Ethnicity in Leisure Studies; Part II Resources: What Exists and How Did We Reach This Point

7 Trends in Outdoor Recreation Supply on Public and Private Lands in the US 8 US Recreation Policies Since World War II; 9 Trends and Implications of Tourism Policy in Developing Countries; 10 Trends in Recreation, Tourism and Protected Area Planning; 11 Coming of Age: History and Trends in Outdoor Recreation Research; Part III Participation: How We Are Using Resources; 12 Trends in Americans' Outdoor Recreation; 13 Trends in Hunting Participation and Implications for Management of Game Species; 14 Trends in Casinos and Tourism for the 21st Century

15 Health Tourism Trends: Closing the Gap between Health Care and Tourism 16 Festivals and Special Events: Life Cycle and Saturation Issues; 17 Cultural Tourism: Challenges for Management and Marketing; 18 Planning to Provide Community and Visitor Benefits from Public Lands; Part IV Evaluation and Valuation: Determining How Valuable the Resources Are and What is Happening to Them; 19 Trends in Leisure Value and Valuation; 20 New Developments in Measuring Tourism as an Area of Economic Activity; 21 Trends in Tourism Economic Impact Estimation Methods

22 Holiday Styles and Tourist Types: Emerging New Concepts and Methodology 23 Biophysical Impacts of Wild land Recreation Use; 24 Assessing Social Impacts of Resource-based Recreation and Tourism; Part V Development: How Resources Are Organized For Use; 25 Development Economics; 26 Globalization and Tourism; 27 Rural Tourism Development; 28 Community Tourism Development; Part VI Management and Operations: Tools to Get the Job Done; 29 The Role of Tour Operators in the Travel Distribution System; 30 National Tourist Offices and the Language of Differentiation; 31 Recreation Conflict Management

32 Service Quality in Resort Settings: Trends in the Application of Information Technology 33 Partnerships and the Changing World of Park Management; 34 Tourism and Sustainability: a Positive Trend; 35 Citizen Participation Trends and their Educational Implications for Natural Resource Professionals; 36 Trends in the Development of Recreation Services for Youth at Risk; 37 So What? Implications of Trends for Management, Public Policy, Marketing and Planning; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-454) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-00426-X

9786611004262

0-85199-713-9

9780851997131

OCLC:

476105679