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Taylor & Francis Convention Tourism
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Taylor & Francis Convention Tourism
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Taylor & Francis Tourism in South America
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Taylor & Francis Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture
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Taylor & Francis Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture
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Taylor & Francis Community Destination Management in Developing Economies
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Taylor & Francis Handbook of Marketing Research Methodologies for Hospitality and Tourism
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Taylor & Francis Accessibility Inclusion and Diversity in Critical Event Studies
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Taylor & Francis Sports Diplomacy
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Taylor & Francis Questioning Play
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Taylor & Francis Extraordinary Sportswomen
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Taylor & Francis Families Young People Physical Activity and
Book SynopsisThe family is an important site for the transmission of knowledge and cultural values. Amidst claims that young people are failing to follow health advice, dropping out of sport and at risk of an ever-expanding list of lifestyle diseases, families have become the target of government interventions. This book is the first to offer critical sociological perspectives on how families do and do not function as a pedagogical site for health education, sport and physical activity practices. This book focuses on the importance of families as sites of pedagogical work across a range of cultural and geographical contexts. It explores the relationships between families, education, health, physical activity and sport, and also offers reflections on the methodological and ethical issues arising from this research. Its chapters discuss key questions such as: how active living messages are taken up in families; how parents perceive the role of educTable of Contents1: FAMILY MATTERS: AN INTRODUCTION Section 1: Family, Practice and Pedagogy 2. THE ABSENT BODY: BIO-SOCIAL ENCOUNTERS WITH THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON THE WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 3. LEARNING ABOUT SEXUALITY ‘BETWEEN’ HOME AND SCHOOL: A NEW MATERIALIST READING 4. CHALLENGING THE MYTH THAT ‘THE PARENTS DON’T CARE’: FAMILY TEACHINGS ABOUT EDUCATION FOR ‘EDUCATIONALLY DISENGAGED’ YOUNG PEOPLE 5. CLOSE TO HOME: WHAT KIND OF FAMILY SHOULD WE BECOME? Section 2: Family’s Health and Physical Activity 6. PARENTS AS PAWNS IN FITNESGRAM’S WAR ON OBESITY 7. 'THE FAMILY THAT EATS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER': GOVERNING FAMILIES, GOVERNING HEALTH, GOVERNING PEDAGOGIES 8. MANUFACTURING (PARENTAL) CONSENT: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE HPVV INFORMED CONSENT PROCESS IN ONTARIO, CANADA 9. HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MESSAGES AMONG ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS: SOUTH ASIAN FAMILIES 10. ‘PEDAGOGISED FAMILIES’ HEALTH AND PHYSICAL CULTURE; INTERSECTIONALITY OF RACE AND SOCIAL CLASS 11. EARLY YEARS LEARING (EYL), CLASS AND ABILITY 12. WHO CARES? PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN CARE Section 3: Family Physical Education and Youth Sport 13. TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON THE SCHOOL-FAMILY-HEALTH NEXUS 14. FAMILIES, YOUTH AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SCHOOL SPORT 15. THE SWEDISH MODEL FOR SPORT, RECREATION AND HEALTH IN TIMES OF CHANGE – A SUSTAINABLE CONTRACT WITH THE FAMILY OF SPORT? 16. FAMILY NARRATIVES OF PE, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT: CONTINGENT STORIES 17. FAMILIES, DISABILITY AND SPORT 18. SPORT PARENT ROLES IN FOSTERING POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
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Taylor & Francis Sport in the African World
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Taylor & Francis Introduction to Statistics in Human Performance
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Taylor & Francis The Exercising Female
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Taylor & Francis Sports Coaching
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Taylor & Francis Ageing and the Visitor Economy
Book SynopsisThis significant volume is the first to use primary research evidence to examine tourism, ageing and the implications of an ageing population for the visitor economy. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this book offers insights into the new opportunities, threats and challenges that the growing ageing-tourism markets poses. The ageing population has created a demographic time bomb with a population structure that is skewed towards a growing proportion of older people. When this is combined with the impact of health conditions, such as dementia, the future shape of visitor demand and tourism behaviour is likely to change and face many new challenges, albeit at different rates in time and space. Chapters include cutting-edge insights into future issues, while interviews are used to illustrate and explain issues affecting ageing and tourism, creating a much-needed synthesis of the ageingâtourism nexus to demonstrate intellectual leadership around this theme. This book
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Taylor & Francis PlatformMediated Tourism
Book SynopsisThis book presents theoretical and empirical perspectives on platform-mediated tourism, with a special focus on Airbnb. The case studies included in this volume show that the impacts of short-term renting on neighbourhoods, residents and tourism operators are uneven, but increasingly significant.During the past decade, digital platforms for short-term rental, transport, social dining etc., have enabled the development of a new generation of entrepreneurs in tourism and mobility. The mediation of services through digital platforms was initially presented as a form of a sharing economy led by non-professional providers, but it has grown into a new form of capitalist speculation. The inadequacy of existing legal frameworks in regulating platform-mediated activities has generated reactions by social movements, especially for the protection of housing rights. With the outbreak of Covid-19, the downfall in the mobility and tourism economy has revealed the acuteness of the structura
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Nature Based Tourism
Book SynopsisThis handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the themes and concepts related to nature-based tourism development. Providing interdisciplinary insights from leading researchers, academics, and practitioners across the globe, it delivers a critical and timely contribution to the knowledge around nature-based tourism. Nature-based tourism is currently the fastest-growing tourism sector globally and for many destinations, the most significant tourism segment. Organized into five parts, this handbook provides contemporary and cutting-edge perspectives on core topics and explores their linkages. It considers, among others, various natural settings and natural attractions where nature-based tourism can be exercised, including: protected and conserved areas, islands, and mountains; the emerging themes shaping the contemporary nature-based tourism development, including ethics, Sustainable Development Goals, COVID-19 crisis, over-tourism, climate change, resilience; and new approaTable of ContentsIntroduction & Organisation of the BookDr Ante Mandić & Dr. Sandeep K WaliaSection-1- Nature-Based Tourism: Concepts and Emerging Challenges Chapter-1- Nature-based tourism: before, during and after COVID- 19David Newsome & Priyan PereraChapter-2- The most vulnerable and least heard: Advocating for animal justice in tourism.Sheppard, V.A. & Fennell, D.AChapter-3- A Critical Inquiry into the Sustainability of NBT: Responsibility of the Traveler Bengi Ertuna, Burcin Kalabay Hatipoglu, Emre Cantekinler, Selen Dağ, Burcu Ormanlıoğlu & Serçin Dilem ŞenkalChapter-4- A case-story of the connection between woodlands, landscape and nature-based recreation in upland EnglandSara V. Iversen, Naomi K. van der Velden & Ian ConveryChapter-5- Cooperation in niches of the nature-based tourism industry- The case of mountain guiding in Norway.Kristin LøsethChapter-6- Ecotourism, wildlife festivals, and sustainability: Are objectives, strategies, and outcomes aligned?Glen HvenegaardChapter-7- The role of the local community in the repositioning process of Taranto as a sustainable tourist destination.Sonia Ferrari & Nicolaia IaffaldanoSection-2-Management and Planning of Nature-Based Tourism Development Chapter-8- Furthering Protected Area Tourism and Visitor Management and Planning. Synthesis study of Croatian experiences with proposals for improving the frameworkHrvoje CarićChapter-9- Approaches to Foresight Recreation and Tourism in Nature – Experiences from the Nordic RegionPeter Fredman, Tuija Sievänen, Frank S. Jensen, Vegard Gundersen, Sandra Wall-Reinius, Maria Lexhagen, Christine Lundberg, Klas Sandell, Odd Inge Vistad & Daniel Wolf-WatzChapter-10- Transport infrastructure development knocks on nature-based tourism door: the case of isolated communities of Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanAsif Hussain & Francesc Fusté-FornéChapter-11- Digital technologies in trail-related recreation: future challenges for trail developmentGoda Lukoseviciute, Luís Nobre Perreira & Thomas PanagopoulosChapter-12- Fostering Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainable Cultural Tourism Development in Nature-Based Sites: A Case Study on Using Methodological Layering of Art-Based MethodsDr. Hong Li, Dr. Monika Lüthje, Ella Björn & Dr. Satu MiettinenChapter-13- The Provision of sustainable wildlife experiences: The role of the wildlife watching tourism guidesHilde Nikoline Hambro Dybsand & Peter FredmanChapter-14- The Roles of Tour Guides in Nature Based ToursGül Erkol BayramChapter-15- Business networking in the field of nature-based tourism: Key factors for successful managementMarios Sotiriadis & Ziyi YanSection-3 –Visitor Experience Design and ManagementChapter-16- The role of customer interactions for value co-creation and experience design in nature-based tourism: The case of sea kayakingDorthe Eide & Frank LindbergChapter-17- Transformative Bird watching Tourism Experiences in the Peruvian AmazonSandra Sotomayor, Pablo Romo & Karen GuillénChapter-18- Re-designing sustainable experiences for Mount Fuji climbers: Turning peak-baggers back into pilgrims?Thomas E. JONES, Huong, T. BUI & Michal APOLLO Chapter-19- Towards Exclusively Inclusive Visitor Experience: The Case for Equity in Sustainable TourismAgnes M. Nowaczek & Carolin SeiferthChapter-20- Designing ecotourism experiences through co-creation: the case of small central Mediterranean islandsKarl Agius & Samantha ChaperonChapter- 21- A hidden playground: Airsoft-related experience design in nature-based tourismIvana DamnjanovićChapter-22- Linking Tourists’ Visitation Satisfaction, Demographic and Travel CharacteristicsJohn T. MgonjaChapter-23- Travel Characteristics, Typologies and Motivations of Nature-Based Tourists: A Literature ReviewSıla KARACAOĞLUChapter-24- Experiential Tourism: Nature-based Tourism Trends in IndiaSneha N & Nagarjuna GSection-4- The Impacts of Nature-Based TourismChapter-25- Redefining sustainable tourism challenges and associated indicators in protected areasMarković Vukadin Izidora; Zovko Mira & Mandić AnteChapter-26- Sustainable Mountain Tourism Development in Foothills of Himalaya: A TISM based approach to greater resilience of nature-based destinationsSuneel Kumar; Marco Valeri; Shekhar Asthana; Geetanjali Sageena & Ante MandićChapter-27- Hunting Tourists' Behaviors on Package Tours: The Case of Konya Province, TurkeyVedat Acar, Nuray Yıldız, & Abdullah TanrisevdiChapter-28- The first insights into the impacts associated with the development of hiking tourism in Moukhtara, LebanonViana Hassan & Georges BellosChapter-29- A Tourism Accommodation Perspective in a Post-pandemic Nature-Based Tourism Development ContextGünay EROL; Lec. Ayşe DELİORMANLI & Ebru DüşmezkalenderChapter-30- Nature-Based Tourism and Nature Conservation: Exploring The Elements and LinksJeetesh Kumar, Priyakrushna Mohanty & Neethiahnanthan Ari RagavanSection-5- The Future of Nature-Based TourismChapter-31- Nature based tourism in light of COVID-19Anna SpenceleyChapter-32- An evaluation of Turkey’s nature-based tourism agenda: policy, planning, and managementMehmet Şeremet & Emine Cihangir & Kübra Cihangir-ÇamurChapter-33- Sustainable product development for visitor experiences in nature-based tourism: Applying and extending the Double Diamond Design ProcessJulia N. Albrecht & Marco HaidChapter-34- Toward an Era of Multispecies Livelihoods in Coastal and Marine Community-based TourismSamuel R. Fennell, Kellen Copeland, Bastian Thomsen, Shelby Copeland & Max Duggan
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Handbook of Elite Sport Performance
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Elite Sport Performance is the first book to examine a broad span of performance and support issues in contemporary elite sport; including coaching, sports science and medicine, leadership and management, operating in different societies, living in the system as a performer, and future developments in the domain.The book is written by authors with elite-level experience, expertise, success, and status across individual and team sports, including football, NFL, track and field athletics, rowing, and rugby, in professional, Olympic, and other elite domains. The book also considers the integration of systems at micro to macro levels, from working with individual athletes to developing national organisations and policy, and features in-depth case studies from real sport throughout.This is an essential reference for any researcher or advanced student with an interest in elite sport or applied sport science, from sport injTrade Review"This lengthy volume of 37 essays may be the first to examine support issues in elite sports …The handbook is designed for researchers and advanced students in applied sports science, as well as sports coaches and administrators seeking guidance to maximize efficiency and success. All contributors seem to agree unanimously that elite sports teams, and individual athletes, require the following types of support: development of a team-based culture; focus on ethics in applying science to their needs; stress on good communication skills; and effort toward building trust. Various chapters address ways of enhancing cooperation between researchers and practically minded coaches … Summing Up: Recommended." - S. A. Riess, Northeastern Illinois University, ChoiceTable of ContentsList of illustrations; List of contributors; Foreword; Introduction – defining, delineating, and driving elite performance; PART I Coaching elites – art and science; 1. The principles of elite coaching – blending knowledge, experience, and novelty; 2. Being the personal coach; 3. Being the national coach in an Olympic sport; 4. Coaching a national team in professional football; 5. Doing it week in, week out 6. Coaching in action/adventure sports – a novel challenge; 7. Specialist coaching – coaching quarterbacks in NFL, college, and high school; 8. Developing the players of tomorrow PART II The appliance of science – uni-disciplinary perspectives 9. Physiology – working in endurance 10. Strength and conditioning in the elite team sport environment 11. Performance analysis – working in football 12. Working with psychology in professional football 13. Keeping them on the pitch 14. Medical practice with elite athletes PART III The appliance of science – interdisciplinary perspectives 15. Effective performance support – an integrated view 16. Interdisciplinary performance development in elite sport – applied sport science 17. Using data in football 18. Research and innovation – seeking and securing competitive advantage PART IV Managing elite performance systems 19. Culture, leadership, and management with elites 20. Developing elites – academy systems 21. Supporting performance – a national institute perspective 22. The performance director’s role 23. Leading a national system 24. Managing a professional football club 25. Managing impressions and relationships when speaking to the sports media PART V Fitting systems to societies 26 Fitting within the social milieu 27. Vive la difference – perspectives on the challenges of being a woman in high-level sport 28. Developing coaches and players around the globe 29. The coach nomad 30. The transition to elite performance – societal contrasts in the same sport PART VI Living in the system – the performer perspective 31. The new kids on the block 32. Staying at the top in Olympic rowing for 25 years 33. Playing home and away – and away and away 34. Life AND sport – making it happen AND progressing while you play PART VII Integration – making it all work 35. Driving the performance system – DOES research help? 36. Working in the jungle – how should elite sport practitioners operate and be developed? 37. Creating long-term high performing teams Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Science of Alpine Ski Racing
Book SynopsisAlpine skiing or downhill skiing is defined by six disciplines: Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Parallel, and Combined that test the athletes' technical abilities and speed. It has long been a popular sport with many national and international championships and is a mainstay of the Winter Olympic Games. The Science of Alpine Ski Racing is the first book to discuss the science, coaching, research, and training of elite to recreational alpine ski racers for optimal performance. This book brings together the complex physiological, biomechanical, and technical components of the sport in a practical manner with which coaches and researchers alike can adopt to elicit better performance outcomes for athletes. Literature of this kind has never been formally researched and published specifically for the sport of alpine ski racing making it both unique and a cornerstone to the discipline. Backed by cutting-edge research, the book provides practical Table of Contents1. Biomechanics2. Physiology3. Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition4. Strength and Power Training5. Endurance Training 6. Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation 7. Nutrition8. Mental Training9. Program Design
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Why Its OK to Be a Sports Fan
Book SynopsisThis book offers readers a pitch-side view of the ethics of fandom. Its accessible six chapters are aimed both at true sports fans whose conscience may be occasionally piqued by their pastime, and at those who are more certain of the moral hazards involved in following a team or sport.Why It's OK to Be a Sports Fanwrestles with a range of arguments against fandom and counters with its own arguments on why being a fan is very often a good thing. It looks at the ethical issues fans face, from the violent or racist behavior of those in the stands, to players' infamous misdeeds, to owners debasing their own clubs. In response to these moral risks, the book argues that by being critical fans, followers of a team or individual can reap the benefits of fandom while avoiding many of the ethical pitfalls. The authors show the value in deeply loving a team but also how a condition of this value is recognizing that the love of a fan comes with real limits and responTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Fandom: what’s love got to do with it? 2. Why being a fan isn’t a waste of time 3. Why being a partisan is okay 4. Why partisan fandom isn’t just war minus the shooting 5. Why it sometimes isn’t OK to be a fan - part I: other fans 6. Why it sometimes isn’t OK to be a fan – part II: players, clubs, owners, and sports Conclusion: Corruption, love, and loss.
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Taylor & Francis Anthropology Islands and the Search for Meaning
Book SynopsisPart ethnography, part memoir, and part critical reflection on the Anthropocene, this book examines the ways that islands form and inform human experiences of the everyday and the extraordinary. Utilizing carefully considered anthropological perspectives drawn from over a decade of anthropological fieldwork, the author employs islands as a complex set of lenses to examine the ways that we are intimately connected, separated, and divided from ourselves, one another, and the planet. Moving across time, place and disciplinary boundaries, this book traces a narrative route from the remote islands of Micronesia to the subarctic expanses of northern Iceland, all in service of gaining a deeper understanding of the cultural resonance of islands.This book offers the reader a type of ideological travel guide, one that exchanges restaurant reviews and hotel recommendations for pathways of reflection and new modes of seeing and being in the world. It will be of interest to scholar
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Taylor & Francis Festivals and Edutainment
Book SynopsisAs the first collection of studies to explore the use of edutainment within festival experiences, this book extends current knowledge and understanding of festival experiences. Relying on a series of international case studies, this book offers readers unique and important insights that emphasise the benefit of edutainment activities for enhanced audience learning, engagement, and festival satisfaction. Although there is an ample amount of studies concerning festival experiences, as well as the use of edutainment within tourism, few have explored the use of edutainment within festival experiences. This oversight has created a lack in knowledge and understanding, despite the clear benefits of enjoyable learning experiences - edutainment. Moreover, it has created a gap between academia and practice, as the contributing authors have demonstrated, festivals are utilising edutainment to enhance their audience experience, yet scholars have failed to acknowledge this. In response to this oversight, the editors have assembled a carefully curated collection of chapters that include a wide range of international case studies, from science and food festivals to heritage and dark festivals. Through a variety of methodologies and methods, including interviews, observations, databases, netnography, and social media analysis in both face-to-face and digital interactions involving the festival participants, organisers, and other relevant stakeholders, the contributing authors have provided a well-rounded global perspective on how edutainment is applied within festival experiences.This book is valuable for scholars, festival organisers, policy makers and students interested in or studying festivals, events, edutainment and/or experience design. Other tourism industry scholars, professionals and students of, for example, visitor attractions, museums, theatre and hospitality services, may also find this book of value considering their established use of edutainment within their sectors.
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Taylor & Francis Skateboarding and the Senses
This book presents a new perspective on skateboarding, centred on the senses, skill acquisition, embodiment, and the concept of city craft.Skateboarding and the Senses traces how skaters use their skilled bodies to bring vitality to contested spaces. Building on sensory anthropology, the book draws connections between the diverse ways skaters move and their boundless drive for social action â from rebellious interventionism to a critical engagement with sportification and the Olympics. Coalescing around skateboardingâs pedagogy of enskilment, the book examines what to make of the skaterâs way of sensing the city, of their bruised heels and scabbed elbows and of their sensory attunement to their friends and foes. Grounded in historical, anthropological, and phenomenological theories of body and space, it examines how skaters acquire somatic knowledge and socio-emotional resilience through their sonic and vibratory experience of the city streets. This sensory anthropolog
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Taylor & Francis Marketing for Tourism and Hospitality
Book SynopsisThe marketing landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, especially for tourism and hospitality practitioners. Marketing for these industries is now a multi-dimensional, collaborative venture driven by technological change and the growing demand for authentic co-created experiences.Marketing for Tourism and Hospitality provides students with a contemporary, accessible and useful resource as they prepare to encounter the complexities and challenges of tourism and hospitality marketing globally. A clear articulation of the changing landscape, a comprehensive introduction to the three underpinning themes of collaboration, technology and experiences, and a plentiful supply of international case material provide students with an enjoyable and digestible resource that is both academically rigorous and practice-oriented, helping them prepare for day-to-day problems in the dynamic world of marketing. This contemporary, challenging and highly applied text is an indispeTable of ContentsChapter 1 Revisiting Traditional Approaches to the Marketing of Tourism and Hospitality Chapter 2 The Need for Change: The Dynamics of the Global Tourism and Hospitality Environment Chapter 3 Collaboration, Technology and Experiences: Drivers for Change in the Marketing of Tourism and Hospitality Chapter 4 Collaboration Marketing: Partnerships, Networks and Relationships Chapter 5 Technology and Marketing: Social Media and Beyond Chapter 6 Experiential Marketing: A Question of Co-Creation Chapter 7 New Trends in Tourism and Hospitality Consumption Chapter 8 Service Characteristics and Processes Chapter 9 Looking Beyond Quality Chapter 10 Delving Deep into the Experience Chapter 11 Consumer Intelligence Searching: Emerging Tools, Methodologies, and Techniques Chapter 12 Marketing Strategy Chapter 13 Market Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning Chapter 14 International Marketing Strategy Chapter 15 Marketing Destinations Chapter 16 Innovation and New Tourism and Hospitality Products, Services and Experiences Chapter 17 Pricing and Revenue Management Chapter 18 Image and Branding Chapter 19 Customer Relationship Management: Loyalty and Social Networks Chapter 20 Channels of Distribution Chapter 21 Media, Public Relations, and Marketing Communications Chapter 22 The Future of Tourism and Hospitality Marketing
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Physiology of Sports
Book SynopsisAn examination of the major sports and the physiological demands of each presented by an international group of sports scientists. It will serve as a reference for sports physicians, physical educationalists, exercise physiologists, coaches and researchers.Table of ContentsPreface. Exercise. Metabolic Aspects of Exercise. Strength and weight-training. Locomotive sports. Sprinting. Middle distance running. Marathon running. Race walking. Cycling. Sport on water and on ice. Swimming. Rowing. Sailing. Sport on ice. Games and exercises. The racquet sports. Football. Court games: volleyball and basketball. Physiology of Sports: an overview. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Pure Sport
Book SynopsisPure Sport is a practical guide that provides insights on asserting positive mindsets, realising potential, remaining resilient against setbacks and using these experiences to move on to greater success. The book follows the journey of the athlete through six clear steps, creating a logical framework for applied sport psychology or a path you can follow in your own practice. The third edition is fully updated and now more accessible than ever, including new advice on maintaining a resilient attitude and taking care of athletesâ mental well-being. Drawing on decades of both practical and theoretical knowledge, the authors deliver practical advice with a thorough grounding in sport psychology, supplemented by case studies, reflection questions, common problems and effective solutions, and useful summaries of key points.Pure Sport is essential reading for all those actively involved and interested in sport, from sports psychologists and academics, to athletes and coaches.Trade ReviewPraise for the second edition:"This is a wonderful book for those ready to move beyond the theroretical connections between psychology and sport and forward into application… The authors clearly set out to create a text that was a 'ready to use' manual for working with sport psychology issues. They have succeeded in that effort. Readers with a foundation in sport psychology will find this an excellent next stop to move beyond research and theory and into application and assessment. Summing Up: Recommended." - R.E. Osborne, Texas State University- San Marcos, in CHOICE, January 2014Pure Sport "provides clear and understandable guidelines for athletes who wish to apply these techniques in their everyday routine." - Andreas Stenling, IdrottsforumPraise for the first edition:"A welcome and important guide to any athlete, coach or spectator at any level in sport interested in improving their game or knowledge of their sport. … What's so commendable about Kremer and Moran's work is the way it blends the theoretical with the practical. Too often books of this nature can be too intimidating for the general reader and end up just preaching to the converted in the academic community, or else they're overly-simplistic, without mention of any studies or research to support their suggestions. Moran and Kremer offer serious academic cred, with recommendations and techniques that are grounded in scientific, proven methods and principles, yet are forever conscious that for this project, their audience is the general, if discerning, sportsperson, not the budding or established sports psychologist. They abide by the principle of all good teaching and writing - "don't just tell me, show me". Instead of telling us visualisation is a good thing to do, they show us, by outlining how it works for Ronan O'Gara. Instead of citing academics, they cite winners, from Tiger Woods to Keith Wood." - Kieran Shannon, The Sunday Tribune"This book is a pure gem! Solidly based in the latest research and presented in a conversational and engaging style, it presents the theory of sports psychology in a very accessible way. Perhaps, more importantly, it explains the vital practical steps one can take to apply this theory to enhance performance. And here's the brilliant bit… the WAY in which the material is presented (especially the sections on Imagining, Improving and Mistake Management) have such wide applicability. They allow the reader to apply this knowledge and these techniques to enhance whatever their 'game' is." - amazon.co.uk reviewer"Readers experience this text as if the authors talk to them, reassure them, guide them, and advise them. In this fluently written book, Kremer and Moran offer many possible theories and interventions, and above all the freedom to choose from them." - Caroline Jannes, European Network of Young Specialists in Sport Psychology (ENYSSP) Newsletter"As an introduction to basic sport psychology, this book serves as essential reading for researchers, psychologists, athletes, coaches, or just the interested reader." - Andrew J. Wawrzyniak, The Psychologist"Pure Sport is a practical guide to sport psychology with a difference. Written in a lively, accessible and entertaining style, the book is essential reading for anyone involved in sport. It offers numerous practical suggestions and techniques that are based on sound theory and research, and present these in a manner that are non threatening for the casual reader." - Mary-Margaret Meade MSc, PsychWorks, University of Ulster"Entertaining and informative, with interesting quotes from famous sports personalities and anecdotes throughout. The examples cover a wide range of situations and sports, and the book goes into detail on practical suggestions for changing one's behaviour without being bogged down in psycho-jargon." - Dave Shaw, Sport & Exercise Psychology, University of Central Lancashire"This is a very well-written book that will be of interest to athletes and coaches interested in improving their understanding of sport psychology and their own psychological approach to sport. Current theory and research underpin the psychological factors discussed, and these are explained in a very readable manner." - Marc Jones, Faculty of Health, Staffordshire University"The book is conversationally written to engage the casual reader, while being well-informed and grounded in scientific research. Real-life examples are employed to good effect and suitable exercises are provided to ensure that the information is brought into the 'real world'." - Robert C. Eklund, Sport and Exercise Psychology, Florida State UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceStep 1: Planning AheadStep 2: Your Mental KitbagStep 3 Travelling LightStep 4: Looking BackStep 5: Your TeamsStep 6: Your GuidesIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sport and International Politics
Book SynopsisSociology and history of sport is a fast rising subject. There is a growing interest in issues associated with globalization and sport culture across European and North American boundaries. This book fills an important gap. At the forefront of new areas of research in sport studies, it deals with a significant historical period systematically and, above all, internationally. Brought together in a single volume, this work examines the shaping of sport both by the fascist and communist institutions of Europe during the interwar period. It shows how sport was used as an instrument of propaganda and psychological pressure by major political and sporting nations as well as international movements such as the Catholic Church and the International Worker Sport Movement. This volume will be a key reference for researchers and students in sports history, sports sociology, politics and European studies.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Jim Riordan. Sport - a means of national representation - Pierre Arnaud. Sport and international relations before 1914 - Pierre Arnaud. The Nazi Olympics and the American boycott controversy - Allen Guttmann. The Foreign Office and the Football Association: British sport and appeasement 1935-1938 - Richard Holt. The sports policy of the Soviet Union 1917-1941 - James Riordan. The role of sport in German international politics, 1918-1945 - Arnd Krüger. Spanish sports policy in Republican and Fascist Spain - Teresa Gonzalez Aja. French sport and the emergence of authoritarian regimes, 1919-1939 - Pierre Arnaud. Italian sport and international relations under Fascism - Angela Teja. The Belgian Catholic gymnastic movement in its international context, 1908-1940 - Jan Tollener. Worker sport :the uneasy relationship between Soviet sport and worker and bourgeois sport, 1920-1937 - André Gounot. Interwar sport and interwar relations: some conclusions - Richard Holt.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sports Coaching Research
Book SynopsisThis book raises critical questions about the explanatory framework guiding sports coaching research and presents a new conceptualization for research in the field. Through mapping and contextualizing sports coaching research within a corporatized higher education, the dominant or legitimate forms of sports coaching knowledge are problematized and a new vision of the field, which is socially and culturally responsive, communitarian and justice-oriented emerges.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Towards a Corporate Culture in Higher Education 3. What is the Role of Academia Within the ‘McUniversity’? 4. Conjunctural History of the Sports Coaching Present 5. A Brief Genealogy of Cultural Studies and Sport, Physical Cultural Studies, and the McUniversity 6. An Evolving Criticality in Sports Coaching Research 7. Conclusion and Contextual and Conceptual Challenges to PPB
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Tourist Experience
Book SynopsisThere is a long history of research into why and how individuals participate in and experience tourism, exploring the demand and motivation for tourism and the roles that tourists adoptthat is, how people perform tourism. At the same time, questions surrounding the significance and meaning of tourism as a contemporary social institution have long attracted academic scrutiny. However, as the form and character of the tourist experience has continued to evolve, reflecting both developments in the supply of tourism and cultural transformations in the world in which it occurs, and as new disciplinary perspectives on the subject have been adopted, the research has become ever more extensive and eclectic.Now, Tourist Experience, a new collection of major works from Routledge, meets a growing need for a comprehensive reference work that embraces both established themes and issues with emergent debates and research. The gathered materials have been carefully selected from a br
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Cambridge University Press Aristocracy and Athletics in Archaic and Classical Greece
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ride Around Shining
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Holding Holly
Book SynopsisJulie Brannagh’s delightful Love and Football series returns in time for Christmas ...Holly Reynolds has a secret. Make that two. The first involves upholding her grandmother’s hobby of answering Dear Santa letters from dozens of local schoolchildren. The second ... well, he just came strolling in the door.For the last two years, Holly has not been able to stop thinking about gorgeous Seattle Shark Derrick Collins. His on-field exploits induce nightmares in quarterbacks across the NFL, but she knows he has a heart of gold.Derrick has never known a woman he wanted to bring home to meet his family, mostly because he keeps picking the wrong ones—until he runs into sweet, shy Holly Reynolds. Different from anyone he’s ever known, Derrick realizes she might just be everything he needs.When he discovers her holiday letter writing, he is determined to play Santa too. And as the pair team up to bring joy to one little boy very muc
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Arm
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Americas Game The NFL at 100
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Paradise Found
Book SynopsisFriday Night Lights meets Unbroken. —Tony Reali One of the most profound stories you will ever read. —Ian O''Connor Plaschke delivers a masterpiece. —Jeff PearlmanFrom L.A. Times columnist and ESPN Around the Horn panelist Bill Plaschke, a story of tragedy, triumph, and the remarkable power of high school football in one small California townOn November 8, 2018, the Camp Fire ravaged the town of Paradise, California. The fire, which burned up to 80 acres per minute, killed 86 people, and nearly every building and home in the town was reduced to ashes. In a single day, Paradise, a proud working-class town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, saw its population fall from 25,000 to 2,000.The Paradise High football team had long been the town’s source of joy and inspiration. But in the wake of the fire, their season was abruptly cancelled on the eve
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McGraw-Hill Education The Cruising Guide to Central and Southern
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International Marine Publishing Co The Propeller Handbook The Complete Reference for
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. Power: Understanding Engine PerformanceChapter 2. Estimating Speed: Effects of Power, Weight, and Hull TypeChapter 3. Propeller Anatomy: Parts and DefinitionsChapter 4. Blade Characteristics: Blade Shape, Cavitation, Special Propellers, and Rules of ThumbChapter 5. Crouch's Propeller Method: The Empirical Method for Calculating Propellers Using SlipChapter 6. The Bp- Method: The Power Factor Method for Calculating PropellersChapter 7. Installation Considerations: Blade Clearances, Shafting, and Propeller WeightChapter 8. Tugs and Trawlers: High-Thrust, Variable-Loading, Controllable Pitch, and Ducted PropellersChapter 9. Sailboats, Outboards, and Go-Fast Wrinkles: Propellers for Special ApplicationsAppendix A. Measuring the Hull: Procedure for Determining DisplacementAppendix B. Measuring the Propeller: Procedure for Finding Diameter and PitchAppendix C. Shaft Taper and Coupling DimensionsAppendix D. Decimal ExponentsManufacturers and SuppliersBibliographyIndex
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McGraw-Hill Education A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan
Book Synopsis"Simply put, every local boater should have a dog-eared, well-thumbed copy [of this guide] as a permanent feature in the nautical library."â48 NorthA Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands has earned an outstanding reputation for the accuracy of its piloting instructions, the clarity of its writing, and the high quality of its information. This second edition includes color photos and nautical chart segments throughout, as well as:Approaches and anchorages for hundreds of bays, harbors, and inletsâmany with annotated charts Weather, tides, currents, and commercial traffic patterns Local history and attractions 240 full-color photos 75 color chartlets Larger size and lay-flat binding for ease of useWith at-a-glance ratings of every harbor and anchorage, A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands is the definitive resource for Pacific Northwest cruising."Everything a yachtsman's pilo
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McGraw-Hill Education LiftLog
Book SynopsisTrack your progress, maximize results, and create a healthier lifestyleWith vivid new photography and fresh information on strength and fitness training, this revised and re-designed edition of the popular weightlifterâs diary gives you 132 undated training log pages for tracking progress, along with more than 25 pages of training tips and workouts.
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McGraw-Hill Education Saltwater Fishing Made Easy
Book SynopsisYour one-stop guide for saltwater fishing in North AmericaWhether youâre an experienced angler looking to improve your skills or a beginner just discovering the joys of saltwater fishing, this authoritative guide will help you bring in bigger and better fish every time you cast your line. Saltwater Fishing Made Easy is your all-in-one resource for fishing methods and techniques, tackle and bait, and, most important, the fish themselves. Before you go on your next fishing excursion, make sure this book is in your tackle box.Inside you will learn: Every method and technique of saltwater fishing: surf casting, fly fishing, jigging, trolling, chumming, and more What you need to know about more than 75 popular game fish found on the North American coasts, including feeding habits, preferred environments, and the best techniques for catching them Basic equipment, from rods and reels to bait and boats Step-by-step instructions for tying the 13 most
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McGraw-Hill Education Powerboaters Guide to Electrical Systems Second
Book SynopsisUnderstand, troubleshoot, repair, and upgrade your boatâs electrical systemsFrustrated by the high cost of basic electrical work but nervous about tackling such projects yourself? Get sound advice and guidance from author Ed Sherman, who wrote and teaches the American Boat & Yacht Councilâs certification program for electrical technicians. In Powerboaterâs Guide to Electrical Systems, he combines basic theory with step-by-step directions for troubleshooting problems, making repairs, and installing new equipment. Learn to Draw up a wiring diagram for your boat Locate and identify wiring and circuit components Select and use a multimeter Choose and maintain battery and marine ignition systems Troubleshoot starting, charging, and instrument problems Install DC and AC marine accessories, equipment, and electronics âœEd Sherman's nationally recognized expertise in electrical systems in boats makes him a natural choice to train and cert
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The Complete Book of Boondock RVing
Book SynopsisHereâs Your Guide to Camping Off the Beaten PathEver feel frustrated by crowded RV parks? Yearn to camp out in the wild beside a babbling mountain brook or before a remote panoramic vista? Bill and Jan Moeller have been doing just that for more than thirty years, and The Complete Book of Boondock RVing is their complete guide to camping without hookups (aka "dry camping"). Whether youâre planning to spend an occasional overnight in a parking lot or an extended stay in the wilderness, youâll learn how to equip your rig for boondocking, find great campsites, manage and conserve electricity and water, and camp in complete RV comfort and convenience. Increase your independence by learning how to camp "off the grid" Save money by finding cheap or free campsites anywhere--even in large cities Ensure your comfort, convenience, and safety when camping in the boonies Learn how to conserve and manage electricity, water, and waste, and to establish reliable comTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. What Is Boondock RVing?Why Boondock?Extended Boondock CampingA Sample Boondocking Trip2. Where to Go Boondock RVing?Public Boondocking SitesBoondocking Sites: Private and Commercial PropertyHow to Find Boondocking Sites3. Selecting a RigWhat’s Available?Selecting Your Rig4. Water, Sewage, and TrashWaterHolding TanksTrash5. Food: Stocking, Cooking, and StoringPropane SupplyStocking the PantryCookingStoringGood Food, New Friends, Great Fun6. Heating and CoolingHeatingCooling7. Communications and NavigationCell PhonesE-MailInternet AccessSatellite RadioGlobal Positioning System (GPS) Receivers8. Boondock Electricity Made EasyBasic BoondockingYour RV's Electrical SystemBattery BasicsTypes of BatteriesBattery Capacity: The Elusive Amp-HourBuilding a Battery BankPhantom LoadsWet-Cell Battery SafetyWet-Cell Battery Maintenance9. Monitoring and Charging Your BatteriesMonitoring Your BatteriesCharging Your BatteriesCharging MethodsBattery Life CyclesThe Rule of Twenty-FivesCharging Devices10. Engine AlternatorsAlternators and RVsVoltage DropTesting Alternator EfficiencyBattery Switches, Isolators, and Combiners11. Generators, Converters/Chargers, and InvetersGeneratorsConverters and Battery ChargersInvertersSystem SizeA Few Words of CautionCharging Devices12. Sun and Wind PowerSolar PowerSelecting a Solar Power SystemSolar PanelsSolar Panel TestsSolar ControllersInstalling Your Solar Power SystemWind GeneratorsAppendix 1: A Selected List of Boondock CampgroundsAppendix 2: ResourcesAppendix 3: BibliographyIndex
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International Marine Publishing Co Cruising the Chesapeake A Gunkholers Guide 4th
Book Synopsis"Shellenberger has perfected the art of gunkholing . . . An excellent book for both those who enjoy weekend cruises and those who merely want to know more about Chesapeake Bay." -- Daily Press (Newport News, VA)"With more than 3,000 miles of shoreline, theChesapeake Bay offers a treasury of cruising spots.Shellenberger's book provides the key to unlock it." -- Virginian-Pilot"An 'insider's' look at the hundreds of places cruisers and weekend boaters love to hole up in. . . . It is also a loving portrait of the bay, its history, its people, its wildlife, and its environment." -- The Mariner"A truly monumental guide." -- Sunday Capital (Annapolis, MD)Dotting its more than 3,000-mile shoreline are creeks, coves, and inlets--or gunkholes in Chesapeake Bay parlance. They are as challenging as they are charming for cruisers to fi nd and enter, sometimes discouraging the less adventuresome. But thanks to author Bill Shellenberger, youTable of Contentsto come
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual 4E
Book SynopsisThe maintenance bible for boatowners is fully updated and better than ever!If itâs on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moving parts, itâs covered in Boatownerâs Mechanical and Electrical Manual. When you leave the dock with this indispensable resource aboard, you have at your fingertips the best and most comprehensive advice on: Battery technologies, including recent developments in lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells 12- and 24-volt DC systems Electric and hybrid propulsion How to radically improve the energy efficiency of most boats Corrosion, bonding, and lightning protection Generators, inverters, battery chargers , wind and water generators, and solar power Electric motors and electric lights Marine electronics, including networking systems, antennas, and RFI Diesel engines Transmissions, shaft brakes, and propellers Refrigeration and air-conditioning Tanks, plumbing, and through-hulls Table of Contentscontents to come
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