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Book Synopsis
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 perso

    Table of Contents

    1. The Concept and Study of Outdoor Recreation 2. Perspectives on the Past 3. The Natural Environment and Outdoor Recreation 4. Social Psychology and Outdoor Recreation 5. Economics and Outdoor Recreation 6. Management of Outdoor Recreation 7. Parks and Protected Areas 8. Outdoor Education and Interpretation 9. Adventure Recreation 10. Issues in Outdoor Recreation. Conclusion

Outdoor Recreation

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    A Paperback by Ryan Plummer

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 8 May 2008
      ISBN-13 9780415430418
      978-0415430418
      ISBN-10 0415430410
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 perso

        Table of Contents

        1. The Concept and Study of Outdoor Recreation 2. Perspectives on the Past 3. The Natural Environment and Outdoor Recreation 4. Social Psychology and Outdoor Recreation 5. Economics and Outdoor Recreation 6. Management of Outdoor Recreation 7. Parks and Protected Areas 8. Outdoor Education and Interpretation 9. Adventure Recreation 10. Issues in Outdoor Recreation. Conclusion

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