Leisure and Recreation Management

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Product Description
In the years since it was first published in 1983 Leisure and Recreation Management has confirmed its place as the leading textbook in the field. This new edition has been completely revised and updated.

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Synopsis
This revised and updated edition reflects the changes that have taken place within the field of leisure and recreation management in recent years. Issues such as social inclusion, cultural strategy, exercise for health have risen to the top of the policy agenda. Commercial pressures, changes in the voluntary and public sector and emerging leisure professions such as sports development and playwork are all profoundly influencing the professional landscape. Leisure and Recreation Management is the only book to cover leisure history, key leisure concepts, trends, provision, management practices and operational issues in one comprehensive volume.

Leisure and Cultural Heritage - the social and historic factors shaping current leisure Themes in Leisure, Recreation and Play - understanding leisure as a social Leisure Planning and Provision - in the Public, voluntary and commercial sectors Leisure Products - exploring the key areas of tourism, the countryside, the arts, and sport Leisure Management - principles and practice for leadership, staffing, training, programming, event management, leisure marketing and more Exploring every key concept and innovation, and with more student-friendly textbook features than ever before, Leisure and Recreation Management is essential reading for student and professional interested in the theory and practice of managing leisure and recreation services and facilities.

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From the Back Cover
For this new edition the book has been completely rewritten, bringing the subject up to date for the 1990s. Key changes to the text address issues surrounding the coming into power of a Labour Government, the National Lottery, global conditions such as the world economic climate and the Single European Market, geographical changes such as Europe, and communication and travel advances such the Channel Tunnel.
In terms of content new coverage is given to:
* play, recreation, leisure and the needs of people
* leisure trends, planning and government
* the legacy of CCT and the introduction of Best Value
* management, training and operational aspect of Leisure & Recreation management
The thorough way in which Leisure and Recreation Management deals with both the theory of Leisure and the day-to-day practicalities of managing a recreation facility will ensure its continued success as a student textbook and a guide for the practitioner.

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About the Author
Dr George Torkildsen is a pioneer of leisure management theory. His career has spanned teaching, lecturing, management and management consultancy all over the world. He is former Chairman of World Leisure and is an honorary life memeber of ILAM and ISRM.

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2001-01-26 rating:
A superb key text for leisure and recreation management
This is an important book and an absolute must for university students. The book fills the void and limited information covered in many other related text.It is an essential piece of text for information at every level for the aspects of lesuire and recreation management in planning, administration and the key management areas. And with this, the fourth edition, covering all the expansion and changes within the leisure and recreation management field is a must.


review by: date: 2001-01-24 rating:
Excellent sports management text
This text is a valueable text when it comes to recreation manangement. It encompasses all the key issues of sport in society like: Sponsorship and event organisation. It is the key text of many university sport management courses, with many of these having the book as the core text. If you plan of doing a sports management course or are then this is the text to have.

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