Leisure Activities in the Outdoors
Leisure Activities in the Outdoors

Author: Mandi Baker

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2021-10-13

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1789248205

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The benefits of being outdoors in a leisure context are widely acknowledged across a range of disciplinary perspectives (including tourism, therapeutics, education and recreation). These benefits include the development of: health and wellbeing; social skills; leadership and facilitation skills; personal, emotional and reflective abilities; confidence and identity creation. Drawing on a variety of perspectives, geographies and approaches, this book explores the opportunities that leisure in the outdoors provides for learning, developing and challenging. The authors in this collection challenge dominant discourses of outdoor leisure through their selection of outdoor activities, theoretical approaches and modes of representation. All offer fresh insights and thinking into how leisure in the outdoors can be understood. The book covers a range of outdoor conceptualisations that challenge the reader to think deeply and broadly about the common threads which bind the broad field of outdoor leisure together. The experiences explored in this book range from suburban outdoors to wild places, surfing to mindful reflection, and trail walking to Nordic skiing, and encompass a broad spectrum of people.

Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation
Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation

Author: John Jenkins

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-08-02

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 113452840X

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Edited by leading authorities, this key reference reflects the multidisciplinary nature of its subject. It is an essential resource for teaching, an invaluable companion to independent study, and a solid starting point for wider subject exploration.

Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, 3E
Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, 3E

Author: Tapps, Tyler

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 1492543128

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Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, Third Edition, presents perspectives from 52 leading experts from around the world. It delves into foundational concepts, delivery systems, and programming services; offers an array of ancillaries; and helps students make informed career choices.

Outdoor Recreation Management
Outdoor Recreation Management

Author: John Jenkins

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-05-07

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 1134215789

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It is now widely recognized that recreation is as important as work. This revealing book analyzes leisure and outdoor recreation in terms of both their management and their wider importance to society. Specifically, it: clarifies the link between leisure, recreation, tourism and resource management reviews contemporary outdoor recreation management and concepts critically examines approaches to outdoor recreation planning and management in diverse recreational settings considers the future of outdoor recreation and the potential influences of economic, social, political and technological developments. Wide-ranging and topical, it considers such issues as motivation and choice, provision for people with special needs, the impact of outdoor recreation on the environment, and outdoor recreation in both urban and rural contexts. This comprehensively revised second edition has many sections rewritten and expanded to reflect contemporary development in leisure and outdoor recreation management in countries such as Australia, Canada, the UK, the US and New Zealand. With an extensive bibliography of more than 500 references and including further reading sections and review questions, it is an essential student purchase and one of the most comprehensive and international accounts of outdoor recreation management available.

Outdoor Recreation
Outdoor Recreation

Author: Hilmi Ibrahim

Publisher: Sagamore Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13:

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This book looks at outdoor pursuits as a sub-phenomenon of the larger recreation and leisure phenomenon, but with an added touch of the natural element, with its psychological influence and social significance. Part One provides two views of nature -- original inhabitants and newcomers. Part Two provides the reader with a description of the resources available to the outdoor adventurer -- federal, state, local, and private. Part Three examines the policies, procedures, and problems associated with outdoor recreation. Students will gain a broad appreciation enabling them to understand outdoor recreation from both the user and manager's viewpoints.

Trends in Outdoor Recreation, Leisure, and Tourism
Trends in Outdoor Recreation, Leisure, and Tourism

Author: William C. Gartner

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780851997131

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This book 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.

Studies in Outdoor Recreation
Studies in Outdoor Recreation

Author: Robert E. Manning

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13:

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The first book to integrate the social science literature on outdoor recreation has been completely updated to reflect current research and new concerns. The book is a standard text in courses and an invaluable reference for park and recreation managers.

Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation
Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation

Author: John Jenkins

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-08-02

Total Pages: 1089

ISBN-13: 1134528396

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This is a key reference guide for the exploration of leisure and outdoor recreation. It reflects the multidisciplinary nature of these fields and contextualizes the leading research and knowledge on key concepts, theories and practices. Edited by leading authorities in the field, this volume includes a comprehensive index, and up-to-date suggestions for further reading. It is an essential resource for teaching, an invaluable companion to independent study, and a solid starting point for wider subject exploration.

Outdoor Recreation and Leisure in 19th Century America
Outdoor Recreation and Leisure in 19th Century America

Author: Victoria R. Rumble

Publisher:

Published: 2006-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780975358917

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Outdoor Recreation and Leisure in 19th Century America is a comprehensive study of the outdoor recreation and leisure activities in the U.S. from the Colonial era through 1900. It concentrates on the women who opened doors for today's outdoor women, giving full descriptions of various activities which these women participated in - swimming, hiking, caving, shelling, sketching, boating, fishing, hunting, archery, and many more. It discusses the advantages woodcraft and outdoor skills provided for soldiers from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War. It has been called ground-breaking in that it illuminates the lives of our ancestors in a way never before brought to light. Reviews may be found at www.geocities.com/thistledewbooksDiscussed are clothing, camping and set up, fire building, natural history, cooking in the outdoors, etc. in addition to descriptions of outdoor activities and recreation.