Leisure, Sport and Tourism: Politics, Policy and Planning (CABI Tourism Texts)

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This comprehensive, multi-disciplinary introduction to public policy and planning as carried out by governments and associated agencies covers the rights of the person as a citizen in terms of their needs and requirements for leisure, travel and sport, and the role of the state and market in meeting these needs. Expanded to include sport as a subject separate from leisure, this new edition of the successful Leisure and Tourism Policy and Planning also addresses the issues of climate change and global warming, which are crucial considerations for tourism planners and policymakers. It covers theoretical perspectives and practical guidelines for the application of a range of analytical techniques, and includes an extensive bibliography and questions and exercises for each chapter, making it an ideal text for students as well as practitioners. It is suitable for Leisure, Tourism, and Sports students.

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This comprehensive, multi-disciplinary introduction to public policy and planning as carried out by governments and associated agencies covers the rights of the person as a citizen in terms of their needs and requirements for leisure, travel and sport, and the role of the state and market in meeting these needs. Expanded to include sport as a subject separate from leisure, this new edition of the successful "Leisure and Tourism Policy and Planning" also addresses the issues of climate change and global warming, which are crucial considerations for tourism planners and policymakers. It covers theoretical perspectives and practical guidelines for the application of a range of analytical techniques, and includes an extensive bibliography and questions and exercises for each chapter, making it an ideal text for students as well as practitioners. It is suitable for Leisure, Tourism, and Sports students.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 424
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Publisher: CABI Publishing
Published: 21 Sep 2010
ISBN 10: 1845935233
ISBN 13: 9781845935238

Media Reviews

The book is structured in such a way that it provides space for discussion and dialogue; it will assist academics in disseminating knowledge to or with their students by referring to the online PowerPoint summaries for each chapter included in the publication. The book therefore, should prove interesting to students of tourism in both undergraduate and post-graduate studies; to senior public officers responsible for strategy and policy-making in the tourism, sport and leisure sector as well being a useful guide for any non-government and professional organizations who need to understand the process for developing effective plans and policies that are both practical, effective, and sustainable. --Julian Christopher Zarb, Institutes for Travel, Tourism, and Culture, University of Malta

Author Bio

is Adjunct Professor in the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism in the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, and worked previously in the universities of Birmingham and North London. He is past president of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies (ANZALS) and of the UK Leisure Studies Association. His is author or joint author/ editor of a number of books, including: Leisure, Sport and Tourism, Politic, Policy and Planning (3rd edn, CABI, 2010); The Olympic Games; A Social Science Perspective (2nd edn, CABI, 2007); A Handbook of Leisure Studies (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2006); Research Methods for Leisure and Tourism (3rd edn, FT/Prentice Hall, 2006); Free Time and Leisure Participation: International Perspectives (2nd edn, CABI, 2005); Australian Leisure (3rd edn, Longman, 2006); and Work and Leisure (Routledge, 2004); .