Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area lies in western Kentucky and Tennessee, between two huge lakes formed by dams on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.Some 170,000 acres bounded by 300 miles of shoreline, Land Between the Lakes is blessed with a rich variety of plant and animal life. Conceived and administrated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, it is a unique recreational experiment which has drawn admiring visitors from around the world. Frank E. Smith, director of TVA, tells the story o...
Trails for the Twenty-first Century gives step-by-step guidance in all aspects of the planning, design, and management of multi-use trails. Topics discussed include: how to make physical and cultural assessments of the site and surrounding communitiesplanning the trail: public involvement, meeting the needs of adjacent landowners, compliance with legislationdesigning the trail: making it unique, meeting the needs of different users, working with special featuresmanaging the trailmaximizing the t...
Business Systems for Leisure and Tourism (Hodder GNVQ - Leisure & Tourism in Action S.)
by John Edmonds, Sue Cundell, and Debbie Betteridge
Parks and Recreation and Economics (Routledge Economics and Popular Culture)
by Jadrian Wooten
This book provides an in-depth look at the primary foundations of economics explored through the lens of the Pawnee Department of Parks and Recreation. Each episode of the hit television series, Parks and Recreation, includes material to help an eager learner understand the basics of one of the most fascinating fields of study. Whether you’ve wondered how economists determine specialization or why fast-food restaurants continue to pop up around your neighborhood, the same situations have occurr...
Encyclopedia of Sport Management (Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management)
Bringing together preeminent international researchers, emerging scholars and practitioners, Paul M. Pedersen presents the comprehensive Encyclopedia of Sport Management, offering detailed entries for the critical concepts and topics in the field. This excellent resource contains 330 entries from 250 of the leading experts in sport management. The entries cover managerial, finance, marketing, technology, and organizational behavior topics, as well as communication, legal, historical, sociologic...
This book explains the relevance of theories prevalent amongst business and management consultants to the leisure sector and provides practical advice for leisure managers. The author illustrates how theories can be applied by leisure managers and also examines a range of issues specific to leisure, such as maximally efficient use of premises for dual purposes. Bill Tancred is the author of "Health Related Fitness - How to Get Fit and Stay Fit for the Rest of Your Life".
Event Risk Management and Safety (Wiley Event Management, #33)
by Peter E. Tarlow
Rowdy guests at a festival or convention, a riot at a sport event, a bomb at the Atlanta Olympics, a food poisoning outbreak at a company picnic - each year, thousands of accidents resulting in injury, death, and significant financial loss occur at events. This book provides assistance to event organizers, managers, and planners to reduce, in some cases eliminate, these types of losses.
Athletic Director’s Desk Reference With Web Resource is the most authoritative and comprehensive resource available for collegiate athletic administrators. Loaded with practical tools, this resource guides program administrators in navigating their increasingly complex roles in athletic programs of any size. With this reference, administrators will confidently handle typical and unexpected situations and address the various policy and system needs required for running a successful athletic progr...
Contemporary sport is both a sophisticated and complex international business and a mass participatory practice run largely by volunteers and community organisations. This authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of sports management helps to explain the modern commercial environment that shapes sport at all levels and gives clear and sensible guidance on best practice in sports management, from elite sport to the local level. The book is divided into three section...
This work applies economic analysis to the study of sport and recreation. It examines the demand for activities, facilities, equipment, travel and leisure time. Problems affecting the recreation manager, such as pricing, investment and budgeting, are covered in detail. Three particularly topical issues are investigated in depth: the role of government in leisure provision; sponsorship; and the economics of professional sport.
Morristown National Historical Park Alternative Transportation System Planning Study
by Nationalpark Service and U S Department of Transportation
Research Methods for Leisure and Tourism Powerpoints on the Web
by A.J. Veal
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
by U S Department O National Park Service
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Transportation Feasibility Study
by U S Department of Transportation
Key Note Report
Financing the Sport Enterprise
by Thomas H Sawyer, Michael Hypes, Julia Ann Hypes, Tonya L. Sawyer, and Darrell L. Johnson
'The story of "invasive species" is really the story of human history, and Eatherley tells it with great verve ... Fascinating' Daily Telegraph A unique history of plant and animal invaders of the British isles spanning thousands of years of arrivals and escapes, as well as defences mounted and a look to the future. As Brits we pride ourselves as stoic defenders, boasting a record of resistance dating back to 1066. Yet, even a cursory examina...
Advanced Introduction to Sustainable Tourism (Elgar Advanced Introductions)
by David Weaver
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This critical review of sustainable tourism, from its beginnings in the late 1980s to the present, examines the pressing challenges posed by the effects of global warming a...