This book, titled “Outdoor Recreation: An Introduction,” is a comprehensive resource for students studying outdoor recreation, leisure, and environmental studies. It covers both theoretical and practical aspects of the field, with examples and case studies from around the world. The book is unique in its interdisciplinary approach, drawing on a diverse range of methods and perspectives. It covers key themes such as the history and development of outdoor leisure, management of outdoor recreation, psychology of the outdoor experience, ecology and the natural environment, outdoor education and interpretation, economics of outdoor recreation, and contemporary issues in the field. The book includes helpful features such as learning objectives, case studies, weblinks, chapter summaries, study questions, and definitions of key terms. It is an essential resource for students and professionals in outdoor recreation, leisure management, tourism, and environmental studies.

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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 personal development
contemporary issues in, and the future of, outdoor recreation.

Student learning is supported throughout the book with helpful features such as learning objectives, case studies, weblinks, chapter summaries, study questions, and definitions of key terms. Representing a definitive guide to an important and rapidly growing field, this book is essential reading for all students of outdoor recreation, leisure management, tourism and environmental studies, and will be an important resource for all professionals working in outdoor recreation and leisure.

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