Serious leisure and nature : sustainable consumption in the outdoors /

Davidson, Lee, 1967-

Serious leisure and nature : sustainable consumption in the outdoors / Lee Davidson, Robert A. Stebbins. - xiv, 225 p. ; 22 xm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Nature Challenge Activities -- Air -- Water -- Land -- Flora and Fauna -- Ice and Snow -- Mixed Activities -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.

"Leisure activities undertaken in nature_are immensely popular. This book examines the new serious leisure concept of nature challenge activity (NCA),_exploring how_NCA_unfolds in an aesthetically appealing natural environment with implications for consumption and environmental sustainability"--

9780230252011 (hardback) 023025201X (hardback)

2011001637


Leisure--Sociological aspects
Sustainable development.
Consumption (Economics)

GV14.45 / .D38 2011

306.4812

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