Leisure : an introduction /
Page, Stephen, 1963-
Leisure : an introduction / Stephen J. Page, Joanne Connell. - xxv, 518 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Leisure -- Chapter 2: The Historical Analysis of Leisure -- Chapter 3: Leisure - The Social Context -- Chapter 4 : Demand for Leisure, Leisure Participation and Leisure Behaviour -- Chapter 5: Supply for Leisure: Leisure Places, Spaces and Environments -- Chapter 6: The Public, Private and Voluntary Sectors in Leisure Provision -- Chapter 7: Planning, Managing and Marketing Leisure -- Chapter 8: Urban Leisure -- Chapter 9: Leisure and the experience economy: The cultural industries and entertainment -- Chapter 10: Coastal Leisure -- Chapter 11: Rural Leisure -- Chapter 12: The Future of Leisure
"Leisure: An Introduction provides a broad and lively understanding of the meaning, significance and scope of leisure in modern day society. The book achieves this by exploring key concepts and theories, along with examples and case studies, to illustrate the complexity of leisure. The authors offer a global and interdisciplinary perspective on the main issues associated with the study of leisure and highlight the evolution and development of many of the key debates in the field of leisure studies."--pub. desc.
0273726498 9780273726494
2009048616
Leisure.
GV14 / .P34 2010
790.0135
Leisure : an introduction / Stephen J. Page, Joanne Connell. - xxv, 518 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Leisure -- Chapter 2: The Historical Analysis of Leisure -- Chapter 3: Leisure - The Social Context -- Chapter 4 : Demand for Leisure, Leisure Participation and Leisure Behaviour -- Chapter 5: Supply for Leisure: Leisure Places, Spaces and Environments -- Chapter 6: The Public, Private and Voluntary Sectors in Leisure Provision -- Chapter 7: Planning, Managing and Marketing Leisure -- Chapter 8: Urban Leisure -- Chapter 9: Leisure and the experience economy: The cultural industries and entertainment -- Chapter 10: Coastal Leisure -- Chapter 11: Rural Leisure -- Chapter 12: The Future of Leisure
"Leisure: An Introduction provides a broad and lively understanding of the meaning, significance and scope of leisure in modern day society. The book achieves this by exploring key concepts and theories, along with examples and case studies, to illustrate the complexity of leisure. The authors offer a global and interdisciplinary perspective on the main issues associated with the study of leisure and highlight the evolution and development of many of the key debates in the field of leisure studies."--pub. desc.
0273726498 9780273726494
2009048616
Leisure.
GV14 / .P34 2010
790.0135