Managing Outdoor Recreation: Case Studies in the National Parks - Couverture souple

Manning, Robert; Anderson, Laura E; Pettengill, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1786391015 ISBN 13 : 9781786391018

Editeur : CABI Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

This fully updated second edition presents a conceptual framework of outdoor recreation management in the form of a series of management matrices. It then illustrates this framework through new and updated case studies in the US national parks, and concludes with the principles of outdoor recreation management.Written by an author team with extensive academic and practical experience in the field of outdoor recreation, the book: - Develops and presents a matrix-based framework of strategies and practices for managing outdoor recreation in a sustainable way.- Illustrates application of best management practices through a series of case studies in diverse national parks.- Includes lecture slides and online matrices to aid the teaching of outdoor recreation management to a new generation.Managing Outdoor Recreation, 2nd Edition is an essential resource for undergraduate and graduate students of parks, outdoor recreation and related subjects, as well as a helpful tool for practitioners.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Robert Manning enjoyed a forty-year career as a professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont where he advanced to an appointment as the Steven Rubenstein Professor (a prestigious endowed professorship). He taught courses on the history, philosophy, and management of national parks, and conducted a longterm program of research for the U.S. National Park Service. Robert has written extensively about this work, publishing a dozen scholarly books and more than 100 papers in academic and professional journals. He earned the highest awards at the University of Vermont in both teaching and research, along with a number of national awards, and spent four year-long sabbatical leaves working with the National Park Service at selected national parks. His book, A Thinking Person's Guide to America's National Parks, was published in 2016 to help celebrate the Centennial of the National Park Service; the book was aimed at both popular and professional audiences and was highly reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

Laura E. Anderson is at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

Peter Pettengill is at St. Lawrence University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CABI Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1786391015
• ISBN 13: 9781786391018
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible