Leisure has increased in importance in people's daily lives through the last few decades and as an industry increasingly makes a substantial contribution to employment and the economy. Academic interest in the subject has also grown, and has attracted study from a variety of disciplines. 
This book provides an essential and comprehensive introduction to the study of this important subject. The book uses an interdisciplinary approach and provides a basic conceptual framework and theoretical underpinning for leisure studies. The text is organized into two interlinked sections covering the leisure phenomenon and provision for leisure. 
Key Features: A comprehensive introduction to leisure studies. Written by experienced teachers and researchers. Up-to-date case studies illustrate key concepts to aid understanding . End of chapter questions reinforce learning and test understanding . Balance between practice and theory illustrates theory in real situations. Includes chapters examining the social, economic and spatial significance of leisure and a final chapter on leisure and the future. This book is designed as an introductory text for all those studying leisure at HND and undergraduate level, whether as a major field or as an option. It would also be suitable for those needing an introduction to the subject; postgraduate conversion courses. 
Chris Bull is Head of the Department of Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure at Canterbury Christ Church University College. He has over 25 years' experience in teaching leisure and tourism and has published various articles and book chapters in the field as well as undertaking significant consultancy projects. 
Jayne Hoose was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Leisure and Tourism at Canterbury Christ Church University College and is now a Regional Manager in the charity sector. She has 10 years experience of teaching leisure and tourism and has published articles and book chapters on a range of topics as well as undertaking consultancy work. 
Mike Weed is Lecturer in Sport and Leisure Policy and Management at Loughborough University. Previous posts include Lecturer in Sports Management at the University of North London and Director of the Research in Sports Culture (RiSC) group. He has published many respected articles and books in this field.

An Introduction to Leisure Studies

Politics & Social Sciences

Bull, Chris

Hoose, Jayne

Weed, Mike

Social Sciences

Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd

Sports Tourism: Participants, Policy and Providers

Sports Tourism: participants, policy and providers tackles these issues from three viewpoints: * participants: examining the profiles, motivations and behaviour patterns of sports tourists to create a typology of participants. * policy: analyses the response by policy makers to this phenomenon and the problems of achieving integration between two sectors with historically different cultures. * providers: their motivations, aims, objectives and strategies. * A unique text, covering the subject in unprecedented depth. * Extended case study chapters provide practical illustrations of the conceptual frameworks and theories. * Substantial areas of the book underpinned by extensive empirical data and primary research.

Sports Tourism: Participants, policy and providers

Business & Money

Economics

Routledge

Olympic Tourism is the first text to focus on the nature of Olympic tourism and the potential for the Olympic Games to generate tourism in the run up to and long after the hosting of a Games. The awarding of the 2012 Olympics to London will see an increasing interest in the phenomena of organising, managing and analysing the issues which surround mega-event sport tourism. This text will address these issues and using detailed case analysis of previous and future games, discuss how to maximise the success of managing tourism at these events. Written from an international perspective this text provides the reader with: * An exploration of the relationship between sport, tourism and the Olympic Games * A guide on how to establish Olympic tourism as a phenomenon that goes far beyond the visits of spectators, athletes, officials and dignitaries during the Games themselves. * An examination of the detail of Olympic tourism flows before, during and after the Games * Analysis of the requisite partnerships between a range of sport, tourism, Olympic and other agencies to successfully leverage and deliver maximum tourism benefits * The tools to draw lessons from case studies of previous and forthcoming winter and summer Olympic Games in the 21st Century * A discussion of the potential tourism legacies of the Olympic Games The World Tourism Organisation and International Olympic Committee hosted a major international conference on sport and tourism in Barcelona, Spain (February 2001). This conference represented a defining moment in the growing recognition of the relationship between sport and tourism, and specifically in the recognition of the role the Olympic Games can play in tourism generation. The conference represented official recognition of the tourism potential of sport and the Olympic Games by these leading international organisations. Olympic Tourism is a timely response to this international interest and will be an essential resource for all. * Examines both the impacts of the pre- and post-games periods and the key aspects of policy, planning and strategy required to effectively maximise Olympic tourism * Underpinned by established theoretical perspectives from tourism and sports tourism it explores the relationship between sport, tourism and the Olympic Games * Case studies based on cutting edge research in the field, draw lessons from the most recent and forthcoming Olympics

Olympic Tourism

Sports Tourism: participants, policy and providers is an essential text for anybody studying this unique topic. . Extensively revised with cutting edge new material based on the latest research in the field. . International case studies illustrate how theory is used in practice. . Further development of theoretical explanatory frameworks established by first edition Sports Tourism: participants, policy and providers is an unparalleled text that explains sports tourism as a social, economic and cultural phenomenon that stems from the unique interaction of activity, people and place. Unlike other texts, it establishes sports tourism as a unique area that produces its own unique issues, concerns and controversies. The text tackles these issues from three viewpoints: * participants: examining the profiles, motivations and behaviour patterns of sports tourists to create a participation model * policy: analyses the response by policy makers to this phenomenon and the problems of achieving integration between two sectors with historically different cultures * providers: their motivations, aims, objectives and strategies Now in its second edition the text has been further developed to include material on cutting-edge developments in the field and is illustrated by new and extended case studies including a brand new case study on cycling tourism. Professor Mike Weed is Director of the Centre for Sport, Physical Education andActivity Research (SPEAR) and Faculty Research Director for the Faculty of Social andApplied Sciences at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. He is Editor of the Journal of Sport andTourism and author of Olympic Tourism (Elsevier) Dr Chris Bull is Head of the Department of Sport Science, Tourism and Leisure at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. He has over 30 years' experience as a teacher, researcher and consultant in the field of tourism, sport and leisure. * Completely revised with cutting edge new material * Illustrated with all new international case studies * Further development of theoretical frameworks established by first edition

Sports & Outdoors

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