Outdoor Recreation in America

Outside Recreation in America is again—totally revised and up to date, with important new materials based mostly on present statistics from a lot of sources, together with the newest U.S. Census Bureau and the newest Nationwide Survey on the Atmosphere. Now in its sixth version, this guide continues to prepared the ground in its complete protection of points on this rising subject.

First printed in 1970, Outside Recreation in America has had a significant influence within the classroom and within the subject’s scholarly {and professional} literature. Writer Clayne R. Jensen is a famous authority and pioneer within the subject, and on this newest version he’s joined by Steven P. Guthrie. Dr. Guthrie is a founder and previous president of the Affiliation of Outside Recreation and Schooling and a member of the editorial committee for the Journal of Experiential Schooling. Collectively the authors take this basic textual content into the brand new century by

-enabling readers to know the worth and challenges of preserving and correctly utilizing present assets for current and future generations;

-providing a balanced perspective between the out of doors recreation pursuits of people and the administration of pure assets used for leisure functions; and

-presenting well timed info and dialogue inquiries to problem college students about American out of doors recreation.

The next are important additions to this version:

-New information and figures

-Larger emphasis on out of doors recreation management

-Discussions of funding sources for pure useful resource safety and parks

-Expanded chapters on wilderness, the nationwide park system, nationwide forests, and schooling for out of doors recreation {and professional} improvement

-New or tremendously revised chapters on ideas and phrases, participation, historical past, the nationwide park system, nationwide forests, different land or water administration businesses, state and native involvement, the function of personal business and nonprofit suppliers, environmental high quality, and ideas and challenges in useful resource administration

-Consideration to info and tendencies for journey schooling, programming, and management; out of doors environmental schooling; and interpretation

-New student-friendly options together with key factors and dialogue questions on the finish of every chapter to assist college students grasp key ideas and broaden their crucial pondering on the problems

-In depth present references and Websites that present further info and lengthen the educational for readers

Half I presents the which means, ideas, historical past, advantages, and values of out of doors recreation. It additionally appears to be like at influences and tendencies in participation and explores the problems and influence that life-style tendencies have on out of doors recreation. Half II focuses on pure assets, together with land, water, and wildlife, and considers ideas of useful resource administration.

Half III examines the roles of state and federal businesses, together with the Nationwide Park Service, USDA Forest Service, federal land and water administration methods, and quite a few state businesses. Half IV particulars the influence of native authorities and the non-public and nonprofit sector on out of doors recreation. Half V supplies a synthesis of the challenges for the twenty first century within the space of assets, planning, environmental points, and the function of out of doors schooling.

Outside Recreation in America, Sixth Version, is a necessary introductory textual content for college programs in out of doors recreation and pure useful resource administration. Written in a pleasant model, the guide consists of greater than 180 pictures, maps, charts, graphs, diagrams, and tables. It supplies each theoretical foundations and sensible info in order that college students can achieve an expansive consciousness of, and perception into, the influence and function of out of doors recreation from its beginnings in America to the current.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 073604213X
Writer ‏ : ‎ Human Kinetics; Sixth version (December 13, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780736042130
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0736042130
Studying age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.9 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 1 x 11.5 inches