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  • Nature Sports

    Concepts and Practice

    This book represents the first international collection that challenges current thinking and research in the emerging field of nature sport. Owing to its inherent connections with fields such as business, leisure, health, tourism, and education, this emerging field has attracted perspectives from a wide range of theoretical viewpoints – much of which are discussed within this collection.In simple ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Heritage and the Olympics

    People, Place and Performance

    Edited by Sean Gammon ...
    The Olympic Games have evolved into the most prestigious sport event on the planet. As a consequence, each Games generates more and more interest from the academic community. Sociology, politics, geography and history have all played a part in helping to understand the meanings and implications of the Games. Heritage, too, offers invaluable insights into what we value about the Games, and what we ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Heritage, Sport and Tourism

    Sporting Pasts – Tourist Futures

    Edited by Sean Gammon, Gregory Ramshaw ...
    Sport heritage is increasingly being recognised as a potent instigator of tourism; be it touring a historic stadium, visiting a sports hall of fame, or participating in a sport fantasy camp, tourists now have a vast array of locations and options to experience the sporting past. This book provides the first comprehensive resource on sport heritage as a tourist attraction. Using theoretical and ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Contemporary Perspectives in Leisure

    Meanings, Motives and Lifelong Learning

    Edited by Sam Elkington, Sean Gammon ...
    We are entering a new era of leisure. Quality rather than quantity is now the focus of researchers, policymakers and managers. Technological change, an ageing population and a harsh economic climate are changing the values and practices of leisure, as well as the relationship between leisure, society and the individual.Contemporary Perspectives in Leisure uses a variety of disciplinary approaches ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

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    Development, Ecology, and Evolution of a Relationship

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  • Tourist Behaviour

    Themes and Conceptual Schemes

    Series Book 27 - Aspects of Tourism
    Tourism is an inherently social phenomenon. Tourists travel with others and experience places and cultures through interacting with both familiar and unfamiliar others. This volume presents a thorough tour of the social psychological processes which underpin contemporary travel. The fascinating phenomenon of tourist behaviour deals with topics such as motivation, destination choice, travellers' on ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Adventurous Learning

    A Pedagogy for a Changing World

    Adventurous Learning interrogates the word ‘adventure’ and explores how elements of authenticity, agency, uncertainty and mastery can be incorporated into educational practices. It outlines key elements for a pedagogy of adventurous learning and provides guidelines grounded in accessible theory. Teachers of all kinds can adapt these guidelines for indoor and outdoor teaching in their own ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Consumer Behavior in Travel and Tourism

    Containing original and previously unpublished theoretical and empirical studies, Consumer Behavior in Travel and Tourism will give professionals, professors, and researchers in the field up-to-date insight and information on trends, happenings, and findings in the international hospitality business arena. A great resource for educators, this book is complete with learning objectives, concept ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems

    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems provides a synthetic guide to the range of methods that can be employed in social-ecological systems (SES) research.The book is primarily targeted at graduate students, lecturers and researchers working on SES, and has been written in a style that is accessible to readers entering the field from a variety of different ... Read more

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  • Routledge Handbook of Higher Education for Sustainable Development

    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    The Routledge International Handbook of**Higher Education for Sustainable Development gives a systematic and comprehensive overview of existing and upcoming research approaches for higher education for sustainable development. It provides a unique resource for researchers engaged in the field of higher education for sustainable development by connecting theoretical aspects of the range of relevant ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • The Tourism and Leisure Experience

    Consumer and Managerial Perspectives

    Series Book 44 - Aspects of Tourism
    People do not buy products, or even services; they purchase the total experience that the product or service provides. Experience management is seen as the way to remain competitive in markets where globalisation and technology have turned products and services into commodities. This book draws together academic and practitioner insights into the consumer experience by combining the perspectives ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Community Music

    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Community music as a field of practice, pedagogy, and research has come of age. The past decade has witnessed an exponential growth in practices, courses, programs, and research in communities and classrooms, and within the organizations dedicated to the subject. The Oxford Handbook of Community Music gives an authoritative and comprehensive review of what has been achieved in the field to date ... Read more

    $52.19 USD