Leisure and tourism policy and planning /

• Main Author: Veal, Anthony James
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York, NY : CABI Pub., �2002.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Leisure > Government policy > Great Britain.; Tourism > Government policy > Great Britain.; Recreation > Great Britain > Planning.; Leisure Activities.; SPORTS & RECREATION > General.; Leisure > Government policy.; Recreation > Planning.; Tourism > Government policy.; Man.; Arts.; Decision making.; Demand.; Economic evaluation.; Elderly.; Ethnic groups.; Forecasting.; Globalization.; Government policy.; Human rights.; Leisure.; Leisure policy.; Market economics.; Outdoor recreation.; People with disabilities.; People with physical disabilities.; Performance appraisals.; Planning.; Politics.; Sport.; Tourism.; Tourism policy.; Women.; Youth.; Great Britain.; Electronic books.

This book provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to public policy and planning in the field of leisure and tourism. It includes theoretical perspectives and practical guidelines for the application of a range of analytical techniques. It is an updated edition of Leisure Policy and...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Leisure and Tourism: Rights, Needs and Citizenship
• Political Ideologies and the Role of the State
• The Market versus the State
• Public Policy-making
• Leisure and Tourism Plans and Planning
• Planning Methods
• Forecasting Leisure and Tourism Demand
• Economic Evaluation Techniques
• Performance Evaluation
• Policy and Planning for Particular Sectors and Groups.