Quality-of-Life Community Indicators for Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Budruk, Megha (Editor), Phillips, Rhonda (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Social Indicators Research Series, 43
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Medical research.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Architecture.; Quality of life.; Social Sciences.; Quality of Life Research.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Cities, Countries, Regions.

Within the parks and recreation field, measuring the effectiveness of recreation programs or resource management is vitally important. The same holds true for tourism management. Community indicators represent a way to assess management frameworks and gauge their impact on quality of life. The three...