{"product_id":"community-leisure-and-recreation-planning-paperback","title":"Community Leisure and Recreation Planning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Marriott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Tower\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKatie McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommunity Leisure and Recreation Planning\u003c\/em\u003e offers an up-to-date, evidence-based approach to planning community leisure and recreation facilities, programs and services. It introduces readers to key theory and best practice in the planning of effective leisure and recreation projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book defines planning, leisure, recreation and other key concepts and explains why a thorough planning process is essential to achieving effective outcomes. It presents a comprehensive, integrative four phase model for undertaking leisure and recreation planning, including: pre-planning, planning research, preparing a plan, and implementing, monitoring and evaluating the outputs and outcomes of a plan. It provides a conceptual rationale for each component of the planning process, a detailed explanation of the tools and techniques that can be used, and extensive examples and international case study materials to demonstrate their use. The principles and techniques explained in the book are applicable at a range of community levels from small individual sites to regions, states and even countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an essential course text for all leisure and recreation courses, and invaluable reading for academics, practitioners, stakeholders and students working in leisure and recreation planning, events, culture and sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKen Marriott \u003c\/strong\u003eoperated a private leisure and recreation planning company from 1984 until 2016, and has authored or co-authored planning manuals and texts for all Australian state governments and the New Zealand government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Tower \u003c\/strong\u003eis Honorary Research Fellow at Victoria University, Institute of Health and Sport, Australia and Manager of Research for a leisure consulting company. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatie McDonald \u003c\/strong\u003eis a doctoral student in the Institute of Health and Sport at Victoria University, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709838168127,"sku":"9780367342944","price":106.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/89ea7345e60cce5911e81bdfa75f764a.webp?v=1765052872","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/community-leisure-and-recreation-planning-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}