Beschreibung:
Leisure: An Introduction provides a broad and lively understanding of the meaning, significance and scope of leisure in modern day society. The book achieves this by exploring key concepts and theories, along with examples and case studies, to illustrate the complexity of leisure. The authors offer a global and interdisciplinary perspective on the main issues associated with the study of leisure and highlight the evolution and development of many of the key debates in the field of leisure studies.
Chapter 1: Introduction to LeisureChapter 2: The Historical Analysis of LeisureChapter 3: Leisure - The Social ContextChapter 4 : Demand for Leisure, Leisure Participation and Leisure BehaviourChapter 5: Supply for Leisure: Leisure Places, Spaces and EnvironmentsChapter 6: The Public, Private and Voluntary Sectors in Leisure ProvisionChapter 7: Planning, Managing and Marketing LeisureChapter 8: Urban LeisureChapter 9: Leisure and the experience economy: The cultural industries and entertainmentChapter 10: Coastal LeisureChapter 11: Rural LeisureChapter 12: The Future of Leisure