Torkildsen's sport and leisure management

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Title:

Author:

Taylor, Peter, 1949-

ISBN:

9780415497923

9780415497930

9780203877517

Edition:

6th ed.

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Physical Description:

xxi, 614 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

General Note:

Revised edition of: Leisure and recreation management, 2005.

Contents:

Part 1 : Introducing leisure management concepts and trends. Introduction -- People's needs and leisure demands -- Trends in the leisure industry -- -- Part 2 : Sport and leisure providers. Sport and leisure provision in the commercial sector -- Government and sport and leisure -- Sport and leisure provision in the third sector -- -- Part 3 : Sport and leisure products and services. International tourism -- Leisure and the natural environment -- Arts, museums and libraries -- Sport and physical activity -- Managing play services for children -- Leisure in the home -- -- Part 4 : Skills and techniques for successful sport and leisure management. Managing people in sport and leisure -- Planning for sport and leisure -- Marketing of sport and leisure -- Programming sport and leisure -- Quality and performance management in sport and leisure -- Financial management in sport and leisure -- Law and sport and leisure management -- The importance and management of events -- Enterprise and entrepreneurship in sport and leisure.

Abstract:

Covers the key topics taught within sport and leisure management courses. This book is divided into four sections covering such areas as: social and cultural context of sport and leisure; public, private and voluntary sectors; key products and services, including sport, the arts, physical activity and the countryside; and, management models.

Subject Term:

Leisure.

Leisure -- Management.

Recreation.

Recreation -- Management.

Added Author:

Taylor, Peter, 1949-

Torkildsen, George, Leisure and recreation management.

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Summary

For nearly thirty years George Torkildsen's classic textbook has been the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to sport and leisure management available to students at all levels. Now in a fully revised sixth edition, it is still the only textbook that covers all the key topics taught within contemporary sport and leisure management courses.

This new edition includes expanded coverage of the practical managerial skills that students must develop if aiming for a career in the sport and leisure industry, from planning and managing people to marketing and entrepreneurship. It includes five completely new chapters on leisure in the home, financial management, quality management and law and enterprise,nbsp;reflecting important developments in contemporary sport and leisure. This edition retains the hallmark strengths of previous editions, including in-depth discussion of the social and cultural context of sport and leisure, full analysis of the public, private and voluntary sectors, and a review of key products and services, including sport, tourism, the arts, play and leisure in the natural environment.

Richly illustrated throughout with up-to-date evidence, data, case-studies and international examples, each chapter also contains a range of useful pedagogical features, such as discussion questions, practical tasks and structured guides to further reading and resources. For the first time, a dedicated companion website offers additional teaching and learning resources for students and lecturers.

Visit the companion website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/taylor