Author: David James BrademasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Status of Fees and Charges Policies and Procedures in Local Public Leisure Service Agencies in the NRPA Great Lakes Region
Author: David James BrademasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Annual Report of Research
Author: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dept. of Leisure StudiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Leisure
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
Author: Leisure, Recreation, and Tourism Abstracts
Author: Local Opportunities for Americans
Author: Barbara McDonaldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Nature Play & Learning Places
Author: Robin C. MoorePublisher:
ISBN: 9780990771302
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
America's National Parks and Their Keepers
Author: Ronald A. ForestaPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135989737
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
First Published in 2011. This book is a study of an expanding National Park System; it is also a study of the bureaucracy that shaped it, how it grew, and the stresses it faces. As Dr. Foresta shows, the Park Service is no stranger to controversy and change. One of the Service's strengths has been its pragmatism and adaptability, but current guidelines are hard to come by and the decisions of the future will be neither simple nor easy. This study is valuable not only for its analysis but for the informed, revealing picture it presents of an agency and a system that have enriched the lives of countless citizens and visitors to this country.
Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove
Author: Frederick Law OlmstedPublisher: Yosemite Conservancy
ISBN: 9780939666690
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan visited Yosemite National Park, they both called out Fredrick Law Olmsted as a major influence and inspiration for their documentary film, The National Parks: America's Best Idea. To celebrate Mr. Olmsted and his contributions to our National Parks, the Yosemite Conservancy, in partnership with Heyday Books, has reprinted "Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865" with a new foreword by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. This seminal book is a must read for anyone interested in the National Parks and our public lands. The first eloquent expression of the need for conservation in 1865 is found in this remarkable and prescient report by Frederick Law Olmsted. No statement since has been so cogent or powerful. Pristine natural landscapes, Olmsted observed, provide people with "refreshing rest and re-invigoration." They are good - perhaps essential - for the soul. Which is why, he noted, that from time immemorial they have most often become the exclusive domain of any society's most privileged classes, "a monopoly, in a very peculiar manner, of a very few, very rich people." Olmsted believed a great democracy had a greater obligation: "to provide means of protection for all its citizens in the pursuit of happiness." That meant, he argued, that "the establishment by government of great public grounds for the free enjoyment of the people . . . is thus justified and enforced as a political duty." Olmsted gave additional reasons for creating public parks, including that they are undeniably good for the local, state, and national economy because of the tourist business they engender. His report also included practical advice about building roads and shelters, as well as instituting regulations to zealously protect the "dignity of the scenery." All of his points are as pertinent today as they were when he first read them to his fellow Yosemite commissioners nearly 150 years ago. But in deliberately borrowing from our nation's founding document, which proclaims that the "pursuit of happiness" is among the inalienable rights of every human being, and in attaching that notion to why Yosemite (or any other future park) should not be allowed to become "a rich man's park," Olmsted infused the national park idea with its most enduring principle."
Worms Eat My Garbage
Author: Mary AppelhofPublisher: Worm Woman, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780997261400
Category : Compost
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An illustrated guide to creating a small-scale worm composting system includes coverage of worm species, reproduction, feeding, and harvesting.
Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society
Author: Daniel McLeanPublisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 1449689574
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
With a new full-color design with perforated worksheets, the Tenth Edition of Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society provides a detailed introduction to the history, developments, and current trends in leisure studies. It addresses contemporary issues facing the recreation and leisure profession and focuses on challenges and opportunities that impact the profession now as well as years from now. Extensive research into emerging trends helps support the text and provide insights into the future. Focusing on the ten different types of organizations --ranging from nonprofit community organizations and armed forces recreation to sports management and travel and tourism sponsors -- this classic text text is an invaluable resource for students considering a career in the recreation and leisure industry. New to the Tenth Edition: - Discusses how specific trends, such as dramatic shifts in population make-up, the impact of technology, and marketing affect leisure-service systems and the recreation and park professions. - Focus on the role of parks and recreation on the health and wellness of our communities as well as means to combat the obesity epidemic in North America. - Includes new case studies which allow students to apply knowledge of technology in leisure, identify the value and benefits of play, and recognize the changing family structures of our modern society.