Torkildsen's sport and leisure management / edited by Peter Taylor.
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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.Edition: 6th edDescription: xxi, 614 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 0415497930 (pbk)
- 9780415497923 (hbk)
- 9780415497930 (pbk)
- 0415497922 (hbk)
- 790.069 TAY
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 790.069 TAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100401273 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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
Rev. ed. of: Leisure and recreation management, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part 1 Sport and Leisure Management Concepts and Trends
- 1 Introduction
- 2 People's Needs and Leisure Demand
- 3 Trends in the Leisure Industry
- Part 2 Sport and Leisure Providers
- 4 Sport and Leisure Provision in the Commercial Sector
- 5 Government and Sport and Leisure
- 6 Sport and Leisure Provision in the Third Sector
- Part 3 Sport and Leisure Products and Services
- 7 International Tourism
- 8 Leisure in the Natural Environment
- 9 Arts, Heritage and Libraries
- 10 Sport and Physical Activity
- 11 Managing Play Services for Children
- 12 Leisure in the Home
- Part 4 Skills and Techniques for Successful Sport and Leisure Management
- 13 Managing People in Sport and Leisure
- 14 Planning for Sport and Leisure
- 15 Marketing of Sport and Leisure
- 16 Programming Sport and Leisure
- 17 Quality and Performance Management
- 18 Financial Management in Sport and Leisure
- 19 Law and Sport and Leisure Management
- 20 The Importance and Management of Events
- 21 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in Sport and Leisure
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Peter Taylor is Professor of Sport Economics at the Sport Industry Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He has researched and written many publications on sport and leisure economics and management, including Economics of Sport and Recreation (with Chris Gratton).