Community leisure and recreation planning

Table of Contents: 1.Introduction: Planning Community Leisure and Recreation Programs, Facilities and Services 2.The Leisure and Recreation Planning Model 3.Pre-Planning 4.Socio-Economic Change and Demographics 5.Assessing Opportunities for Leisure and Recreation 6.Report Reviews: Scope and Purpose 7.Assessing Needs and Aspirations 8.Leisure and Recreation Participation 9.Planning for Greenfield and Brownfield Sites and Natural Areas 10.Alternate Leisure and Recreation Planning Approaches 11.Preparing a Leisure and Recreation Plan 12.Implementing, Monitoring and Evaluating a Plan 13.Ensuring a Sound Future for Leisure and Recreation Planning

The 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. This is an essential course textbook 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.