Outdoor Recreation: Environmental Impacts and Management

ISBN-13: 9783319977577 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 466 str.

David Huddart; Timothy Stott

Opis

This textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of various types of outdoor recreation, and how these can be best managed. As a field of study, recreational ecology is both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, and the authors seek to develop a deeper understanding of both the role and function of the factors that influence visitor numbers and their impact. An accessible and comprehensive textbook, it features numerous types of outdoor recreational activities including hill walking, rock climbing, mountain marathons, skiing, scuba diving and more.Drawn from several global case studies, the authors estimate the current and future numbers involved in outdoor recreation, and how best these numbers can be managed. Effective visitor impact management actions arise from collaboration between recreation ecologists, social scientists, experienced recreation managers, recreation stakeholders and the recreationalists themselves: as such, this book will be multi-disciplinary in scope. This practical and engaging textbook will be invaluable to students and scholars of outdoor recreation and adventure tourism as well as practitioners and managers working in the field.

Spis treści

 Chapter 1: Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Recreation Ecology

Chapter 2: Recreational Walking

Chapter 3 Mountain Marathons, Adventure Racing, and Mountain Tours

Chapter 4 Recreational Climbing and Scrambling

Chapter 5 Gorge Walking, Canyoneering, or Canyoning

Chapter 6 Off-Road and All-Terrain Vehicles, Including Snowmobiling

Chapter 7 Mountain Biking

Chapter 8 Camping, Wild Camping, Snow Holing, and Bothies

Chapter 9 Horseback Riding

Chapter 10 Geocaching, Letterboxing, and Orienteering

Chapter 11 Skiing, Snowboarding, and Snowshoeing

Chapter 12 Caving

Chapter 13 Water Sports and Water-Based Recreation

Chapter 14 Recreational Scuba Diving and Snorkelling

Chapter 15 Recreational Fishing

Chapter 16 Expeditions

Chapter 17 Overall Summary

O autorze

David Huddart is Emeritus Professor at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has extensive experience teaching landscape interpretation, recreation ecology, and outdoor and environmental education.

Tim Stott is Professor of Physical Geography and Outdoor Education at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has been responsible for leading and teaching on the Outdoor Education programmes for 25 years.

   

Blurb

This textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of various types of outdoor recreation, and how these can be best managed. As a field of study, recreational ecology is both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, and the authors seek to develop a deeper understanding of both the role and function of the factors that influence visitor numbers and their impact. An accessible and comprehensive textbook, it features numerous types of outdoor recreational activities including hill walking, rock climbing, mountain marathons, skiing, scuba diving and more.

Drawn from several global case studies, the authors estimate the current and future numbers involved in outdoor recreation, and how best these numbers can be managed. Effective visitor impact management actions arise from collaboration between recreation ecologists, social scientists, experienced recreation managers, recreation stakeholders and the recreationalists themselves: as such, this book will be multi-disciplinary in scope. This practical and engaging textbook will be invaluable to students and scholars of outdoor recreation and adventure tourism as well as practitioners and managers working in the field.

David Huddart is Emeritus Professor at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has extensive experience teaching landscape interpretation, recreation ecology, and outdoor and environmental education.

Tim Stott is Professor of Physical Geography and Outdoor Education at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has been responsible for leading and teaching on the Outdoor Education programmes for 25 years.