This book tells the story of a two year research study of young adult women and their leisure with specific reference to swimming. The book explains the study area and then provides a theoretical overview and gives an extensive review on the literature on women and leisure. The next part of the book critically assesses the provision, planning and management of publically provided facilities for leisure and more specifically describes the growth, developemnt and provision for swimming. The methodology on which this study was based is then explained and the key findings are reported. In the...

This book examines the antecedents of water usage in the UK and then identifies the key environmental impacts pollution has on a river system. It does this by examining the river system in England and Wales and the regulatory body charged with the management of this river system. The next part of the book focuses on the biological aspects of water pollution, explaining the biological monitoring and surveillance of the river system. This leads to a chapter detaing the main pollutants and their cause and effect on the river system. The final section of the book reviews the laws relating to...