Serious Leisure and Nature - by L Davidson & R Stebbins Hardcover

Name: Serious Leisure and Nature - by L Davidson & R Stebbins (Hardcover)
Brand: Palgrave MacMillan
SKU: 1006477853
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Leisure activities undertaken in nature are immensely popular.
About the Author: LEE DAVIDSON Senior Lecturer in the Museum & Heritage Studies programme at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, were she has been teaching courses in leisure studies, visitor experience and research methods since 1998.
225 Pages
Social Science, Sociology

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"Leisure activities undertaken in nature_are immensely popular. This book examines the new serious leisure concept of nature challenge activity (NCA),_exploring how_NCA_unfolds in an aesthetically appealing natural environment with implications for consumption and environmental sustainability"

Book Synopsis

Leisure activities undertaken in nature are immensely popular. This book examines the new serious leisure concept of nature challenge activity (NCA), exploring how NCA unfolds in an aesthetically appealing natural environment with implications for consumption and environmental sustainability.

About the Author

LEE DAVIDSON Senior Lecturer in the Museum & Heritage Studies programme at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, were she has been teaching courses in leisure studies, visitor experience and research methods since 1998. She has published journal articles, book chapters and conference papers on mountaineering, natural heritage, visitor studies, sustainable tourism and outdoor education.

ROBERT A. STEBBINS, FRSC, is Faculty Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Calgary, Canada. His academic career spans 47 years, 37 of which have been devoted to studying leisure. He has written 37 books, the most recent being Leisure and Consumption: Common Ground, Separate Worlds.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.7 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.05 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 225

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Sociology

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Theme: General

Format: Hardcover

Author: L Davidson & R Stebbins

Language: English

Street Date: March 1, 2011

TCIN: 1006477853

UPC: 9780230252011

Item Number (DPCI): 247-39-3142

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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