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Recreation, parks, and leisure service managers are faced with new and demanding challenges as they move through the 21st century. Managing Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services will enable managers to become effective leaders and play key roles in shaping the future of their communities. In addition to updating, reorganizing, and condensing the material from previous editions, each chapter now contains Park Features. Park Features draw from newspapers, magazines, and other sources of interest highlighting contemporary features, exhibits, and controversial issues.
Table of Contents:
Part I: Managing Recreation, Parks, & Leisure Services: Setting the Context
Chapter 1: Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services in the 21st Century
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Management Theory and Practice
Chapter 3: Vision, Mission, Goals, and Policy
Chapter 4: Organizing and Structuring Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services
Part II: Key Managerial Leadership Issues
Chapter 5: Ethics: Human/Social, Community, and Environmental Responsibilities
Chapter 6: Managerial Leadership and Motivation
Chapter 7: Planning for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services
Chapter 8: Decision Making and Problem Solving
Chapter 9: Promoting Collaboration and Cooperation
Part III: Managing Resources
Chapter 10: Human Resources
Chapter 11: Fiscal Resources
Chapter 12: Marketing Resources
Chapter 13: Legal Issues and Risk Management
Chapter 14: Evaluating Community Services
Part IV: The Future
Chapter 15: Future Perspectives
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