In this chapter the future of garden tourism is examined. Botanic gardens have multiple roles but principally education, environmental, and recreation, and it is under these three roles that garden tourism's future is evaluated. Case studies are presented of (1) the National Botanic Garden of Wales ...

Campbell's model of tourist leisure travel is presented, which describes the travel patterns of three groups of travellers according to their travel motivation (recreation, vacation, or a combination of both).

Different conceptions of recreation are discussed, while highlighting the relationships among leisure, recreation and tourism. Recent advances in studies involving the topic of recreation are outlined.

Throughout the ages children participated in processions which were an integrated element of pilgrimage. Some processions included children as part of the general population of participants or spectators while other pilgrimage processions were designed specifically for them. Drawing on insights...

This project aimed to illustrate the numerous ways in which excessive noise in protected areas can have negative impacts on health and wellbeing. A laboratory simulation of national parks was carried out using a sample of graduate and undergraduate students (n=77) who volunteered in exchange for...

This chapter presents an outline of the main tourism facilities and services, which consist of transport, lodging, food and beverages, recreation and entertainment, and others.

This chapter discusses six sectors of the leisure, sport and tourism phenomenon, addressing for each: its scope; the rationale and goals of policy; measuring participation; institutional factors; and planning. The six sectors are: sport and physical recreation; the arts and entertainment; outdoor...

This chapter describes harvesting and some other topics that have not been covered in detail, which are still associated with aquaculture and integral to the discipline. Included are live-hauling, anaesthesia, fee-fishing, processing, marketing, recreational fishing, bait species and other topics....

This chapter sets out the development of and influences on tourism in Kaliningrad Oblast. The factors and peculiarities of tourism and recreation in this exclave region of the Russian Federation are considered and evaluated. The tourism potential is assessed and possible development directions are...

Describing the fundamental elements of research methods for leisure, recreation and tourism, this second edition is updated throughout. Part I provides a broad overview of the research process in leisure, recreation and tourism with a chapter specifically devoted to understanding the entire...