Outdoor Recreation Policy: Pleasure and Preservation

by John D. Hutcheson (Editor), Francis P. Noe (Editor), Robert E. Snow (Editor)

Overview

This edited anthology, another fine work from Greenwood Press, should be of acute interest to those responsible for managing or studying outdoor recreation in the US. Unlike most works on this subject, which are written by those active in the field, the contributors to this book are largely political scientists. Their perspectives about policy relevant to the recreational use of public lands are new and make a significant contribution. . . . The 19 contributors examine important topics such as planning for recreational uses of natural resources, citizen participation in outdoor recreation policy making, the measurement of service provision and data needs, bureaucratic value structures, and economic/financial concerns. . . . A must for any collection addressing natural resources management. Choice

This book includes chapters by some of the leading analysts in outdoor recreation research. Experts in the fields of natural resource management, geography, economics, political science, forestry, and leisure sociology address current issues in outdoor recreation policy. The underlying themes of all chapters are the preservation/use dilemma inherent in outdoor recreation policy and the management of natural resources. Extremely comprehensive and current, the volume focuses on the economic, social, attitudinal, and demographic considerations pertinent in today's outdoor recreation policy formulation.

The first section of the book defines the dimensions of the preservation/use dilemma as well as key concepts in outdoor recreation research. The next two sections focus upon the measurement of the benefits of recreational resources and the financing of maintenance and management of natural resource areas. Another section includes chapters on the assessment of public preferences and the outdoor recreation demands/needs of various constituencies. The fifth section of the book includes chapters which focus upon federal agencies' approaches to the implementation of recreation resource policies. The final section includes chapters which describe management techniques that may be utilized in attempting to balance the demands of preservation and use. Accessible to a wide audience, the book makes valuable reading for policymakers, administrators, and scholars in the areas of recreation and natural resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313275227
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/20/1990
Series:	Contributions in Political Science , #26
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

JOHN D. HUTCHESON, Jr., is Professor of Urban Studies and Public Administration at Georgia State University. He has published over 30 articles in jourbanals such as Urban Affairs Quarterly, Public Opinion Quarterly, and the Jourbanal of Urban Affairs. He is also the author of three books entitled Organized Citizen Participation in Urban Areas, Racial Attitudes in Atlanta, and Citizen Groups in Local Politics.

FRANCIS P. NOE is a Research Sociologist for the Southeast Regional Office of the National Park Service. He previously served as Chairman of the Sociology Department at Daeman College. He has published articles in Leisure Sciences, Jourbanal of Environmental Management, and Rural Sociology. His book, Visual Preferences, was published in 1988 by the U.S. Government Printing Office.

ROBERT E. SNOW is Administrator of Georgia's Statewide Comprehensive Planning database and has taught at Georgia State University, West Georgia College and Emory University. His articles have appeared in jourbanals such as Evaluation Review, Jourbanal of Travel Research, Jourbanal of Environmental Studies, and Social Forces.

Table of Contents

Foreword by James Carroll
Preface and Overview by John Hutcheson, Frank Noe, and Rob Snow
Social and Physical Issues in Outdoor Recreation Policy
Resource Policy and Outdoor Recreation by Hobson Bryan and Nicholas Taylor
Wild Land Recreation and Resource Impacts: A Pleasure—Policy Dilemma by William E. Hammitt
Recreation Policy and the Ideology of Nature in California's Coastal Zone by Michael K. Heiman
Measuring Recreational Benefits
Benefit Analysis and Recreation Policy by V. Kerry Smith
The Economic Value of Wilderness: A Critical Assessment by Jerry W. Calvert and Patrick Jobes
Financing and Regulating Recreational Resources
Financing Outdoor Recreation in the United States by William R. Mangun and John B. Loomis
Rationing the Congested Recreational Facility: Market Versus Political Instruments by Robert H. Patrick and Stephen B. Lovejoy
Private Management of Public Recreation: Is It Cost-Effective? by Steven E. Daniels
Founding Principles and Contemporary Public Policy: The Case of the Office of Management and Budget and the Sport Fish Restoration Program by Lloyd G. Nigro and William D. Richardson
Public Demand and Preferences for Outdoor Recreation
Recreation Policy and Planning with Nationwide Recreation Survey Data by Joseph T. O'Leary, Francis A. McGuire, and F.D. Dottavio
Deriving National Outdoor Recreation Policy From a Limiting Demand Participation Model by Francis P. Noe, Robert E. Snow, and Gary Hampe
Developmental Pressures on Recreation Areas: Public Decision Making as a "Galvanizing" Effect Among Local Citizenry by Dennis L. Soden
Preservation or Use? Confronting Public Issues in Forest Planning and Decision Making by Dale J. Blahna and Susan Yonts-Shepard
Organizing Federal Outdoor Recreation Policies
The Changing Federal Role in the Provision of Outdoor Recreation Opportunities: A Perspective from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by William J. Hansen
Agency Values and Wilderness Management by Craig W. Allin
Forestry and Outdoor Recreation Policy: The Origins and Impacts of Professional Core Values by J. Douglas Wellman
Management Techniques for Outdoor Recreation
Goal Programming Applications for Outdoor Recreation Policy by James L. Regens and Jackie Sellers
Balancing Competing Interests to Achieve Policy Goals: A Conceptual Framework by Barbara A. Knuth
Coping With Cutbacks in Park and Recreation Administration: Priorities, Innovation, and Mobilizing Interest Groups by Zachary A. Smith
Bibliography
Index