While community quality-of-life indicators are gaining much needed attention in both scholarly work and practice; their application in the areas of parks; recreation and tourism management are not as well known. The applicability of indicator systems for natural resource and natural resource area management within the parks and recreation arena is very high; including urban parks and recreation programs and their influence on quality of life. Tourism is also an area that needs much more work in terms of assessing impacts as well as developing indicators for gauging progress in the long term. All three areas are an integrated discipline and most programs throughout the developed world are housed co-jointly. There are several researchers across the globe who are conducting innovative work in these areas. The editors feel that a volume on the topic will spur additional interests as well as serve to lead the research efforts.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good Companion to the Grey Album (the only Jay Z album I love [heresy... I know])By ObscuralliI NEVER write these things; and I havent even finished the book; but this is insightful material - or; at least; a clear articulation of critical information. Fairchild delineates the music industry machinations that led to Grey Tuesday and illuminates my incongruously apolitical experience of the Grey Album. I LOVE that he discusses the album in the economic and political context of both its release and the last 10 years. His blog at https://charlesfairchild.wordpress.com is titled "Its so much worse than you think". I agree. Our tastes are manipulated. We are exploited. But if we can still create and enjoy art with critical awareness of the situation; theres a slim chance that we - artists and audience - can turn the tide of this culture (slim; so slim; slipping through fingers...)0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ExcellentBy William T. CollinsGreat; just as expected and fast shipped.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Be Sure to Try Before You BuyBy typicalrecordsIve been on a kick recently of reading entries from this 33 1/3 book series. Obviously the books are going to be somewhere on the hit-or-miss spectrum since each one is written in a different style by a different author. Of the roughly 10 books that Ive read; the majority Ive enjoyed; a couple I didnt exactly like but they were still easy to read and get through; and then theres this book; which has been an absolute chore to read. For many of the books in this series the author injects their own personality into the text because they are after all writing about one of their favorite records. In this book; there is absolutely no human presence; instead; the text is dry; fact-laden; and verbose. The book essentially reads like an academic study. I would have long ago abandoned reading it; but Im the type of person that once I start something (like a movie; book; album) I just have to finish it. Im past the halfway point in this book and the author has yet to even discuss Jay-Z; The Beatles; or The Grey Album. So far hes only written about the history of sample-based music and how it evolved.Dont get me wrong; Im not trying to dissuade anyone from reading this book. Clearly there will be people who will like it. One person has already left a glowing five-star review of this book. And his/her review is actually very indicative of the writing style used in the book. The reviewer states that for him/her the book provides "insightful material - or; at least; a clear articulation of critical information" and that the author "delineates the music industry machinations that led to Grey Tuesday and illuminates my incongruously apolitical experience of the Grey Album." If that type of writing appeals to you and you want your incongruously apolitical experience of the Grey Album to be illuminated; then you will probably love this book. But if youre dubious that you can read an entire book written in that style; then I highly suggest checking out the 25 page sample of this book that provides before committing to purchasing it.