Contents -- Contributors -- 1 The Big Picture: a Synopsis of Contributions -- Part I Society: Factors/Forces Shaping Demand For and Use of Resources -- 2 Gender Inclusion as a Recreation Trend -- 3 Changes in Family and Work: Impacts on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism in North America -- 4 The Effects on Travel and Tourism Demand from Three Mega-trends: Democratization, Market Ideology and Post-materialism as Cultural Wave -- 5 Trends in Information Technology and Tourism -- 6 Race and Ethnicity in Leisure Studies -- Part II Resources: What Exists and How Did We Reach This Point -- 7 Trends in Outdoor Recreation Supply on Public and Private Lands in the US -- 8 US Recreation Policies Since World War II -- 9 Trends and Implications of Tourism Policy in Developing Countries -- 10 Trends in Recreation, Tourism and Protected Area Planning -- 11 Coming of Age: History and Trends in Outdoor Recreation Research -- Part III Participation: How We Are Using Resources -- 12 Trends in Americans' Outdoor Recreation -- 13 Trends in Hunting Participation and Implications for Management of Game Species -- 14 Trends in Casinos and Tourism for the 21st Century -- 15 Health Tourism Trends: Closing the Gap between Health Care and Tourism -- 16 Festivals and Special Events: Life Cycle and Saturation Issues -- 17 Cultural Tourism: Challenges for Management and Marketing -- 18 Planning to Provide Community and Visitor Bene.ts from Public Lands -- Part IV Evaluation and Valuation: Determining How Valuable the Resources Are and What is Happening to Them -- 19 Trends in Leisure Value and Valuation -- 20 New Developments in Measuring Tourism as an Area of Economic Activity -- 21 Trends in Tourism Economic Impact Estimation Methods -- 22 Holiday Styles and Tourist Types: Emerging New Concepts and Methodology -- 23 Biophysical Impacts of Wildland Recreation Use.

24 Assessing Social Impacts of Resource-based Recreation and Tourism -- Part V Development: How Resources Are Organized For Use -- 25 Development Economics -- 26 Globalization and Tourism -- 27 Rural Tourism Development -- 28 Community Tourism Development -- Part VI Management and Operations: Tools to Get the Job Done -- 29 The Role of Tour Operators in the Travel Distribution System -- 30 National Tourist Of.ces and the Language of Differentiation -- 31 Recreation Con.ict Management -- 32 Service Quality in Resort Settings: Trends in the Application of Information Technology -- 33 Partnerships and the Changing World of Park Management -- 34 Tourism and Sustainability: a Positive Trend -- 35 Citizen Participation Trends and their Educational Implications for Natural Resource Professionals -- 36 Trends in the Development of Recreation Services for Youth at Risk -- 37 So What? Implications of Trends for Management, Public Policy, Marketing and Planning -- References -- Index.