Financing and Acquiring Park and Recreation Resources

by John L. Crompton

Book Overview

" When John Crompton and Dennis Howard co-authored their classic book Financing, Managing and Marketing Recreation and Park Resources in 1979, they put the spotlight on a growing shortfall in park funding and discussed an array of innovative solutions. Twenty years later, continued budget cutbacks and additional service demands have made funding an even greater concern for park and recreation managers. Now Crompton has put every aspect of park and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880118067
• ISBN13: 9780880118064
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.9" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 18 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

An excellent, up-to-date textbook.

This book is much improved over the old Howard/Crompton or Deppe texts. It is very apparent to me that the author has thoroughly researched his topic area. His emphasis on active financing rather than just budgeting is something which very much attracted my immediate attention. A few years ago, I took an independent study course on partnerships from Dr. Wilbur LaPage. Much of what Dr. LaPage was teaching about can be found in John Crompton's new book.George Tabbert, Ph.D. Candidate & TA in Budgeting & Revenue Resouces, NRRT, Colorado State University