xii 162 pages, indexed. One paragraph has been highlighted in yeloow and four chapters in the content page neatly flagged by circling the chapter number, else clean, unmarked and solid. CONTENTS: nts1. Monitoring the spectator society: an overview of research and policy issues / David Mercer -- 2. Planning for the outdoor recreation product / Gary Richards / 3. Understanding outdoor recreation experience: applications for environmental planning and policy / Lea Scherl -- 4. The concept of "involvement" in recreation / Norman McIntryre -- 5. Family leisure decisions and national parks: a sociological perspective / Michael Labone & Stephen Wearing -- 6. Outdoor recreation and social benefits / Elery Hamilton-Smith -- 7. Evaluations of recreation opoortunities: images of the New South Wales north coast / John Jenkins & Jim Walmsley -- 8. Integrating recreation and interpretation: some planning principles with a case study of the Wetlands Centre, Shortland / Kevin Markwell & Betty Weiler -- 9. Commercial whitewater rafting in Australia / C. Michael Hall & Simon McArthur -- 10. Rural recreation and tourism: policy and planning / John Jenkins & John Pigram -- 11. Managing impacts: measurement and judgrement in natural resource management / Andy Turner -- 12. Resolving conflicts through the planning process: the Victorian Alpine National Park / Janet Coveney -- 13. The future of outdoor recreation / Tony Veal