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I. RESEARCH TOPICS
II. RESOURCE LIST
Acadamic/Professional
Organizations
II. RESOURCE LIST
The
Recreation Phenomenon
Recreationists (Now and Then)
Recreational Resources
- Boundary Waters Canoe Areas Wilderness Home Page
- Canadian Heritage Rivers System
- Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Travel Guide
- Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (including comprehensive list of natural areas around the world)
- Long
Distance Trails Web Sites (
- Recreation opportunities at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facilities
- Recreation.GOV (recreational opportunities on Federal lands)
[ Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California| Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa
| Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota
| Mississippi |
Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West
Virginia | Wisconsin
| Wyoming ]
- Some international protected area systems:
[ Australia | Austria | Bahamas | Belize | Canada | Hong Kong | Israel | Kenya | Maldives | Panama | Poland | South Africa | Sweden | Taiwan | United Kingdom | Venezuela
| Vietnam]
Recreational Activities
Recreation Experience
- Nature experiences in Austria
- Project NatureConnect (Nature activities, books and courses for wellness, spirit and deeper Learning)
Academic/Educational Programs *
Australia
- Charles Sturt University , Johnstone Centre for Parks, Recreation and Heritage
- Edith Cowan University , Department of Leisure Sciences
- Flinders University , Ecotourism Program
- Griffith University
- School of Leisure Studies
- School of Tourism and Hotel Management
- International Centre for Ecotourism Research
- James Cook University
- Southern Cross University , Centre for Tourism
- University of Newcastle, Department of Leisure and Tourism Studies
- University of South Australia, School of Environmental and Recreation Management
- University of Technology - Sydney, School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism
Austria
- Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Institute for Tourism and Leisure Studies
Canada
- Acadia University , School of Recreation Management and Kinesiology
- Brock University , Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
- Canadian Outward Bound School
- Lakehead University , School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism
- Malaspina University-College , Recreation Administration and Tourism Studies Programs
- Simon Fraser University , Centre for Tourism Policy and Research
- University of Alberta , Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation
- University of Manitoba, Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Research Institute
- University of Northern British Columbia, Resource Recreation and Tourism Program
- University of Waterloo, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
China
The Netherlands
New Zealand
- Lincoln University , Tourism Research and Education Centre
- University of Otago, Department of Tourism
South Africa
Taiwan
- Chaoyang University of Technology, Department of Leisure, Recreation, and Tourism Management
- Chinese Culture University, Department of Tourism
- National Dong Hwa University, Graduate Institute of Tourism and Recreation Management
- Providence University , Department of Tourism
- National Taiwan University , Forest Recreation Research Unit
Thailand
United Kingdom
- Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, Faculty of Leisure and Tourism
- Canterbury Christ Church College, Centre for Tourism and Leisure Studies
- University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Centre for Travel and Tourism
- University of Luton, Department of Tourism and Leisure
- University of Exeter , Tourism Research Group
United States
- Arizona State University , School of Community Resources and Development
- California Polytechnic State University, Department of Recreation Administration
- California State University at Chico, Department of Recreation and Parks Administration
- California State University at Long Beach, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
- California State University at Sacramento, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
- Clemson University , Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Colorado State University, Department of Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
- East Carolina University , Department of Recreation and Leisure
- George Mason University , Health Fitness and Recreation Resources Programs
- Humboldt State University, Institute for Ecological Tourism
- Indiana University , Department of Recreation and Park Administration
- Kansas State University , Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources
- Michigan State University , Department of Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources
- National Outdoor Leadership School
- New York University , Recreation and Leisure Studies Program
- North Carolina Central University, Department of Physical Education and Recreation
- North Carolina State University
- Northern Arizona University , Parks and Recreation Management Program
- Outward Bound USA
- Pennsylvania State University, Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management
- Purdue University , Department of Health, Kinesiology, & Leisure Studies
- San Diego State University , Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism
- San Jose State University , Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
- Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
- Smoky Mountain Field School
- Southwest Texas State University
- State University of New York at Cortland, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Recreation Resource Management Program
- Texas A & M University , Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
- University of Connecticut
- University of Florida , Department of Recreation, Tourism and Sport Management
- University of Georgia , Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
- University of Idaho , Department of Conservation Social Sciences
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Maryland at College Park, College of Health and Human Performance
- University of Maine , Parks, Recreation and Tourism Program
- University of Minnesota , School of Kinesiology and Leisure Studies
- University of Missouri at Columbia, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
- University of Montana
- University of New Hampshire , Department of Recreation Management and Policy
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
- University of Utah, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
- University of Vermont , Recreation Management Program
- University of Wyoming , Department of Geography and Recreation
- Vincennes University , Department of Recreation Management
- Virginia Wesleyan College , Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
- West Virginia University , Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management Program
- West Washington University , Recreation Program
- Wilderness Education Association
* only those departments/programs that have WWW home pages are listed.
Government Agencies and Park Systems
- Environment Australia - Biodiversity Group (formerly Australian Nature Conservation Agency)
- Office of National Tourism
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- Department of Conservation (manage 30% of
- Office of Tourism and Sport
- USDI Bureau of Land Management
- USDA Forest Service
- National Recreation Home Page (Information on National Forests and volunteer opportunities)
- USDI National Park Service
- US Department of Commerce, Tourism Industries office
- International:
Academic/Professional Organizations
- Academy of Leisure Sciences
- Access Fund (a national, non-profit organization dedicated to keeping climbing areas open and to conserving the climbing environment)
- Adventure Travel Society
- American Association for Leisure and Recreation
- American Whitewater Affiliation
- American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration
- American Alpine Club
- American Hiking Society
- American Recreation Coalition
- American Trails
- Association of American Geographers, Recreation, Tourism and Sport Specialty Group
- Association for Experiential Education
- Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies
- Canadian Association for Leisure Studies
- Canadian Parks and Recreation Association
- Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
- Countryside Recreation Network (UK)
- Ecotourism Association of Australia
- Ecotourism Society of Kenya
- Federal Recreation Association
- George Wright Society (Nonprofit organization for protected area professionals)
- Hawaii Ecotourism Association
- Institute for Integrative Tourism and Leisure Research (IITF)
- Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (UK)
- International Center for Research and Study in Tourism
- International Ecotourism Society (formerly the Ecotourism Society)
- International Federation of Park and Recreation Administration (IFPRA)
- International Institute for Peace through Tourism
- National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA)
- National Association for Interpretation
- National Association of Recreation Resource Planners
- National Association of State Park Directors
- National Forest Recreation Association
- National Park Foundation
- National Parks and Conservation Association
- National Recreation and Park Association
- The Outdoor Recreation Association of Taiwan
- Outdoor Recreation Coalition of America
- Parks and Leisure Australia
- PERConLINE! (A parks & recreation professional online community)
- Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation
- Science and Management of Protected Areas Association (SAMPAA)
- Society of Park and Recreation Educators
- Travel and Tourism Research Association
- Visitor Studies Association
- World Leisure and Recreation Association
- World Tourism Organization
Research Methods and Conduct
- Writing for Publication: Rationale, Process and Pitfalls. by Dr. Peter A. Witt.
- The peer review process
of the Ecological Society of
- What Is a Survey? (American Statistical Asso. Series)
- APA Style Resources
- APA Publication Manual Web Extension
- MLA Style Guide for Writers of Research Papers
- On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research
- Resources for Grant Writers on the Internet
Periodicals and Publishers
- Annals of Leisure Research (ANZALS Leisure Research Journal)
- Annals of Tourism Research
- Australian Leisure Management
- Countryside Recreation (UK)
- The Cyber Journal of Applied Leisure and Recreation Research (LARNet)
- Current Issues in Tourism
- Environmental Ethics
- Federal Parks and Recreation (newletter published by Resources Publishing Co.)
- Human Dimensions of Wildlife
- International Journal of Heritage Studies
- International Journal of Tourism Research (formerly Progress in Tourism and Hospitality Research)
- International Journal of Wilderness
- Journal of Ecotourism
- Journal of Environmental Psychology
- Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
- Journal of Leisure Research
- Journal of Park & Recreation Administration
- Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- Journal of Sustainable Tourism
- Journal of Tourism Studies
- Leisure/Loisir (formerly Journal of Applied Recreation Research )
- Leisure Sciences
- Leisure Studies
- Managing Leisure
- National Parks Magazine
- Park Science (
- PARKS: The International Journal for Protected Area Managers (an IUCN Publication)
- Parks and Leisure (Australia)
- Parks and Recreation
- Parks and Recreation Canada
- Schole
- Society and Natural Resources
- Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal
- Tourism and
Hospitality Planning and Development
- Tourism Geographies (An International Journal of Tourism Space, Place and Environment)
- Tourism Management
- Tourism Recreation Research
- Tourism Review
- Tourist Studies
- World Heritage Newsletter (UNESCO)
- World Leisure Journal
- Addison Wesley Longman
- Blackwell Science
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- CABI Publishing (Leisure, recreation and tourism publications)
- Channel View Books/Multilingual Matters
- Cognizant Communication Corporation
- Falcon Publishing
- Fulcrum Publishing
- Haworth Press
- Hepper Marriott and Associates
- Human Kinetics Publishers
- Island Press
- Kendall Hunt Publishing
- Oxford University Press
- Routledge
- Sagamore Publishing
- Taylor & Francis
- Venture Publishing
- Waveland Press
* Please check out the NRRIPS Databases and Literature page for a more complete listing of natural resources journals and newsletters/magazines.
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I. RESEARCH TOPICS
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Last Updated: March 20, 2006
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