Politics, research and the natural environment: The lifeworlds of water-based sport and recreation in Wales

Leisure Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 387-405

  Church, Andrew ^a   Ravenscroft, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

countryside; environment; government; policy; politics

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; POLICY MAKING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPORT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84858132902     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2011.572993     Document Type: Article

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