Strategic characteristics of sport and recreation provision: An application of SPACE analysis

Managing Leisure

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 251-267

  Benson, Angela M ^a   Henderson, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009571723     PISSN: 13606719     EISSN: 1466450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13606710500348110     Document Type: Article

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