Program design and activity selection

Risk Management in the Outdoors: A Whole-of-Organisation Approach for Education, Sport and Recreation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 116-131

  Brymer, Eric ^a   Gray, Tonia L ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 85011349866     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139192682.007     Document Type: Chapter

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