Written by a team of international contributors, from Australia, Europe and the USA, the text uses international case studies and examples to illustrate and highlight discussion.
Contributors include: Paul Beedie, De Montfort University, UK; Kay Dimmock, Southern Cross University, Australia; Gary Easthope, University of Tasmania, Australia; Simon Hudson, University of Calgary, Canada; Gayle Jennings, Griffith University, Australia; Lilian Jonas, Jonas Consulting, USA; Les Killion, Central Queensland University, Australia; Gianna Moscardo, James Cook University, Australia; Harold Richins, Sierra Nevada College, USA; Chris Ryan, The University of Waikato, New Zealand.
Chapter 1: Waterbased Tourism, Sport, Leisure and Recreation; Chapter 2: Sailing/Cruising: tourism, sport, leisure, recreation and lifestyle; Chapter 3: Motor Boating: tourism, sport, leisure, and recreation; Chapter 4: Motorized water sports; Chapter 5: Surfing and windsurfing - development and change; Chapter 6: Sport fishing and big game-fishing; Chapter 7: Scuba diving, snorkelling and free diving; Chapter 8: Whitewater rafting;
Chapter 9: Kayaking; Chapter 10: One-day boating adventures; Chapter 11: Sail training adventures; Chapter 12: Sustainability and future directions of waterbased tourism, sport, leisure and recreation experiences