Product Description: The guide for planning a successful trip, short or long Research access to public land, domestic and international Create a budget and find additional funding Choose essential gear, with checklists for personal and group gear Plan food and fuel requirements How to prepare mentally and physically Health issues, including insurance, illnesses, and injuries Transportation and lodging How to deal with risks in the wilderness Leave No Trace principles for sustainable trave...read more

Product Description: This book puts forth new challenges and new methods for the planning of outdoor recreation and tourism. The first two chapters offer a description of the problems which the public and the private sectors are facing. Following chapters deal with several aspects of the problems, including trends and changes in outdoor recreation and tourism, previous policies of planning for recreation and tourism, shortcomings in policies and actions, and new approaches in several countries, such as the United States, France, Switzerland and The Netherlands...read more