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RECREATION MANAGEMENT
Position your
department as a vital
community player
Creating Community will help you implement
a strategic plan with measurable outcomes
that will position your department to increase
your budget and reposition it as a key player in
developing and supporting the community.
The book shows you step by step how to
implement a VIP (vision, insight, and planning)
action plan as created by the California Park &
Recreation Society, which was the catalyst for a
successful fiscal turnaround for park and recreation departments throughout California.
You’ll find 8 strategies that you can start using right away, as well as practical tools that
will help you create a plan specific to your community. You’ll also learn to make a case
for your programs by communicating your plan to policy makers, residents, and other
decision makers in your community.
Creating Community: An Action Plan for Parks and Recreation
California Park & Recreation Society
Jane H. Adams, Editor
©2008 • Paperback • 192 pp
ISBN 978-0-7360-6714-0 • $29.00 ($33.95 CDN)
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A step-by-step plan
for site and facility
management
Outdoor Site and Facility Management is
a comprehensive resource for staff, board
members, management, and owners charged
with the complex and challenging task of
managing and maintaining properties.
Rather than focus on the technical skills of
facility maintenance or site development, this
book offers a broad perspective of property
management for a variety of organizations.
You’ll find creative strategies to manage dayto-day
operations, such as planning and forecasting, working with volunteers, natural
resource management, staffing, budgeting, and risk management. A bound-in CD-ROM
contains 65 editable forms and checklists for the successful management of your
property. It also includes a list of editable job descriptions and a comprehensive list of
resources to help you find additional information.
Outdoor Site and Facility Management: Tools for Creating Memorable Places
Wynne Whyman
©2008 • Paperback with CD-ROM • 232 pp
ISBN 978-07360-6845-1 • $44.00 ($51.95 CDN)
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All-in-one reference for
aquatics directors
Aquatic Facility Management provides current
and future aquatics professionals with a
complete guide to running aquatics programs
safely and effectively. This practical reference
covers everything an aquatics director needs,
including detailed information on directing,
promoting, and evaluating programs;
administering a budget and developing staff;
overseeing all aspects of lifeguarding and safety
systems; and managing risks, water chemistry
and filtration systems, and facility operations. In
addition to the extensive information on program development and management, the
book offers lists of additional resources for each chapter; a variety of reproducible forms
to use in promoting, running, and evaluating programs; and several appendixes that list
aquatic-related agencies, equipment sources, and more.
Aquatic Facility Management
Paul Fawcett
©2005 • Hardback • 296 pp
ISBN 978-0-7360-4500-1 • $49.00 ($57.95 CDN)
e-book ISBN 978-0-7360-8584-7 • $44.00 ($51.95 CDN)
A complete guide to
designing and managing
a community skatepark
In Skateboarding, author Ben Wixon, an experienced
skateboarder, instructor, and skatepark consultant
and advocate, provides all the information you’ll
need to design, supervise, and maintain a skatepark
as well as create skateboarding programs for the
youth in your community. The book contains the
following:
• a full curriculum with progressive lesson plans and
practice strategies to help you teach skateboarding
safely and correctly;
• guidance through the planning and design process, including an overview of the
pros and cons of various skatepark styles and construction types;
• information on key management issues such as supervision, staffing, scheduling,
and maintenance; and
• strategies for managing risk through appropriate skateboarding instruction,
supervision, and park maintenance.
Skateboarding: Instruction, Programming, and Park Design
Ben Wixon
©2009 • Paperback • 240 pp
ISBN 978-0-7360-7426-1 • $25.00 ($29.95 CDN)
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