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When John Crompton and Dennis Howard co-authored their classic book Financing, Managing and Marketing Recreation and Park Resources in 1979, they put the spotlight on a growing shortfall in park funding and discussed an array of innovative solutions. Twenty years later, continued budget cutbacks and additional service demands have made funding an even greater concern for park and recreation managers.
Now Crompton has put every aspect of park and recreation financing into a comprehensive resource that will help today’s and tomorrow’s managers meet the daily challenge of "doing more with less."
Financing and Acquiring Park and Recreation Resources is not an abstract reference destined to fill space on a shelf, but a comprehensive source book filled with real and workable solutions. It examines the forces behind decreased public spending and presents a wide range of alternative funding methods being used to bridge the gap and pay for new facilities and programs. You’ll find information on everything from the traditional mechanisms of municipal bonds and property taxes to the evolving role of donations, volunteers, sponsorships, foundations, coproduction, and public-private alliances in funding park operations.
No other book covers so much information with such clarity and detail. Crompton has successfully rewritten the "bible" of financial problem solving for public park and recreation organizations. If there’s a way to cut costs, raise funds, form partnerships, or reevaluate assets to further the successful operation of park and recreation areas, you’ll find it in this book.
Part I: Foundations of Financing and Acquisition
Part II: Direct Partnerships
Part III: Support From External Sources
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John L. Crompton, PhD, is a professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M University and a former president of both the Academy of Park and Recreation Administration and the Society of Park and Recreation Educators (SPRE).
Considered the leading authority in his field, Professor Crompton has authored more than 300 publications. He’s a recipient of the Outstanding Literary Award and the Outstanding Research Award from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), and he received the Distinguished Colleague Award and the Outstanding Teaching Award from the SPRE.
In 1979, Crompton and Dennis Howard co-authored Financing, Managing and Marketing Recreation and Park Resources, which became the definitive text used in the curricula of more than 100 colleges. Since its publication, Professor Crompton has continued his research, conducting workshops around the world and gathering practical information from across North America for this book.
Professor Crompton earned his doctorate in Recreation Resources Development at Texas A&M University in 1977. He also is a member of the Board of Trustees of NRPA.
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