Routledge handbook of physical activity policy and practice / edited by Joe Piggin, Louise Mansfield and Mike Weed.
Contributor(s): Piggin, Joe [editor.]
| Mansfield, Louise [editor.] | Weed, Mike [editor.].Publisher: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group ; 2020Description: xviii, 607 pages : illustrations, tables (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780367896898; 9781138943087.Other title: Handbook of physical activity policy and practice.Subject(s): Exercise -- Health aspects | Sports -- Health aspects | Physical education and training -- Government policy | Public healthDDC classification: 613.71 Summary: "Physical activity, inactivity and their relationship to health are serious concerns for governments around the world. This is the first book to critically examine the policy and practice of physical activity from a multi-disciplinary, social-scientific perspective. Moving beyond the usual biophysical and epidemiological approaches, it defines and explores the key themes that are shaping the global physical activity debate. Unrivalled in its scale and scope, it presents the latest data on physical activity from around the world, including case studies from Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia. Drawing on social, economic and behavioural sciences, it covers contexts from the global to the local and introduces the dominant ideas which inform the study of physical activity. Its 41 chapters examine the use of different forms of evidence in policymaking, the role of organisations in advocating physical activity, and the practical realities of public health interventions. 'The Routledge handbook of physical activity policy and practice' is a landmark publication for all students, academics, policymakers and practitioners interested in the social-scientific study of sport, exercise, physical activity and public health."-- Taken from book-cover.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 613.71 ROU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 018725 |
"First published 2018 by Routledge" - reverse of title page.
"Physical activity, inactivity and their relationship to health are serious concerns for governments around the world. This is the first book to critically examine the policy and practice of physical activity from a multi-disciplinary, social-scientific perspective. Moving beyond the usual biophysical and epidemiological approaches, it defines and explores the key themes that are shaping the global physical activity debate. Unrivalled in its scale and scope, it presents the latest data on physical activity from around the world, including case studies from Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia. Drawing on social, economic and behavioural sciences, it covers contexts from the global to the local and introduces the dominant ideas which inform the study of physical activity. Its 41 chapters examine the use of different forms of evidence in policymaking, the role of organisations in advocating physical activity, and the practical realities of public health interventions. 'The Routledge handbook of physical activity policy and practice' is a landmark publication for all students, academics, policymakers and practitioners interested in the social-scientific study of sport, exercise, physical activity and public health."-- Taken from book-cover.