Utilizing Public/Private Partnerships to Develop New Recreation Facilities

It has become increasingly more difficult for the public sector to develop and finance new indoor recreation facilities on its own. As a consequence, the focus has been changed to finding viable project partners. All factors considered, the private sector provides unique opportunities and challenges as a partner. The question arises whether the public sector should be looking at the private sector as a viable option in this regard. Utilizing Public/Private Partnerships to Develop New Recreation Facilities details how to evaluate the cost and benefits of a proposed partnership, and explains to develop a strong, workable partnership.

Among the topics covered:

• Reasons to partner
• Partnership steps
• Types of partnerships
• Agreement principles
• Possible partners
• Partnering problems
• How and when to partner