Today, urbanisation increases the wish for people to visit nature areas. People gain several
personal benefits from the outdoor activities that eg nature-based tourism provides. Ryten …

Both ecologists and social scientists have focused on behavioral practices of visitors in
nature areas, but less on the existential basis of'what makes people visit nature areas?'This …

Managers of outdoor recreation areas must understand how certain types of settings
influence visitor experiences to support preferred on-site experiences. Geographically …

This study applied a tourist typology to an outdoor recreation experience (day-use) in a
Forest Service preserve in Holland using 25-items representing five modes of experience …

In the Nordic countries, nature is an important tourist attraction and is one of the strongest
brands in tourism promotion (Hall et al. 2009). Nature tourism is encouraged and supported …

This thesis was conducted as part of a project in Mistra Sport & Outdoors (research and
collaboration program run by the tourism research institute ETOUR) and I am truly grateful …

Trolltunga; one of Norway's iconic tourist attractions, has experienced an exponential
increase in visitation from only a few, to thousands of visitors. Famous for its viewpoint cliff …

This chapter presents a setting-experience-relationship approach to tourism and recreation
research that helps to understand walking experiences from the hiker's point of view …

Wildlife watching tourism show rapid growth worldwide and activities based on a variety of
species receive increased attention in the tourism literature. Understanding the relationships …

Nature-based tourism plays an important role for Iceland as a tourist destination. Its unique
landscapes and pristine nature attracts visitors from all over the world. Hiking and horse …