Appropriate policy development and research needs in response to adventure racing in protected areas

D Newsome - Biological Conservation, 2014 - Elsevier
Adventure racing is a global activity occurring across a range of land tenures. Activities
include running, mountain biking, kayaking and rope courses which may be commercially …

Recreational evaluation of forests in urban environments: Methodological and practical aspects

S Wajchman-Świtalska, A Zajadacz, M Woźniak… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This literature review shows that there is no up-to-date common approach to assess the
recreational potential of forests. The aim of the study is to present methodological and …

Research on visual behavior characteristics and cognitive evaluation of different types of forest landscape spaces

Y Gao, T Zhang, W Zhang, H Meng, Z Zhang - Urban forestry & urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background With the increasing demand for forest tourism and forest leisure space in recent
years, providing a high-quality forest landscape space to participants has become an …

Surfers as environmental stewards: Understanding place-protecting behavior at Cape Hatteras National Seashore

LR Larson, LE Usher, T Chapmon - Leisure Sciences, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Resource-based adventure activities have a unique potential to foster connections to place
that may assist park managers in simultaneously promoting enjoyable visitor experiences …

The spatial cognition of a forest landscape and its relationship with tourist viewing intention in different walking passage stages

Y Gao, T Zhang, K Sasaki, M Uehara, Y Jin… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Understanding which types of landscapes are attractive to tourists during forest
walking and which factors affect tourists' viewing intentions, plays a significant role in the …

Land degradation effects initiated by trail running events in an urban protected area of Hong Kong

SL Ng, YF Leung, SY Cheung… - Land Degradation & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Trail degradation is a common management problem in protected areas, especially those
that accommodate high levels of trail users or organized sporting events. Trail running …

Push and pull motivations of sport climbers within the scope of outdoor and adventure tourism

B Gürer, B Kural - Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this research is to determine the push and pull motivations of sport climbers
within the scope of outdoor and adventure tourism. The phenomenology approach, which is …

Analyzing visitors' preferences and evaluation of satisfaction based on different attributes, with forest trails in the Akasawa National Recreational Forest, Central Japan

T Zhang, W Zhang, H Meng, Z Zhang - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
For forest park managers and designers, it is very important to provide forest trails and high–
quality forest landscapes that meet visitor's needs. In this study, based on demographic …

Innovation development in forest ecosystem services: A comparative mountain bike trail study from Austria and Switzerland

J Wilkes-Allemann, A Ludvig, K Hogl - Forest Policy and Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, outdoor recreation has changed from passive (such as relaxation) to
much more active (such as mountain biking) activities. Recreational infrastructure, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing conflicts between winter recreational activities and grouse species

H Jäger, U Schirpke, U Tappeiner - Journal of Environmental Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Mountain environments provide habitats for many wild animal species and are of great
importance to recreational activities. In the European Alps, winter recreation activities such …