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Forestry
Petr Hruza, Petr Pelikan, Lucie Olisarova
Summary: Cycling has become a popular recreational activity, with mountain biking offering a sought-after experience. Constructed bike trails in forests not only provide an extraordinary riding experience but also allow bikers to admire nature. Controlled recreation helps landowners manage bikers' movements and distribute visitors with different interests in the forest, ensuring sustainability and protection of the ecosystem.
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Environmental Sciences
James E. McCann, Chris A. B. Zajchowski, Eddie L. Hill, Xihe Zhu
Summary: Poor air quality poses health risks for outdoor recreational activities in urban parks and trails. This study found significant temporal variability in particulate matter exposure along an urban waterfront trail, with visitors' perceptions of health outcomes significantly predicting trail use. The study suggests that experiential factors may influence recreational choices, depending on other factors such as salience.
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Construction & Building Technology
Jialin He, Li Li, Jiaming Li
Summary: The study shows that urban green spaces (UGS) contribute to improving health, especially for the elderly and those with health issues. Different types of UGS visits are beneficial, and route friendliness is an important factor in encouraging visitors.
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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Amonte L. Martin, Alison E. Adams, Taylor V. Stein
Summary: The study aimed to explore the recreational experiences of African American residents in Hillsborough County, Florida, focusing on institutional, recreational, and personal levels. By employing qualitative methods, the first author conducted an in-depth investigation into African American residents' perceptions of recreation in Hillsborough County, Florida to understand the complexity of perceptions and experiences in the context of outdoor recreation. The analysis revealed four overarching themes: Racialised Outdoor Leisure Identity, Representation Matters, Recreational Constraints and Opportunities, and Equity in Leisure Experiences. The findings contribute to the existing literature on outdoor leisure identity, recreation of African Americans, representation importance, negotiation of safety constraints, particularly among women respondents, and residents' perceptions of equity in parks.
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Environmental Studies
Lucia Arguelles, Helen V. S. Cole, Isabelle Anguelovski
Summary: Rail-to-park transformations embody modernity, green growth, and sustainability in urban planning. The process of creating parks is entangled with social, political, and economic dynamics, including the adjacent gentrification. Conflicts arising from park making highlight the different speeds in 21st century cities: fast, modern, outward-looking competitiveness versus inward-looking revitalization and residents' welfare.
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING E-NATURE AND SPACE
(2022)
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Ecology
S. N. Xu, Y. Z. Wang
Summary: Modelling the relationship between supply and demand of recreational services is crucial for promoting the fair and reasonable layout of urban park green space. Our research framework, which measures the supply-demand relationship from both the supply and demand sides, provides a practical and effective decision-making basis for coordinating this relationship.
APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
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Ornithology
Ron W. Summers, Phil Golder, Nicole Wallace, Ewan Munro, Jeremy D. Wilson
Summary: The study showed a correlation between the distribution of Capercaillies in the Cairngorms National Park and the density of roads and tracks running through woods, while also taking into account habitat variables. This suggests that reducing track density or modifying human usage of tracks could be viable conservation management options for protecting rare and vulnerable wildlife in the area.
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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Alaitz Aritza
Summary: This study investigates the transportation use and gear purchasing habits of Norwegians who frequently participate in outdoor activities. The findings indicate that outdoor recreation activities contribute significantly to carbon dioxide emissions, exceeding the per capita boundary required to limit global temperature rise. The study also reveals that disposable income level is the best predictor of environmental impact, suggesting that the facade of a green lifestyle masks the global consequences of excessive consumption related to outdoor recreation.
JOURNAL OF OUTDOOR RECREATION EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP
(2023)
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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Barbara Humberstone
Summary: As COVID-19 continues to spread, people are increasingly aware of the importance of health and resilience in elderly individuals. This paper emphasizes the changes in older people's embodied subjectivities and their relationships with the outdoors, suggesting that interpretative research can provide a better understanding of their experiences and sensibilities.
ANNALS OF LEISURE RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Nattika Penglee, Richard W. Christiana, Rebecca A. Battista, Ed Rosenberg
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Brittany Holland, Alan R. Needle, Rebecca A. Battista, Stephanie T. West, Richard W. Christiana
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Environmental Studies
Richard W. Christiana, Shay M. Daily, Thomas K. Bias, Vaike Haas, Angela M. Dyer, Elizabeth Shay, Adam Hege, Robert Broce, Heather Venrick, Christiaan G. Abildso
Summary: This study examined the effectiveness of a point-of-decision prompt on greenways and rail-trails to increase physical distancing. The results showed that the intervention did not have a significant effect on groups maintaining physical distance, but there was an increase in the proportion of groups maintaining physical distance after the intervention. Furthermore, people were more likely to maintain physical distance when passing in the opposite direction, using wider trails, and when there was only one person in each group. These findings have important implications for promoting physical distancing on multi-use trails.
ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shenghui W. Wu, Martie Thompson, Adam Hege, Richard Christiana, Jennifer Schroeder Tyson
Summary: This study is the first epidemiological study to examine the association between physical activity and cancer using data from the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment. The study aimed to understand the dose-response relationship between physical activity and cancer, as well as the associations between meeting US physical activity guidelines and overall cancer risk among college students in the US. The results showed an inverse association between physical activity and overall cancer risk, and meeting US physical activity guidelines was associated with a lower risk of cancer among college students.
