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Brijesh Thapa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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demographic differences within race ethnicity group constraints to Outdoor Recreation participation
Journal of park and recreation administration, 2011Co-Authors: Tinelle D Bustam, Brijesh Thapa, Natalia ButaAbstract:The North American population is changing, reflecting a population dominated by globally diverse cultures. This demographic change is revealing implications for protected area managers in provision of visitor services. This has prompted natural resource agencies to study racial/ethnic groups and their respective Recreation behaviors. While past research provides evidence for differences between diverse racial/ethnic groups in leisure constraints based on demographic variables, a dearth of research exists that examines differences within racial/ethnic groups. This paper provides insight on the intraracial/ethnic group differences in constraints to Outdoor Recreation based on demographic variables, specifically gender, age, education, income, and residence. Methods included a statewide survey of Florida residents, aged 18 or older. Stratified random sampling procedures and random digit dialing were utilized to obtain a total of 3,610 telephone surveys. Data were analyzed using SPSS 17.0. Specifically, constraints were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis with reliability scaling and racial/ethnic group differences on demographic variables were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance. Significant constraint differences existed within racial/ethnic groups. For instance, Caucasians revealed differences in perceived constraints along gender, age, education, income, and residence variables. Hispanics showed differences across age and income. African Americans portrayed differences across income, while Native Americans showed differences across gender, age, and income. Public land managers might use these findings to identify target markets and the corresponding constraint, and then provide solutions for mitigation. For example, for intrapersonal constraints, managers might consider offering technical skill training programs, diversifying Recreation services, and partnering with community Recreation departments. For interpersonal constraints, managers might offer services for community-sponsored clubs and diversify services. Last, for structural constraints, managers might partner with local outfitters and raise awareness of park convenience and locations with different levels of visitor use, programs, and services.
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the mediation effect of Outdoor Recreation participation on environmental attitude behavior correspondence
The Journal of Environmental Education, 2010Co-Authors: Brijesh ThapaAbstract:Outdoor Recreation participation has increased over the past decades and is projected for further growth. Given the increase, it is important to assess Recreationists’ environmental values, activity style, general, and site-specific attitudes and behaviors to promote environmental stewardship, and to develop effective strategies in natural resource management and public policy. This study explored Recreationists’ environmental attitude-behavior relationship and the impact of Outdoor Recreation activity orientation (as a mediator variable) on attitude-behavior correspondence. Overall, attitudes exhibited stronger direct relationships with behaviors, when compared to the effect of participation on behaviors. The influence of activity participation on attitude-behavior correspondence was not significantly demonstrative. The association between participation in Outdoor Recreation and environmentalism is complex, and there is a need for additional research to better understand the relationship.
Jeremy De Valck - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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contrasting collective preferences for Outdoor Recreation and substitutability of nature areas using hot spot mapping
Landscape and Urban Planning, 2016Co-Authors: Jeremy De Valck, Steven Broekx, Inge Liekens, Leo De Nocker, Jos Van Orshoven, Liesbet VrankenAbstract:This paper investigates one specific cultural ecosystem service: Outdoor Recreation. We present a method to map the collective preferences for Outdoor Recreation and to identify the substitutability among nature sites in the context of the province of Antwerp, Belgium. We propose an indicator of substitutability among nature areas, contrasting unique but poorly substitutable sites (hot spots) with highly substitutable sites (cold spots). Using a combination of survey information, public participation GIS (PPGIS) and kernel density mapping, we produce density surfaces representing the distribution of the collective preferences for Outdoor Recreation and identify the spatial characteristics of the market (e.g. extent, discontinuities) for Outdoor Recreation. We also compute Getis-Ord Gi* spatial statistics to identify local Outdoor Recreation clusters. In addition, we explore how Recreational behaviour affects substitutability. Our results suggest a duality between the social value of Outdoor Recreation and the level of substitutability among nature sites. Highly substitutable sites tend to be found near areas of higher population density, which are as well highly visited sites. The type of Recreational activity – hiking, cycling, dog walking or jogging – appears to substantially modify substitutability patterns among nature sites. We conclude by discussing the methodological implications of this research in the context of stated preference ecosystem service valuation and stress several policy-related implications.
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contrasting the collective social value of Outdoor Recreation and the substitutability of nature areas using hot spot mapping
2015Co-Authors: Jeremy De Valck, Steven Broekx, Inge Liekens, Leo De Nocker, Jos Van Orshoven, Liesbet VrankenAbstract:This paper investigates one specific cultural ecosystem service: Outdoor Recreation. We present a methodology to map the collective social value of Outdoor Recreation and identify the substitutability among nature sites within a specific spatial context. This methodology is applied to the province of Antwerp, Belgium. We propose an indicator of substitutability among nature areas, contrasting unique but poorly substitutable sites (hot spots) with highly substitutable sites (cold spots). Using a combination of survey information, public participation GIS (PPGIS) and kernel density mapping, we produce density surfaces representing the distribution of the collective social value attributed to Outdoor Recreation. We also compute Getis-Ord Gi* spatial statistics to identify local Outdoor Recreation clusters. In addition, we explore how Recreational behaviour affects substitutability. Our results suggest a duality between the social value of Outdoor Recreation and the level of substitutability among nature sites. Highly substitutable sites tend to be found near areas of higher population density, which are as well sites of higher social value. Individual-specific parameters such as the type of Recreational activity appear to substantially modify substitutability patterns among nature sites. We conclude by discussing the methodological and policy-related implications of this research.
Liesbet Vranken - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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contrasting collective preferences for Outdoor Recreation and substitutability of nature areas using hot spot mapping
Landscape and Urban Planning, 2016Co-Authors: Jeremy De Valck, Steven Broekx, Inge Liekens, Leo De Nocker, Jos Van Orshoven, Liesbet VrankenAbstract:This paper investigates one specific cultural ecosystem service: Outdoor Recreation. We present a method to map the collective preferences for Outdoor Recreation and to identify the substitutability among nature sites in the context of the province of Antwerp, Belgium. We propose an indicator of substitutability among nature areas, contrasting unique but poorly substitutable sites (hot spots) with highly substitutable sites (cold spots). Using a combination of survey information, public participation GIS (PPGIS) and kernel density mapping, we produce density surfaces representing the distribution of the collective preferences for Outdoor Recreation and identify the spatial characteristics of the market (e.g. extent, discontinuities) for Outdoor Recreation. We also compute Getis-Ord Gi* spatial statistics to identify local Outdoor Recreation clusters. In addition, we explore how Recreational behaviour affects substitutability. Our results suggest a duality between the social value of Outdoor Recreation and the level of substitutability among nature sites. Highly substitutable sites tend to be found near areas of higher population density, which are as well highly visited sites. The type of Recreational activity – hiking, cycling, dog walking or jogging – appears to substantially modify substitutability patterns among nature sites. We conclude by discussing the methodological implications of this research in the context of stated preference ecosystem service valuation and stress several policy-related implications.
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contrasting the collective social value of Outdoor Recreation and the substitutability of nature areas using hot spot mapping
2015Co-Authors: Jeremy De Valck, Steven Broekx, Inge Liekens, Leo De Nocker, Jos Van Orshoven, Liesbet VrankenAbstract:This paper investigates one specific cultural ecosystem service: Outdoor Recreation. We present a methodology to map the collective social value of Outdoor Recreation and identify the substitutability among nature sites within a specific spatial context. This methodology is applied to the province of Antwerp, Belgium. We propose an indicator of substitutability among nature areas, contrasting unique but poorly substitutable sites (hot spots) with highly substitutable sites (cold spots). Using a combination of survey information, public participation GIS (PPGIS) and kernel density mapping, we produce density surfaces representing the distribution of the collective social value attributed to Outdoor Recreation. We also compute Getis-Ord Gi* spatial statistics to identify local Outdoor Recreation clusters. In addition, we explore how Recreational behaviour affects substitutability. Our results suggest a duality between the social value of Outdoor Recreation and the level of substitutability among nature sites. Highly substitutable sites tend to be found near areas of higher population density, which are as well sites of higher social value. Individual-specific parameters such as the type of Recreational activity appear to substantially modify substitutability patterns among nature sites. We conclude by discussing the methodological and policy-related implications of this research.
Alison M Dunn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the role of tourism and Recreation in the spread of non native species a systematic review and meta analysis
PLOS ONE, 2015Co-Authors: Lucy G Anderson, Steve Rocliffe, Neal R Haddaway, Alison M DunnAbstract:Managing the pathways by which non-native species are introduced and spread is considered the most effective way of preventing species invasions. Tourism and Outdoor Recreation involve the frequent congregation of people, vehicles and vessels from geographically diverse areas. They are therefore perceived to be major pathways for the movement of non-native species, and ones that will become increasingly important with the continued growth of these sectors. However, a global assessment of the relationship between tourism activities and the introduction of non-native species–particularly in freshwater and marine environments–is lacking. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the impact of tourism and Outdoor Recreation on non-native species in terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments. Our results provide quantitative evidence that the abundance and richness of non-native species are significantly higher in sites where tourist activities take place than in control sites. The pattern was consistent across terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments; across a variety of vectors (e.g. horses, hikers, yachts); and across a range of taxonomic groups. These results highlight the need for widespread biosecurity interventions to prevent the inadvertent introduction of invasive non-native species (INNS) as the tourism and Outdoor Recreation sectors grow.
Barnett, Autumn N - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Environmental Impacts from Tourism in the Red River Gorge
Encompass, 2021Co-Authors: Barnett, Autumn NAbstract:The Red River Gorge geological area located in southeastern Kentucky, which holds unique sandstone structures that are not commonly seen in Kentucky, has become a hotspot tourist destination for those interested in Outdoor Recreation. Due to the unique geological features of the area and being in the Daniel Boone National Forest, the Red River Gorge is an official geological area, and is taken care of by the United States Forest Service (USFS). Due to the rise of social media and the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in 2020, more people have discovered the Red River Gorge, leading to an increase in people visiting the area to partake in Outdoor Recreation activities such as hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, and much more, which led to doubling numbers of visitation within one year. With more visitors coming into the area, it is leading to more vandalism (spray painting, rock carving, tree carving), destruction of native species, and causing interference to native wildlife. The purpose of this study is to examine how an increase in tourism is beginning to affect the natural environment and the geological features of the Red River Gorge, and to offer suggestions to visitors on how to partake in Outdoor Recreation activities without harming the environmental features of the area.https://encompass.eku.edu/swps_graduategallery/1126/thumbnail.jp
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Environmental Impacts from Tourism in the Red River Gorge
Encompass, 2021Co-Authors: Barnett, Autumn NAbstract:The Red River Gorge geological area located in southeastern Kentucky, which holds unique sandstone structures that are not commonly seen in Kentucky, has become a hotspot tourist destination for those interested in Outdoor Recreation. Due to the unique geological features of the area and being in the Daniel Boone National Forest, the Red River Gorge is an official geological area, and is taken care of by the United States Forest Service (USFS). Due to the rise of social media and the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in 2020, more people have discovered the Red River Gorge, leading to an increase in people visiting the area to partake in Outdoor Recreation activities such as hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, and much more, which led to doubling numbers of visitation within one year. With more visitors coming into the area, it is leading to more vandalism (spray painting, rock carving, tree carving), destruction of native species, and causing interference to native wildlife. The purpose of this study is to examine how an increase in tourism is beginning to affect the natural environment and the geological features of the Red River Gorge, and to offer suggestions to visitors on how to partake in Outdoor Recreation activities without harming the environmental features of the area
