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Mountain tourism research. A review

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Tourism Research, 2019
In recent years, mountain tourism has gradually increased its position among tourists´ preferences at international level. The main reason is the strong relationship that man develops with nature and precisely with the mountain, becoming a destination of great tourist influx.
María Río-Rama   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Alpine flora of Kashmir Himalaya: floristic assessment, life history traits and threat status

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Alpine ecosystems in the Himalaya are considered to be at a higher risk to anthropogenic global change drivers. The Kashmir Himalaya, located in the north‐western side of the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot, harbors a diverse alpine flora, which remains systematically little investigated.
Bilal A. Rasray   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sport and Recreation Influence upon Mountain Area and Sustainable Tourism Development [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Environmental and Tourism Analyses, 2013
In contemporary tourism, sport and recreation are increasingly becoming the dominant motives for undertaking the journey, and as a result of modern living, active holidays are more frequent.
Jelica J. MARKOVIĆ, Marko D. PETROVIĆ
doaj  

Tourism Development Perspectives in the Putna – Vrancea Nature Park [PDF]

open access: yes
During the last years tourism in natural environments noted an increase in demand from the part of touristy products consumers. The Vrancea mountain area, though having a divers touristy potential, is not very well known on the tourism market. The Putna –
Gina Craescu
core  

Travel Patterns of Destination Mountain Bikers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
In the spring of 2003, the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) cooperated with Ride the Shore Tours Inc. to survey IMBA members in order to gain an understanding of mountain bikers' travel patterns. A geographically diverse sample of U.S.
Donna Green
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Who is local and what do they know? Braiding knowledges within carnivore management in Europe

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Growing recognition of Indigenous Peoples and traditional local communities as stewards of biodiversity has brought to the fore the issues of knowledge and value pluralism in conservation policy and practice. Given their basis in practical and multi‐generational experience, Indigenous and local knowledges are highly relevant to managing human ...
Hanna Pettersson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Visual Attractiveness of the Landscape in Selected Areas in Poland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In the article photographs presenting the natural landscape of various areas of Poland: lowlands, highlands, lake districts, mountains, cliffs and dune coastlines, have been analyzed.
Podhorodecka, Katarzyna
core   +1 more source

Investigating conservation performance payments alongside human–wildlife conflicts: The Swedish lynx and wolverine protection policies

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Conservation performance payments are becoming an increasingly popular instrument to tackle human–wildlife conflicts. In Sweden, Sámi communities practicing reindeer husbandry receive performance payments as compensation for reindeer losses caused by lynxes and wolverines.
Josef Kaiser   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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