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An intergenerational study of perceptions of changes in active free play among families from rural areas of Western Canada

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2016
Background Children’s engagement in active free play has declined across recent generations. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine perceptions of intergenerational changes in active free play among families from rural areas.
Nicholas L. Holt   +7 more
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Assessing Gull Abundance and Food Availability in Urban Parking Lots

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Feeding birds is a common activity throughout the world; yet, little is known about the extent of feeding gulls in urban areas. We monitored 8 parking lots in central Massachusetts, USA, during the fall and winter of 2011 to 2013 in 4 monitoring sessions
Dan Clark   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

FIRE CHARACTERISTICS OF ZAGROS FOREST ECOSYSTEM, KERMANSHAH PROVINCE, WESTERN IRAN [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironment & Ecosystem Science, 2021
Fires are an integral part of many terrestrial biomes and a major source of disturbance in nature. The purpose of this study is to assess the causes and characteristics of fires in the Zagros ecosystem in ten consecutive years from 2011 to 2020.
Mohsen Javanmiri pour
doaj   +1 more source

BEYOND THE FRINGE: THE ROLE OF RECREATION IN MULTI-FUNCTIONAL URBAN FRINGE LANDSCAPES [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Urban and Regional Analysis, 2022
This paper reviews some of the academic literature and policy documents that relate to and promote the need for urban design and the re-invigoration of the processes and practices of ‘masterplanning’.
Ian GILHESPY
doaj   +1 more source

Sharing the same slope: Behavioral responses of a threatened mesocarnivore to motorized and nonmotorized winter recreation

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2018
Winter recreation is a widely popular activity and is expected to increase due to changes in recreation technology and human population growth. Wildlife are frequently negatively impacted by winter recreation, however, through displacement from habitat ...
Lucretia E. Olson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physical recreation in the structure of students' active recreation

open access: yesPhysical Culture, Recreation and Rehabilitation, 2022
Background and Study Aim.  The aim of the study is to generalize approaches to the concepts of physical recreation and recreational activities; reveal the directions and factors that contribute to the implementation of physical recreation; show the main ...
Viachesla Zaytzev   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recreation as a Social-Ecological Complex Adaptive System

open access: yesSustainability, 2020
The environment and society are both the context for and product of human actions and interactions. Outdoor recreation is the primary interaction many people have with the environment and it is an interaction that greatly contributes to human well-being.
W. Morse
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of Accommodation Companies Recreation Activities in İstanbul [PDF]

open access: yesOnline Academic Journal of Information Technology, 2012
Recreation activities represent quality of company, image and attractiveness for both staying guests and day use guests. At the same time recreation can be important income source for accommodation companies.
Aslı ALBAYRAK
doaj   +1 more source

A chronological review on perceptions of crowding in tourism and recreation

open access: yesTourism Recreation Resarch, 2020
This study presents a chronological review of methodological and empirical issues of the perceived crowding literature in the contexts of tourism and recreation.
Humeyra Dogru-Dastan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acute lower respiratory infections among children under five in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of prevalence and risk factors

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2023
Background Acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs) among children under five are still the leading cause of mortality among this group of children in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA ...
Jacob Owusu Sarfo   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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