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Tourism Infrastructure, Recreational Facilities And Tourism Development [PDF]

open access: yesTourism and Hospitality Management, 2018
Purpose and design – This research explores the interconnectedness between tourism infrastructure, recreational facilities and tourism development. It analyses their importance in, and compliance with the current phase of tourism development in the ...
Ante Mandić   +2 more
doaj   +8 more sources

Difficulties Limiting Access to Sports and Recreational Facilities in the City in the Perceptions of Service Users. Sports and Recreational Infrastructure Management Policy—Poznan Case Study [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
The range of sports and recreation facilities’ offer should be very wide in order for all social groups of the examined environment to have access to sports and recreation facilities.
Ewa Kruszynska, Joanna Poczta
exaly   +3 more sources

Biodiversity and the Recreational Value of Green Infrastructure in England

open access: yesSustainability, 2023
Green infrastructure refers to connected corridors of greenspaces within and beyond urban areas. It provides sustainable ecosystem goods and services for people and wildlife, enhancing their wellbeing and protecting them against climatic extremes. However, the exact contributing factors to the betterment of green infrastructure are not systematically ...
Narushige Shiode, Shino Shiode
exaly   +3 more sources

Trade-offs between the natural environment and recreational infrastructure: A case study about peatlands under different management scenarios

open access: yesLand Use Policy, 2022
The importance of peatlands for conservation and provision of public services has been well evidenced in the last years, especially in relation to their contribution to the net zero carbon emission agenda. However, little is known about the importance of recreation relative to conservation and their trade-offs.
Simone Martino   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

«GREEN» INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY OF RECREATIONAL NATURE USE [PDF]

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Economic Studies, 2018
The purpose of the article is to identify environmental risks and economic problems of the formation of the national ecological network and development directions of “green” tourism in the recreational and protected areas in the context of the transition
Natalya Andryeyeva   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Public Opinions and Use of Various Types of Recreational Infrastructure in Boreal Forest Settings [PDF]

open access: yesForests, 2016
We have investigated public preferences for use intensity and visual quality of forest recreational infrastructure. Forest infrastructure covers five classes, along a continuum from unmarked paths to paved walkways. Altogether, 39 sites were categorized into the five classes and measured with automatic counters.
Gundersen, Vegard, Vistad, Odd Inge
exaly   +4 more sources

High Biodiversity of Green Infrastructure Does Not Contribute to Recreational Ecosystem Services [PDF]

open access: yesSustainability, 2017
Urban lakes, especially those of natural origin, provide ecosystem services, recreation being one of the most important and highly valued by city dwellers. Fulfilling the needs of city residents to relax and have contact with nature has become a priority in urbanized areas and has been proven to positively affect people’s health and well-being.
Daria Sikorska   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Cycling infrastructure as a determinant of cycling for recreation and transportation in Montréal, Canada: a natural experiment using the longitudinal national population health survey [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Background Cycling is associated with numerous health benefits. Evidence suggests that new cycling infrastructure leads to increases in cycling, though studies of network-level changes are lacking.
Stephanie A. Prince   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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