Monika M. Derrien

TL;DR: This paper applied social constructionist theorizing and narrative analysis to study senses of place expressed by a sample of Bosnian immigrants in Vermont, identifying three prominent learning stages through which individuals narrate their changing relationships with place.

TL;DR: It is suggested that the diversity of OPVs and disparate character of activities, locations, and dosages may contribute in important ways to the efficacy of these programs, and that agency policies can shape the development of therapeutic landscapes.

TL;DR: This paper examined how visitors use symbolic language, narrative, and other discursive practices to develop the social, cultural, and spatial contexts of their night sky experiences, which informed their understanding of imagination and imaginaries in tourism and recreation research.

TL;DR: An interdisciplinary evaluation of the pilot phase of a community-driven civic science project investigating the distribution of heavy metals in air pollution using moss growing on street trees as a bio-indicator in Seattle, Washington (USA) indicates that youth scientists collected usable samples, learned project content, and appraised their engagement favorably.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce a research strategy that seeks to align management needs with actionable research on sustainable recreation and tourism, and describe eight Research Focus Areas (RFAs) proposed in the strategy.