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Studies in Outdoor Recreation: Search and Research for Satisfaction
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Studies in Outdoor Recreation as discussed by the authors provides a broad, interdisciplinary view of the field of outdoor recreation and its management implications, as well as a review of the social science literature on outdoor recreation.Abstract:
For twenty-five years, "Studies in Outdoor Recreation" has been a standard text in courses on parks and outdoor recreation and serves as an invaluable reference for park and recreation managers. The first book to integrate the social science literature on outdoor recreation, it reviews studies from this broad, interdisciplinary field and synthesizes them into a body of knowledge, providing an historical perspective on outdoor recreation research and developing its practical management implications. This third edition is completely revised to reflect current research and new concerns in the field. A new chapter examines the emerging issue of sense of place and its relationship to outdoor recreation. The book concludes with twenty principles to guide outdoor recreation management and research. An extensive bibliography and A Guide to the Social Science Literature in Outdoor Recreation lead readers to valuable primary source material. An essential resource for students, scholars, and professionals, "Studies in Outdoor Recreation" explores the theoretical and methodological issues in outdoor recreation and describes the management implications of outdoor recreation research.read more
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Linking place preferences with place meaning: An examination of the relationship between place motivation and place attachment
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A structural model to examine how destination image, attitude, and motivation affect the future behavior of tourists.
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Place bonding for recreation places : Conceptual and empirical development
TL;DR: In this article, a five dimensional orientation to place bonding of trout anglers for a wild and scenic stream was conceptually and empirically developed, where dimensions of place familiarity, belongingness, identity, dependence, and rootedness were examined by having respondents (n = 203) rate a 26-item scale of recreation place bonding.
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Minimising Visitor Impacts to Protected Areas: The Efficacy of Low Impact Education Programmes
TL;DR: Theoretical and empirical research studies in the United States are reviewed to evaluate the efficacy of educational efforts that seek to encourage adoption of low impact behaviours as discussed by the authors, finding that most of the visitor education efforts evaluated did effectively alter visitor knowledge, behaviour and/or resource and social conditions in the intended direction.
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Place attachment and landscape preservation in rural New England : A Maine case study
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