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Assessing the divide between humans and the natural world: effects of increased experience in natural areas
(2016)There is speculation as to whether humans are able to comprehend, appreciate, and protect natural environments when they have received minimal or no exposure to such areas. There are many speculative explanations for this ... -
Conservation, community benefit, capacity buliding and the social economy : a case study of Lutsel K'e and the proposed national park
(2011-04-18)In 2001, 32 years after the Government of Canada initially proposed a national park on the East Arm of Great Slave Lake in the traditional territory of the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation, Chief Felix Lockhart indicated to ... -
Constraints on leisure activities participation among Chinese immigrants in Canada / by Feihuang Xiong.
(2006)Although leisure constraint studies and issues of leisure behaviour among racial minorities have been well documented over the past twenty years, very little systematic effort has been devoted to explore immigrants' ... -
The Effectiveness of environmental communication with scuba divers : a case study comparing the curricula of BSAC, PADI, and SSI entry-level certification courses
(2012-11-10)The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the environmental communications contained in novice certification course manuals. This was accomplished by reviewing the effectiveness of these communications ... -
Enabling the Wild Child: Measuring Child Sense of Place and Connectivity to Nature in Relation to a Park Experience
(2016)Nature-deficit disorder is a condition termed by Richard Louv in 2005 to account for the disconnect from nature experienced by individuals, families, and communities in the developed world (particularly in a North American ... -
Exploration of the views of volunteers in outdoor recreation within a social economy framework / by Carrie McClelland.
(2008)Volunteers play a significant role in providing important services to a community. Not only do these services create opportunities for community members to participate in a variety of activities, but they also offer ... -
Mapping recreation use patterns and forest values : a Canadian boreal forest case study / by Perrine, Lesueur.
(2008)People attribute values to the places they use for forest recreation. Such values are often difficult to access and even more difficult to incorporate in forest management and planning. As potential sources of conflict in ... -
Motivational compliance of Canadian inbound tour operators with China Approved Destination Status (ADS) guidelines
(2009)Tourism is one of the most important industries in Canada and continues to be an important factor in maintaining a strong Canadian economy. One of the markets that currently holds the greatest potential for inbound tourism ... -
Participants' views on constraints and opportunities in the development of diamond tourism in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
(2009)Diamond tourism is an experience that is currently being developed in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Ideally, diamond tourism engages tourists in an educational experience about the diamond mining process, ... -
Pictures, actions and words : using photo elicitation to explore the lived experience of outdoor recreation for a person with a developmental disability
(2009)The purpose of the research was to document the lived experience of outdoor recreation from the perspective of a 19 year old male with a developmental disability and to explore photo elicitation as a method of eliciting ... -
Recreation specialization, place attachment, and site attribute preferences of river paddlers in Canadian mountain national parks / by Jennifer Bond.
(2006)To plan and direct use on a river that balances the ecological integrity and the quality of the recreational experience, it is necessary to know how different users relate to an area and what features of that area they ... -
Skiers' and snowboarders' perceptions of the quality of a ski resort in Japan : an application of importance performance analysis and recreation specialization / by Michael Scorgie.
(2008)Identifying customers' perceptions of the strengths and weaknesses of a particular service is an important step in the process of providing good service quality. This insight will allow managers to prioritize and allocate ... -
Stakeholder perspectives on climate change and adaptation in expedition cruise tourism in Nunavut / by Adrianne Johnston.
(2011)Climate change and tourism change are global phenomena (Keskitalo, 2008; Page, 2003). As climate change becomes more pronounced and the tourism industry continues to be susceptible to changes in climate (Coombes, Jones, ... -
Stakeholders' experiences of an interpretation accreditation system : a case study in Banff National Park, Canada / by Rosanna L. Maunder.
(2007)Previous research suggests that guided interpretation in nature-based settings has the potential to develop positive attitudes towards conservation and can foster appropriate visitor behavior in parks and protected areas. ... -
Tides of change : place meanings in the Broughton Archipelago
(2006)Rural Vancouver Island is in a state of transition from reliance on traditional resource based industries such as commercial fisheries and forestry (Robinson & Mazzoni, 2003) to a more diversified economy which includes ... -
Understanding Chinese tourists' satisfaction with their travel experiences in Canada / by Kun Zhang.
(2007)The purpose of this study is to better understand Chinese tourists' satisfaction with their travel experiences in Canada. Primarily, tourism studies to date have addressed and examined the consumer or tourism satisfaction ... -
Understanding patterns of pleasure craft tourism in the Canadian Arctic and implications for safety management
(2015)This study establishes an understanding of pleasure craft tourism patterns in the Canadian Arctic from 1990-2013 with a focus on the implications for safety. Two specific objectives were fulfilled: 1. to develop an ... -
Understanding the context of knowledge and values in natural resources decision making : a case study of Parks Canada's Recreational Activities Assessment framework
(2009)The range of natural, societal and nature-human interactions of contemporary environmental management, especially for parks and protected areas, is seemingly infinite and is continually changing in scope and complexity. ... -
Visitors' attitudes towards wind farms : a study of the English Lake District National Park
(2011-07-19)The tourism industry is one of the largest in the world. Many nations derive considerable economic gain from tourism markets. At the same time, many nations are pushing for the development of newer greener sources of energy ... -
Wild wolves? Understanding human wolf interactions in a coastal Canadian national park reserve
(2006)Opinion surveys and interviews with park users (chiefly kayakers and canoeists) in the Pacific Rim (B.C) area, to examine their attitudes about wild wolves (Canis lupus).
