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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...