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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Stakeholder perspectives on climate change and adaptation in expedition cruise tourism in Nunavut
(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, ...
Towards marine tourism management recommendations for the wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site, Nunavut, Canada
(2020)
Over the last 25 years, climate change-induced increases in open water have led to a dramatic
environmental and social transformation in the Canadian Arctic (Dawson, Pizzolato et al., 2018;
Johnston, Viken et al., 2012). ...