Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management最新文献

{"title":"Enhancing outdoor recreational experience: A methodology for assessing peri-urban greenway suitability based on hiker physical activity levels and motivations","authors":"Aitor Àvila Callau ,&nbsp;Yolanda Pérez-Albert ,&nbsp;Estela Inés Farías-Torbidoni ,&nbsp;Sebastià Mas-Alòs ,&nbsp;Joan Alberich González ,&nbsp;Manel González Peris","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100893","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100893","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents an innovative methodology for assessing greenway suitability by integrating hiker profiles. The main objectives of the study are to design a method for calculating greenway suitability for different hiking profiles, based on physical activity levels and motivations, and to carry out a proof of concept on an official greenway. Applied to the 34 km Green Ring greenway in Tarragona, Spain, the approach categorises hikers into nine hypothetical profiles combining three activity levels (inactive, active, very active) and three motivations (nature appreciation, cultural heritage, physical activity). Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and fieldwork, the greenway was analysed through four key indicators (comfort, difficulty, naturalness, and culturalness) which were normalised into a unified scale. The Potential Suitability Value (PSV) metric was developed to measure greenway compatibility with different hiker profiles through custom algorithms prioritising profile-relevant indicators. Results highlighted marked variability in suitability, with the greenway being most favourable for inactive hikers motivated by nature, while those seeking physical challenges found lower compatibility due to limited greenway difficulty. The methodology demonstrates scalability, offering a framework for sustainable greenway management, personalised recommendations, and enhanced user satisfaction. Overall, the study bridges recreation and sustainable land management, promoting enhanced trail and greenway experiences, fostering better health outcomes, and encouraging deeper engagement with greenways.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100893"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143934776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Estimating park visitation in Canadian national parks using volunteered geographic information (VGI)","authors":"Matthew Ketchin,&nbsp;Jed A. Long","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100888","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100888","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding human ecological impact in natural areas is important for ensuring overall environmental and human health. Managing the human ecological impact in protected areas like national parks can be laboursome and expensive with traditional visitation monitoring methods due to their size and complexity of use. Volunteered geographic information from digital platforms can provide researchers and park managers with unique insights into visitation that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to obtain. In this study, we test whether data collected from the photo-sharing and storage platform Flickr, the outdoor recreation tracking platform AllTrails, and the exercise tracking platform Strava, can be used to estimate official visitation data in Canadian national parks through simple and multiple linear regression. Our hypothesis is that these data sources can be used to estimate visitation patterns of outdoor recreation in Canadian national parks. We identified that all three sources of volunteered geographic data are significantly correlated with official visitation data obtained from Parks Canada. Our models were strengthened when the data sources were used together in a multiple regression rather than individually in bivariate models. This study demonstrates this relationship for the first time with the Strava Global Heatmap and AllTrails proxy data and creates a basis for using volunteered geographic information from different platforms to estimate visitation and patterns of outdoor recreation in Canadian national parks. Further, the ubiquitous spatial nature of these datasets suggests they may be used as a reliable proxy in other areas where official visitor counts are unavailable.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100888"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143921793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Play and peril: Displacement drivers and types across recreation motivations in crowding and wildfire-prone southern California national forests","authors":"Alyssa S. Thomas ,&nbsp;Erin E. Budzyn ,&nbsp;Elizabeth E. Perry ,&nbsp;Brian A. Peterson ,&nbsp;José J. Sánchez","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100889","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100889","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Many southern California residents use urban-proximate national forests to meet their recreation needs, but with climate change and increased forest popularity, displacement is of concern due to the potential for degraded conditions and/or closures. Displacement could result in recreationists completely foregoing the national forests for other forms of leisure activities. To guide would-be visitors to suitable alternative recreation experiences when they are unable to recreate as they want due to undesirable conditions (e.g., crowding, poor resource conditions), a better understanding of how recreationists are experiencing and reacting to displacement is needed. In a 2023 survey of 3585 southern California residents who had visited at least one of the four national forests in the study area (Los Padres, San Bernardino, Cleveland, and Angeles National Forests) since summer 2020, we asked about drivers and types of displacement for these recreationists. We found that road closures and extreme heat are the two most common drivers of displacement resulting in a change of plans. The USDA Forest Service may need to consider these group differences when suggesting alternative high-quality recreation opportunities for displaced recreationists.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100889"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143921794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"","authors":"Ulrike Pröbstl-Haider","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100887","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100887","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100887"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143873841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring nature-resident connectedness and resident attitudes towards tourism: Evidence from a coastal destination of Bangladesh","authors":"Md. Arshadul Islam,&nbsp;Khayrul Alom Tuhin,&nbsp;Md. Hasnan Sakin Sarker,&nbsp;Md. Abdul Wakil","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100885","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100885","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Amidst the expanding number of studies advocating for community involvement in tourism governance, limited emphasis has been rendered to comprehending the implications of residents' attachment with nature on their understandings and response towards tourism. This study addresses this gap by assessing the level of nature connectedness among residents and its impact on residents’ views of empowerment from tourism at Cox’s Bazar, a nature-based coastal destination in Bangladesh. Recognizing the significance of this relationship for effective destination management, the research blends the Contributions of Nature to People framework with Weber’s Theory of Formal and Substantive Rationality. Although the study shows a partial statistically significant connection between nature connectedness and support for tourism, as well as between economic empowerment and support for tourism in the study area, other areas of empowerment show an insignificant connection to nature, raising concerns about support for tourism and indicating an overall weak connection to nature. While residents are eager to portray Cox's Bazar to tourists, concerns about over-tourism persist, and variations across different parts of the study area reflect distinct characteristics influenced by locational and socioeconomic factors. These findings underscore the necessity of integrating residents' connection to nature into tourism development strategies, prioritizing initiatives that cultivate this bond to foster positive attitudes toward tourism and mitigate conflicts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100885"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143873840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tailoring tourism strategies: Exploring the role of demographics in shaping domestic tourists' perceptions: The case of domestic tourists in Da Nang City, Vietnam","authors":"Chieh-Lu Li ,&nbsp;Trang Huynh Ngoc Phuong","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100884","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100884","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Tourism is a crucial economic driver for Vietnam, particularly in Da Nang, where it significantly contributes to local economic growth and employment. Despite its strong tourism infrastructure, only 58 % of domestic tourists return to the city, indicating a need for strategies to improve tourist retention. The primary objective of this study is specifically focus on how variations in demographic characteristics shape perceptions of four constructs including destination image, perceived value, psychological well-being, and behavioral intention among domestic tourists. The data was collected from 409 domestic tourists who visited Da Nang in the past three years. The results indicate that gender, age, educational background, visit frequency, and income significantly influence all the four constructs. Whereas, marital status and occupation have a more limited impact, primarily affecting Destination Image construct and Money Value factor in perceived value construct. These findings highlight the importance of tailoring tourism development policies to the specific needs and preferences of different demographic segments. The study provides a robust foundation for the development of strategic initiatives aimed at attracting and retaining domestic tourists, ensuring the sustained vitality of the city's tourism sector.</div></div><div><h3>Management implications</h3><div><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><div>Tailor tourism offerings to the specific preferences and needs of different demographic groups can significantly improve tourist's psychological well-being. repeat visits and positive word-of-mouth recommendations.</div></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><div>Tourism managers should design and promote a diverse range of activities that cater to the age-related preferences of their target audiences to ensure that both young and older tourists find experiences that resonate with their interests.</div></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><div>Affordable yet high-quality services can ensure a positive experience for tourists, and foster their satisfaction and potential loyalty to the destination.</div></span></li><li><span>4.</span><span><div>Tourism managers should consider developing and promoting educational tours, workshops, and cultural experiences that highlight the intellectual and cultural depth of the destination.</div></span></li><li><span>5.</span><span><div>To ensure high standards in hospitality, safety, and customer service will enhance tourists' Perceived Value and strengthen the destination's image.</div></span></li><li><span>6.</span><span><div>Regularly soliciting feedback from tourists and acting upon it helps to continuous improvement and responsiveness to tourist needs.</div></span></li></ul></div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100884"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143844296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The spatial network structure of the U.S. outdoor recreation economy and its influencing factors","authors":"Zhang Youyin,&nbsp;Yang Yaoyu,&nbsp;Liu Wenting,&nbsp;Jiang Yiyi,&nbsp;Xu Haibin,&nbsp;Qin Mingjie,&nbsp;Ye Chenghao,&nbsp;Zhang Yi,&nbsp;Li Tian,&nbsp;Tao Yingze,&nbsp;Cheng Di","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100878","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100878","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Investigating the spatial network structure of the outdoor recreation economy has significant implications for the industrial layout of outdoor recreation economies in other countries. However, there is a notable lack of research on this topic. Therefore, this study explores the spatial network structure of the U.S. outdoor recreation economy using a modified gravity model and social network analysis (SNA), and employs QAP analysis to examine its influencing factors. The findings reveal the following: (1) COVID-19 significantly hindered the overall development of the U.S. outdoor recreation economy, reducing economic cooperation among states; however, recovery has been relatively swift. (2) Coastal regions exhibit significant developmental advantages in outdoor recreation economies. (3) The study confirms prior assumptions that, while the U.S. outdoor recreation economy demonstrated low short-term resilience following global public health events, it exhibited high long-term resilience. During the initial outbreak of COVID-19, people tended to seek relatively safer and less crowded areas. (4) The Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern, Upper Mississippi Valley, and Pacific Coast regions showed significant economic siphon effects, whereas the Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions exhibited notable economic spillover effects. States like California, Colorado, and New York play pivotal roles as intermediaries and hubs in the flow of outdoor recreation elements.(5) The QAP analysis results reveal that factors such as temperature, precipitation, and income levels significantly influence the network structure. Additionally, economic coordination among regions, optimized resource allocation, and the development of climate-resilient infrastructure play crucial roles in enhancing network resilience and promoting balanced regional development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100878"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143824287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Urban forest visitors’ perceptions of biodiversity and its effects on their well-being","authors":"Ursula Siltanen ,&nbsp;Riikka Puhakka","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100886","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100886","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid loss of biological diversity due to human activities has increased interest in understanding the interdependencies between humans and biodiversity. The evidence base for the health and well-being effects of nature-based recreation is strong, but less is known about the role of biodiversity. This qualitative study explores the complex relationship between perceived biodiversity and well-being through the following questions: 1) how do visitors of an urban forest perceive different aspects of biodiversity, and 2) how do the different aspects of biodiversity affect their perceived well-being? These biodiversity aspects applied are species encountering, diversity and abundance, interactions between species, natural processes, sounds, colors, shapes, textures, smells, and seasonal changes. The data consists of semi-structured interviews of participants (n = 12) on two guided visits in the Lahti Health Forest, Finland.</div><div>The participants paid effortlessly attention to sounds, colors, and strong natural smells, whereas processes, textures, and shapes required more focus. Perceptions were affected by intentionality, activity, mindset, ecological knowledge, quality, and familiarity with a forest. The findings indicate that the multisensory experience of biodiversity is significant for the restorative and stress reduction potential of a recreational forest. At the same time, processes, seasonal changes, and textures are meaningful regarding spiritual well-being. The findings emphasize the potential of biodiverse nature to improve well-being comprehensively. By paying attention to the perceivable attributes of biodiversity in urban areas and promoting the recreational use of biodiverse natural environments, mutual benefits could be achieved for both biodiversity protection and human well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100886"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143790943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A study of the effect of cycling experience on place attachment from the embodiment theory perspective","authors":"Caijuan Guo,&nbsp;Ziqi Liu,&nbsp;Huanxi Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100881","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100881","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Under the new mobility paradigm, bicycles are no longer just for daily commuting, and greenway cycling has evolved into a new tourism and leisure activity. Compared to other types of tourism experiences, tourists' outdoor leisure cycling experiences are characterized by a higher degree of embodied cognition. As people interact with spaces and places, different physical experiences and perceptions are generated, which in turn lead to emotional judgments about the place. Therefore, we used a questionnaire to survey and analyze cyclists (265 people) in Dongxiaokou Forest Park. The structural equation model analysis was conducted using AMOS 24.0 software. Drawing on the embodiment perspective and the expansive construction theory of positive emotions, this study investigates the impact of cyclists' embodied experiences on place attachment. The following conclusions are drawn: (1) Cyclists' embodied experience can be categorized into two dimensions: physical experience and psychological experience. (2) The embodied experience has a significant effect on the positive emotions of tourists. (3) The psychological dimension of embodied experience has a direct effect on place attachment. (4) Positive emotions have a mediating role in the relationship between embodied experience and place attachment. (5) Those who cycled more often showed higher levels of place attachment, and those who had a cycling companion had a stronger cycling experience than those who cycled alone.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100881"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143776846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Getting outdoors for ordinary beauty: Exposure to nature promotes meaning in life through enhanced savoring","authors":"Yue Zhou,&nbsp;Liuna Geng","doi":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100883","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jort.2025.100883","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Savoring is the capacity to experience pleasure in everyday life and is a crucial determinant of happiness. However, few studies have explored the effects of nature, a restorative environment, on savoring. Based on attention restoration theory, this study investigated whether exposure to nature is a positive antecedent to savoring and the downstream consequences of perceived meaningfulness across four studies (<em>N</em> = 798). Study 1 identified a positive association between the frequency of nature exposure and savoring beliefs. Study 2 established a causal link between exposure to nature and savoring behaviors(food enjoyment). In Study 3, a field experiment demonstrated that recreation in the outdoor natural environment increases meaning in life through an enhanced tendency to savor. Finally, Study 4 experimentally manipulated savoring to confirm its causal relationship with the meaning in life. In conclusion, our findings suggest that exposure to nature fosters a greater appreciation for life and enhances the sense of living a meaningful life.</div></div><div><h3>Management implications</h3><div>Current research indicates that exposure to nature enhances the perceived meaning in life through improved savoring. This finding carries significant implications for both tourism management and mental health interventions. Firstly, in planning natural scenic areas, it is advisable to incorporate more experiential activities, such as handicraft workshops and food tastings, allowing tourists to enjoy the comfort provided by nature while cultivating a deeper appreciation for the beauty of life. Secondly, the future development of nature healing programs that integrate nature experiences with savoring interventions could assist individuals in recognizing meaningfulness, thereby addressing mental health issues. Furthermore, given that digital nature can also offer benefits, incorporating more natural elements into the design of hotels or restaurants may enhance the savoring beliefs of consumers and tourists, encouraging them to make more positive evaluations of their experiences.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100883"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143747265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}