In response to federal administrative rule, the Tahoe National Forest (TNF), California, USA engaged in trail-route prioritization for motorized recreation (e.g., off-highway-vehicles) and other recreation types. The prioritization was intended to identify routes that were suitable and ill-suited for maintenance in a transportation system. A recreational user survey was conducted online (n = 81...

This paper presents findings from an ethnographic study of a group of young recreational drug users in Melbourne. This group of young recreational drug users derived many benefits from their ecstasy and other drug use, including sociability and pleasure; however, they also experienced a range of harms from their frequent drug use. This paper discusses these harms and then reflects on the implic...

linear green infrastructures along rivers and canals serve different functions: green corridors, or ecological network, maintain biological diversity, improve water quality, and provide areas for fauna and flora to grow and thrive. greenways connect people with landscape resources and serve as recreational areasthat are easy to use and accessible to the greatest number of potential human users....

Recreational firearm use is a popular leisure-time activity in the United States enjoyed by millions of individuals across all age groups. Recreational firearms produce impulse noise levels that exceed 140 decibels peak sound pressure levels (dB peak SPL). Unprotected ear exposure to this high-level impulse noise can cause immediate and irreversible damage to delicate inner ear structures of bo...

Citation: Garin N, Velasco C, De Pourcq JT, Lopez B, Gutierrez MM, Haro JM, Feliu A, Mangues MA and Trilla A (2015) Corrigendum: Recreational drug use among individuals living with HIV in Europe: review of the prevalence, comparison with the general population and HIV guidelines recommendations. Front. Microbiol. 6:1229. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01229 Corrigendum: Recreational drug use among ind...

Heterogeneity in household preferences for recreational use of forests may lead to spatial sorting, i.e., households choose their residential location in accordance with their preference for forest recreation. In this study, we analyze the preferences for recreational use of forests in Lorraine (Northeastern France), applying stated preference data. Our approach allows us to estimate individual...

BACKGROUND Hospital admissions for acute recreational drug toxicity are coded using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) coding system. It is unclear how these admissions are coded, as often there are no specific ICD-10 codes for the drug(s) involved. This study was undertaken to determine how acute recreational drug toxicity admissions are routinely coded. DESIGN Questionnai...

Executive Summary Introduction Recreational fishing represents a popular and highly valued use of marine resources, with participation by a large percentage of the U.S. population. Nonetheless, many recreational fisheries, including a number of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) recreational reef fish complex, show trends towards shorter seasons, smaller bag limits and more restrictive size ...