Knowledge of the benefits and costs to water users is required for a complete assessment of policies to create incentives for water quality improving changes in agricultural production. A number of benefit estimation methods are required to handle the varying nature of water quality effects. This report reviews practical approaches and theoretical foundations for estimating the economic value o...

Our paper investigates the values fostered and inhibited by current Brain-computer Interface systems for the physically disabled. We report on a study conducted among 12 physically disabled individuals by employing Value Sensitive Design, a tripartite methodology accounting for human values in the design process. Our study reveals that current systems restrict independence, articulation, recrea...

This paper estimates the value of water quality for outdoor recreation in Wales, considering all beaches and rivers country, accounting accrued to existing visits gener...

Leisure and recreation facilities are strongly intertwined due to their mutual dependencies. Thus, they build up invisible networks. Leisure and recreation facilities are one of the imperative components for socio-cultural, psychological, and economic development. In the spectrum of sustainable development, it is not possible to initiate development process without strategically planning for le...

Benefits-based management seeks to provide recreation benefits for recreation participants by managing the physical environments in which recreation occurs. This study investigates the relationship between benefits desired by visitors and the physical, social, and managerial characteristics of settings that facilitate realization of recreation benefits. Data such as perceived benefits from recr...

This scudy sought to construct and validate a lifestyle d e that would capture for leisure professionals a more holistic picture of people's interests. A broader profile of their customen would allow recreation profession& to tailor information of their services. Public sector recreation managers could provide better services by learning about how customers sped their leisure time. With general...

Protected areas around the world were created with the goals of preserving biodiversity and providing nature-based recreation opportunities for millions of people. This dual mandate guides the management of the majority of the world’s protected areas, but there is growing evidence that quiet, nonconsumptive recreation may not be compatible with biodiversity protection. We combined noninvasive s...

This study used latent class analysis to classify adolescent home neighborhoods (n=344) according to built environment characteristics, and tested how adolescent physical activity, sedentary behavior, and screen time differ by neighborhood type/class. Four distinct neighborhood classes emerged: (1) low-density retail/transit, low walkability index (WI), further from recreation; (2) high-density...