The concept of crowdsourcing sounds like a potentially useful method to gather information collectively contributed by a group of individuals. However, how willing would individuals actually be in contributing information in reality? This paper primarily presents the findings from a visitor survey conducted at a prominent National Park in Victoria, Australia, as part of a research project. The ...

Among worldwide tropical forest ecosystems, the Atlantic of Brazil stands out as a highly fragile area and biodiversity hotspot, with high degree endemism. The Caparaó National Park is an important conservation for this biome, where recent studies have found new species animals plants, including endemic vulnerable ones. We analyzed interannual seasonal trends in vegetation its buffer zone, usin...

Urban growth creates challenges recognized by the global community. Sustainable development is a widely accepted strategic framework in city planning and urban parks play an important role in it. Nonetheless, it is argued, that urban parks and other open green spaces are important for the quality of life of an increasingly urbanized society. Following the industrial revolution with its massive ...

The private theme parks are gradually surpassing public-owned scenic areas after many years of development and have become a mainstream choice for domestic tourists. Previous studies show that visitors from different backgrounds differ in consumer behavior and satisfaction factors. An understanding of visitor satisfaction is therefore of extreme importance to operators of privately-owned theme ...

Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, as part of the " Green Visions Plan for 21st Century Southern California " project. The authors thank Christina Li for providing assistance with the statistical analysis. The authors would also like to thank Frank Simpson for his comments on this paper. Thanks to the Green Visions summer interns of 2005 for the photos on the front cover. The mission of ...

A new genus and nine new species of New Zealand endemic pselaphine staphylinid beetles belonging to the supertribe Faronitae are described: Brounea Park & Carlton, gen. nov. (type species: Sagola setiventris Broun, 1915); B. yoonhoi Park & Carlton, sp. nov., B. chorui Park & Carlton, sp. nov., B. sungryongi Park & Carlton, sp. nov., B. mijeongae Park & Carlton sp. nov., B. seongmoi Park & Carlt...

Contingent choice surveys, in which respondents rate or rank alternative scenarios describing potential futures composed of varying levels of several different attributes, can help national park managers by identifying the preferences of visitors and also the nonuse values generated by park attributes. Many alternative combinations of park attributes can be explored efficiently, helping park ma...

OBJECTIVES Perceived proximity to recreational settings has been shown to be associated with increased physical activity levels. We examined individual socio-demographic and environmental correlates of perceived park proximity in Montreal to assess targets for ecological interventions to improve physical activity. METHODS A stratified clustered sampling design was used to collect data on perc...