In a developing country such as India the contingent valuation method (CVM) cannot always provide a correct valuation of recreational use benefits of an environmental resource given the huge size of the parallel economy involving different categories of middle to upper income group families which have the capacity to move as tourists. The ‘participant observation method’ and ‘unstructured inter...

BACKGROUND There is growing recognition of the importance of recreational space utilization for promoting physical activity (PA) among youth. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 926 diverse 6th-8th grade students in Somerville, MA. Participants completed the 2007 Youth Risk Surveillance Survey (YRBS). Chi-square testing and logistical regression modeling were perfor...

Snow avalanches are generally rare and occasionally extreme events. In the general context of prediction and predictably of extreme events, we will examine whether snow avalanches are predictable based on a few examples of forecasts at different scales. Clearly, avalanche predictability depends on scale. When the regional avalanche danger is High or Very High (Extreme), an avalanche is likely s...

—A valley in the Selkirk mountains of British Columbia was used as the setting for a choice experiment to determine resource values and individual preferences over management alternatives. GIS and management models of wildlife, recreation and timber already existed from previous research and lent themselves readily to application within a choice modeling framework for valuation and utility anal...

Garber-Yonts, Brian E. 2005. Conceptualizing and measuring demand for recreation on national forests: a review and synthesis. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNWGTR-645. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 40 p. This analysis examines the problem of measuring demand for recreation on national forests and other public lands. Current measures of recre...

The purpose of the study was to establish the values of the variables of the psychological area in predicting the potential competitive performance of cross-country skiers. The psychological area, encompassing 24 variables, was studied within the model of potential performance MMPS. The sample consisted of 48 cross-country skiers of three competitive categories. The expert modelling procedure w...