al. 2001, Loomis et al. 2001, Hesseln et al. 2003). Postfire recreation use can differ by activity and location and depends on initial forest conditions, fire characteristics, and timing of fires (e.g., Kline 2004). In wilderness areas postfire recreation likely fluctuates over time in response to changing forest conditions. Immediately after fire, recreation use may decline substantially in re...

what has turned “nature” into a landscape and a tourism destination has transformed over time and comprised various aspects in different definitions. landscape definitions have considered nature as a tourism destination in multiple points of view. four main viewpoints are debatable in a time period from the first landscape definition till today. the first definition discusses the pictorial and ...

Soundscape perception is increasingly recognized as an important part of landscape preference and environmental experience. However, few studies have juxtaposed visual soundscape to compare their contributions overall preference. This paper aims quantify the contribution audiovisual visitors’ park The preferences visitors at seven sample sites in a city were investigated through field questionn...

Urban planning for optimal provision of recreational forests is not only con2 cerned with how much space is needed, but equally with how this could be 3 arranged in the landscape in order to make these forests accessible to many 4 potential visitors. The present study sought to establish relationships between 5 the spatial pattern of forest cover and these forests’ accessibility either on 6 foo...

Visitors can affect and reduce the welfare of nonhuman animals. The Belo Horizonte Zoo, Brazil, had a group of greater rheas intended for reintroduction to the wild. Because this group received public visitation, evaluating its effect on the birds' behavior and welfare was important. The study conducted 60 hr of behavioral observations: 30 with, and 30 without, visitors in front of the birds' e...