in this research, first was identified suitable regions (considering ecological indexes) for intensive and extensive outdoor recreation and their various degrees using the usual tourism ecological model and applying gis. results showed that 297.223 hectares of park area have class 1 of extensive outdoor recreation potential, 86.465223 hectares class 2 of extensive outdoor recreation potential, ...

OBJECTIVE Despite the rise in specialist clinical services for the management of sports and active recreation injury, many patients attend hospital emergency departments for treatment. The purpose of this study was to describe sports injury cases presented to selected hospital emergency departments around Australia for the period 1989-1993. METHODS Routinely collected emergency department inj...

European agricultural landscapes have been shaped by humans to produce marketable private goods such as food, feed, fiber and timber. Land-use intensification to increase provisioning services in such productive landscapes alters the capacity of ecosystems to supply other services (often public goods and services) that are also vital for human wellbeing. However, the interactions, synergies and...

From a users’ perspective entertainment is based on enjoyment in using these products or services. How and which cultural differences between eastern and western cultures are influencing enjoyment and the design of entertainment technology is described in this paper. In particular the underlying religious structures are discussed and compared.

The integration of adults with mental retardation into community leisure services has become an accepted focus of community leisure service providers. Researchers and practitioners alike have discovered that participation in integrated recreation programs provides adults with mental retardation opportunities to acquire a variety of functional leisure and social skills. However, without specific...

Mountain lakes are highly sensitive to global change, requiring sustainable management strategies that support crucial ecosystem services (ES). However, small mountain rarely in the focus of ES assessments, and indicators potentially lacking. Therefore, this study aimed at comprehensively assessing key 15 located two regions European Alps. We involved local stakeholders experts identify importa...

M obile communications and integrated data and voice services are ushering in a new era of personal, portable, and pervasive computing, in which entertainment services will figure prominently. A September 2000 Datamonitor study predicted that the mobile entertainment industry revenue will increase to $6 billion by 2005. Broadband wireless technologies are already enabling the development of int...

M obile communications and integrated data and voice services are ushering in a new era of personal, portable, and pervasive computing, in which entertainment services will figure prominently. A September 2000 Datamonitor study predicted that the mobile entertainment industry revenue will increase to $6 billion by 2005. Broadband wireless technologies are already enabling the development of int...