The popular perception that humans are undergoing a global extinction of “experience of
nature”(EoN) is poorly supported by empirical evidence. Here, we provide–to the best of our …

The connection that individuals have with nature impacts their well-being and their support
for pro-nature policies. While it is generally believed that the connection between humans …

Nature‐based tourism nets roughly 8 billion annual travelers globally to all regions of Earth,
with many visiting around 200,000 formally protected areas. Financially well‐off tourists pay …

National parks are an important manifestation of the United States' democratic ideal and
attract more than 300 million visits annually. However, racial/ethnic minorities are …

Former Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne (2007), acNnowledged the role National
ParNs should play in health and fitness:“National parks will be part of the solution to reduce …

This study examined and compared outdoor recreation constraints between onsite
recreationalists to a southeastern national forest with offsite recreationalists, with respect to …

This thesis examines the racial power imbalances that exists within the outdoor recreation
industry. Despite participation rates being quantified, limited research explores the lived …

Individuals recreate to realize desired experiences or benefits. When used for recreational
planning, benefits-based management (BBM) is an approach that focuses on understanding …

Differential impacts of policies or changes in environmental conditions on people is a
growing area of interest to decision-makers, yet remains an often neglected area of study for …

This study examines the effect of temporal psychological distance on travellers' reliance on
three types of word-of-mouth (WOM): traditional WOM (tWOM), social media WOM (SNS …