Recreational specialization has generally been treated by leisure researchers as a measure
of intensity of involvement and has been used to explore variation among activity …

This study aims to identify international birders' motivations and preferred destination
attributes using the push–pull framework, and to explore their travel behaviors. Through …

This study expands existing models of proenvironmental behavior (PEB) to examine the
potentially important and interacting influences of nature-based recreation and sense of …

This purpose of this paper was to test a three-dimensional model of recreational
specialization developed by. The model suggests recreational specialization could be …

Many rural communities are examining nature tourism options, such as birdwatching
(birding), as an economic development strategy. Unfortunately, public media stories, tourism …

A number of recent studies have focused on place attachment, defined as the extent to
which a person values or identifies with a particular setting. Some studies suggest that place …

Most previous research concerning serious leisure has focused on testing the nature of
activities using six distinctive qualities proposed by Robert Stebbins. Viewed from a different …

Given the growth in scuba diving activities and the importance of environmental education
programs to alleviate the potential impacts on coral reef ecosystems, there is a need to …

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between recreation specialization
and marine based environmental behaviors among SCUBA divers. Additionally, the study …

Names: Jacobsen, Michael Hviid, 1971-editor. Title: Nostalgia now: cross-disciplinary
perspectives on the past in the present/edited by Michael Hviid Jacobsen. Description …