Geolocated social media data counts as a proxy for recreational visits in natural areas: A meta-analysis

A Ghermandi - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Geolocated social media data counts are increasingly used as proxy for number of visits in
natural areas, including their spatial and temporal distribution. This paper synthesizes the …

Valuing nature-based recreation using a crowdsourced travel cost method: A comparison to onsite survey data and value transfer

M Sinclair, M Mayer, M Woltering, A Ghermandi - Ecosystem Services, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Representing the economic value of recreation generated by natural ecosystems can
provide a powerful incentive for their conservation. Demonstrating value, however, requires …

When marketing discourages consumption: demarketing of single-use plastics for city tourism in Ottawa, Canada

K Raab, R Wagner, M Ertz, M Salem - Journal of Ecotourism, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Single-use plastics (SUP), have been widely criticized for contributing to
pollution and the throwaway culture. This paper applies the demarketing framework to SUP …

[HTML][HTML] The Integration of HBIM-SIG in the Development of a Virtual Itinerary in a Historical Centre

C López-González, J García-Valldecabres - Sustainability, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The continuous increase in cultural tourism, together with the deficient planning of public
use, increases the risk of heritage resource degradation. Currently, there are collaborative …

Analysing spatial and temporal patterns of tourism and tourists' satisfaction in Nepal using social media

P Bhatt, CM Pickering - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Information on where and when tourists go and what they value about their visits is
important when promoting, planning, and managing destinations, particularly for countries …

Destination image of Chitwan National Park, Nepal: Insights from a content analysis of online photographs

P Bhatt, CM Pickering - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2022‏ - Elsevier
There are millions of publicly available photographs posted by people visiting protected
areas on social media, but can they enhance our understanding of the preferences of nature …

Ökonomische Bewertung des nachhaltigen Tourismus in deutschen Naturparken

A Frieser, S Bittlingmaier, T Piana… - Landschaft und Tourismus, 2023‏ - Springer
Landschaft kann als individueller Lebens-und Erholungsraum wahrgenommen werden und
erfüllt dadurch eine elementare Grundfunktion für das menschliche Wohlergehen und …

Valuing recreation in Italy's protected areas using spatial big data

M Sinclair, A Ghermandi, G Signorello, L Giuffrida… - Ecological …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Protected areas offer unique opportunities for recreation, but the non-market nature of these
benefits presents a significant challenge when trying to represent value in the decision …

Spatial and temporal patterns in wildlife tourism encounters and how people feel about them based on social media data from South Africa

JR Mangachena, S Geerts, CM Pickering - Journal of Outdoor Recreation …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
With well-developed tourism infrastructure and high biodiversity, including charismatic
mammals, wildlife tourism is popular in South Africa. But where and when do people …

Comparing established visitor monitoring approaches with triggered trail camera images and machine learning based computer vision

J Staab, E Udas, M Mayer, H Taubenböck… - Journal of Outdoor …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The management of protected areas and other recreational landscapes is subject to a
variety of challenges. One aspect hereof, visitor monitoring, is crucial for many management …