Using social media to assess nature-based tourism: Current research and future trends

VT Da Mota, C Pickering - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2020 - Elsevier
Social media is increasingly recognised as an important source of information about a wide
range of issues, including nature-based tourism. We assess the current state of the …

Visitation to national parks in California shows annual and seasonal change during extreme drought and wet years

JS Jenkins, JT Abatzoglou, EJ Wilkins, EE Perry - PLoS Climate, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This study examines the influence of drought indicators on recreational visitation patterns to
National Park Service units in California (USA) from 1980 to 2019. We considered mountain …

Assessing the popularity of urban beaches using metadata from social media images as a rapid tool for coastal management

VT da Mota, C Pickering - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal natural areas, such as beaches in cities, are valued by locals and visitors for their
recreational and aesthetic value. For coastal and beach managers, it is important to know …

Place meanings and national parks: A rhetorical analysis of social media texts

C Marcotte, PA Stokowski - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2021 - Elsevier
Many national parks now use social media to communicate their special qualities of place
and guide visitors' experiences. But, how do they actually construct effective social media …

[HTML][HTML] Discourse about national parks on social media: Insights from Twitter

P Norman, CM Pickering - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2023 - Elsevier
Engagement with natural areas is evident in a range of discourses including on social
media. Expanding on more locally focused research, we examine the potential of listening …