The 50th anniversary of the US Wilderness Act of 1964 presents a worthy opportunity to
review our collective knowledge on how recreation visitation affects wilderness and …

This article reviews the scientific literature on trail erosion and the magnitude of the erosive
processes that occur on mountain trails due to recreational activities, mainly due to hiking …

Due to intensive tourism and increasing demand for recreational activities, people produce
more waste. In this context, the aim of this research is to determine the opinions of experts …

This book provides a comprehensive account of tourism in natural, wild and protected areas.
The 2nd edition contains an overview of key literature and developments that have emerged …

Recreation ecology–the study of the environmental consequences of outdoor
recreation/nature‐based tourism activities and their effective management–is an emerging …

Reflecting the popularity of nature-based activities such as hiking and mountain biking, there
are thousands of kilometres of recreational trails worldwide traversing a range of natural …

Visitation to recreation and protected areas is increasing globally and in many regions,
including Europe, so is research on visitation. But who, where, what and how is the research …

Biodiversity loss driven by anthropogenic pressures highlights the importance of
conservation efforts in protected areas globally. Protected areas are also locations providing …

Resource and experiential impacts associated with visitation to wilderness and other similar
backcountry settings have long been addressed by land managers under the context of …

Worldwide there has been a drastic increase in publicly available volunteered geographic
information on social media and websites (Chua et al., 2016, Goodchild, 2007, Sloan and …