Nature-based tourism in protected areas: a systematic review of socio-economic benefits and costs to local people

K Thapa, D King, Z Banhalmi-Zakar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Nature-based tourism, which includes visits to protected areas, is a growing trend. This may
include consumptive and non-consumptive activities, with nature-based tourists being …

Tourism as a tool in nature-based mental health: Progress and prospects post-pandemic

RC Buckley, MA Cooper - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The healthcare sector recognises the role of nature in mental health. The tourism sector is
equipped to take people to national parks. The conservation sector gains support from …

Technology, ICT and tourism: from big data to the big picture

S Gössling - Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The past years have seen an unprecedented growth in the ICT economy that has
fundamentally altered business models and consumer cultures. Many of the changes this …

[HTML][HTML] Covid-19 and outdoor recreation management: Increased participation, connection to nature, and a look to climate adaptation

T Beery, MR Olsson, M Vitestam - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Outdoor recreation management perspectives were investigated based on the general
perception of increased public outdoor recreation participation during the Covid-19 …

Outdoor recreation in Sweden during and after the Covid-19 pandemic–management and policy implications

AS Hansen, T Beery, P Fredman… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reports results from three studies concerning outdoor recreation participation and
trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. The studies, undertaken at national …

“The forest has become our new living room”–the critical importance of urban forests during the COVID-19 pandemic

H Weinbrenner, J Breithut, W Hebermehl… - Frontiers in forests and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Out of nowhere the COVID-19 pandemic has turned people's everyday lives upside down.
Public places in urban areas were closed. However, leaving the house for recreational and …

Tourism and mental health: Foundations, frameworks, and futures

R Buckley - Journal of Travel Research, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Tourism contributes to mental health. We could: recognize, measure, value, and market
those contributions; analyze components and design products to maximize mental health …

Park access and mental health among parents and children during the COVID-19 pandemic

MF Hazlehurst, S Muqueeth, KL Wolf, C Simmons… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Time spent outdoors and in nature has been associated with numerous benefits
to health and well-being. We examined relationships between park access and mental …

Bibliometric analysis of trends in COVID-19 and tourism

A Viana-Lora, MG Nel-lo-Andreu - Humanities and Social Sciences …, 2022 - nature.com
The aim of the research is the bibliometric analysis of research on COVID-19 and tourism in
order to detect research lines and gaps, the main authors, the countries with the highest …

Tourist mental health drives destination choice, marketing, and matching

MA Cooper, R Buckley - Journal of Travel Research, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Leisure tourism, including destination choice, can be viewed as an investment in mental
health maintenance. Destination marketing measures can thus be analyzed as mental …