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Tihonova, Mariya, Tatyana Simankina, and Aida Kormishova. "Environmental aspects of the theme park development in the Russian Federation." E3S Web of Conferences 244 (2021): 10040. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202124410040.
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Recreation and leisure are of paramount importance in human life. This article makes a comparison of different recreational areas categories. The main focus of this research is the current situation of Russian amusement and theme parks market. A comparison of Russian and European theme parks, their attributes, qualities, popularity and revenue is given. The research uses data gathering, analysis and synthesis to illustrate the insufficiencies of theme park development in the Russian Federation. The completed research suggests that Russia severely lags behind other European countries in terms of theme park quantity and quality. Factors that contribute towards this insufficiency are revealed in the conclusion of this research.
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Moisescu, Ovidiu-Ioan, Oana-Adriana Gică, and Mihaela-Corina Dorobanțu. "Exploring the Drivers of Visitor Loyalty in the Context of Outdoor Adventure Parks: The Case of Arsenal Park in Romania." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 19 (September 24, 2021): 10033. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910033.
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Outdoor adventure parks are highly important for contemporary society, having positive social, economic, and environmental impacts. Nevertheless, to fulfill their positive role in society, and to be economically sustainable, such parks need to nurture visitor loyalty. Drawing on previous fundamental research results that ascertain that customer satisfaction has a positive influence on customer loyalty, the objective of the current research is to explore the specific elements of outdoor adventure park visitors’ satisfaction, within an applied research framework, in order to emphasize those attributes that have a significant impact on visitors’ loyalty. For that, an online survey was conducted among the visitors of Arsenal Park, Romania, one of the largest adventure parks in south-eastern Europe. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Our results show that visitors’ satisfaction with respect to the safety and equipment involved in amusement services, the ambience of the park’s food and beverage facilities, and the quality of the food are the most important satisfaction constituents for enhancing visitor loyalty in the context of outdoor adventure parks. By formatively specifying the exogeneous variables of our model (in contrast with the omnipresent reflective measurements used in previous studies), and by employing the importance–performance map analysis (IPMA), we clearly emphasize those particular aspects that are under the control of outdoor adventure parks’ managers, which significantly impact their visitors’ loyalty, as well as the way in which managers can clearly identify those attributes that need improvements.
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Ohwada, Hayato, Masato Okada, and Katsutoshi Kanamori. "Route-Planning Algorithms for Amusement-Park Navigation." International Journal of Software Science and Computational Intelligence 6, no. 2 (April 2014): 78–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijssci.2014040105.
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This paper describes route-planning algorithms for navigation in amusement parks (e.g. Disneyland). Unlike conventional shortest-path-finding used for traveling salesman problems, the authors provide several algorithms that consider waiting time estimates in real time, exploit the reservation facilities of an attraction such as Fastpass in Disneyland, and balance a series of enjoyment types such as excitement or relaxation. These features make the new shortest-path algorithms more flexible and dynamic for supporting the cognitive aspects of enjoyment. The authors developed a navigation tool as a Web application in which users select their attractions of interest and the application suggests reasonable and enjoyable routes. An experiment was conducted to demonstrate the performance of this application, focusing on well-known attractions in Tokyo Disneyland.
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Suprapto, Yetti Lutiyan, Amin Wibowo, and Harsono Harsono. "Intra-firm causal ambiguity on cross-functional project team’s performance." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 11, no. 4 (September 3, 2018): 901–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-09-2017-0109.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the negative effect of intra-firm causal ambiguity on the project team’s performance—efficiency and effectiveness, and also examine the moderating role of openness and the integrative capabilities. Design/methodology/approach The population in this study is teams that come from a variety of companies which work with cross-functional teams or matrices, such as advertising agencies, recreational or amusement parks, television companies, production houses, radio stations, private education providers, manufacturing enterprises and IT companies. The sample population was chosen based on their tendency to form creative teams to respond to environmental/market dynamics by involving employees from different backgrounds and levels in the planning and implementation of projects. Findings As hypothesized, intra-firm causal ambiguity negatively influenced the project team’s efficiency and effectiveness, while openness moderated the effect of intra-firm causal ambiguity to efficiency, but not to effectiveness, and the team’s integrative capabilities did not moderate the above relationship. Research limitations/implications First, the sample in this study only focused on teams with creativity doing a project. Any future research is expected to focus more on the selection of sample types which also have a tendency to apply openness, and focus their activities on improving their integrative capabilities. Second, there are no data about the background experience of the members of the teams in working together on previous projects, so future studies need to discover whether that experience also affects the variables included in this study. Third, the category of the time horizon samples for the project’s implementation, which were between one month and two years, is still too wide. It may have contributed to the overlapping of the moderating effect, so future studies need the sample project’s categories to have a much narrower range (one to three months, four to six months, or one year). Fourth, the regression results for the moderating variables are partially not supported. This may relate to the characteristics of the respondents. To obtain the data and a more complete knowledge, further research can be done into creative on-going team types, such as an interior design team, a company’s production performance team and others. Practical implications A practical implication based on the research that has been done is that, when the condition of intra-firm causal ambiguity occurs, strategies to reduce the condition are needed. First, before a project starts, all the team members must understand the systemic process of the project’s resources related to the environment and the objectives. Systemic understanding of the resources system can help the team to effectively manage any causal ambiguity in the resources system. Second, referring that the higher the intra-firm causal ambiguity is, the efforts to codify the resources and the systemic process of the project should also be higher as well. So the second strategy is to codify/create tools that guide the project, in order to make it easily understandable, accessible and always up to date, over the lifespan of the project. Originality/value The results of research into the impacts of intra-firm causal ambiguity on the organizational performance are still inconsistent. Some researchers claim that intra-firm causal ambiguity has a negative effect on performance, but there are also studies that show the opposite result. This research accommodates these inconsistencies by examining the effects of a moderating variable on the impact of intra-firm causal ambiguity on a cross-functional team’s performance, in its contextual and internal aspects. The contextual aspect is represented by the openness of the team, while the team’s ability to integrate the diversity of knowledge, i.e. its integrative capability, is represented as the internal aspect.
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Kuo, Hsing Ping, and Kang Li Wu. "The Influence of Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction in Theme Parks Design of Taiwan." Advanced Materials Research 1008-1009 (August 2014): 1543–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1008-1009.1543.
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This study adopted E-Da Theme Park, a popular Taiwan theme park newly established in 2010, as a research case setting to explore the relationship between theme parks’ service quality and customer satisfaction. In addition, it also explored whether visitors’ satisfaction would be influenced by amusement parks’ service quality. By using a questionnaire survey, and regarding those tourists of E-Da Theme Park as a research object, this study explored the influence of the park’s service quality on its customer satisfaction. Research results showed that the aspects of a theme park’s service quality, including tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy, had a significant influence on customer satisfaction. Those research outcomes can be provided as a reference to theme park practitioners in terms of their management and operation planning, and draft appropriate strategies of service quality to improve customers’ satisfaction and create a better brand image of theme park.
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Guo, Bin, Yi Su, Lin Pei, Xiaofeng Wang, Xindong Wei, Bo Zhang, Dingming Zhang, and Xiaoxia Wang. "Contamination, Distribution and Health Risk Assessment of Risk Elements in Topsoil for Amusement Parks in Xi’an, China." Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 30, no. 1 (November 10, 2020): 601–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/123606.
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Yusuf, Akhmad, Ishafit Ishafit, and Toni Kus Indratno. "Amusement Park Physics in Panggon Lunjak (Trampoline): Analysis of Kinematics and Energy Use Video Tracking." International Journal of Science and Applied Science: Conference Series 2, no. 1 (December 10, 2017): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/ijsascs.v2i1.16672.
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<p class="Abstract"><em>Panggon Lunjak</em> (trampoline) is one of the famous amusement parks among the people that we can use as a recreation to enjoy a pleasant sensation. Without us knowing the amusement park that we often encounter is actually the result of the application of science and technology, especially in the field of physics, because it is amusement park for student of science is a real laboratory or the giant laboratory that we can use as a study of physics concepts and as research materials. <em>Panggon Lunjak</em> (trampoline) motion is very close to the harmonic motion where the resulting graph of the sinus so that on the graph will be in the analysis of kinematics and energy phenomena, so that research on simple harmonic motion materials is not limited to research using pendulum motion and spring load motion which is often exemplified as research on harmonic motion. The purpose of this study is to analyze the physical aspects of <em>Panggon Lunjak</em> (trampoline) motion based on the laws of physics on the concept of kinematics and analyze energy, Where the mechanical energy of addition between potential energy and kinetic energy (Conservation of energy). The analysis is done by using video tracking. Based on the analysis done using people as a mass, the result of the amplitude, the spring constant, angular frequency, and the law of conservation of energy on the <em>Panggon Lunjak</em> (trampoline) is true. This analysis activity will be well used as a physics learning for students.</p>
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Teodorovich, Larissa. "Ecotourism in national parks in Ukraine: theoretical and practical aspects." Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography, no. 41 (September 17, 2013): 318–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vgg.2013.41.2005.
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The possibility of development of ecological tourism in Ukraine was considered. The legal basis for environmental protection was studied. A list of national parks of Ukraine and the current state of ecotourism in national parks was provided. Main causes and of problems of development of ecological tourism in national parks Ukraine were lighted. Key words: ecological tourism (ecotourism), National Park, Park, protected areas, recreation, tourist and recreational complex.
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Lee, N. Y., S. Y. Park, Y. M. Lee, S. Y. Choi, S. H. Jeong, M. S. Chung, Y. S. Chang, S. H. Choi, D. H. Bae, and S. D. Ha. "Potential risk and sodium content of children’s ready-to-eat foods distributed at major amusement parks in Korea." Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A 30, no. 9 (September 2013): 1527–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2013.804954.
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Santos, Silvio Alexandre, Felipe Rafael Oliveira, Ana Paula Machado Velho, and Luiz Felipe Machado Velho. "Environmental perception by the visitors of urban parks in the city of Maringá, Southern region of Brazil." Paisagem e Ambiente 32, no. 47 (May 12, 2021): e173184. http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.2359-5361.paam.2021.173184.
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Urban parks are essential in improving the quality of life of the population in the cities. In this study, we sought to understand the perception of citizens about the importance of urban parks in the city of Maringá-PR, and the environmental aspects that involve their relationship with green areas. The parks analyzed were Parque do Ingá and Parque Municipal Alfredo Werner Nyffeler, both of which are widely frequented by the population. Exploratory field research was used, through the application of questionnaires, which covered questions related to the user’s profile, environmental perception and the structure of the parks. 212 people were interviewed, 106 in each park. The feeling of well-being, as well as the benefits related to physical and mental health, and contact with nature, were the most highly valued attributes. It can be seen that these green areas make the urban environment more pleasant and play a fundamental role in improving the quality of life of the researched public. The subjective perception developed by visitors to green areas in urban centers shows the importance of developing public policies aimed at the implementation, conservation and management of urban parks, with a consequent expansion and improvement of urban sustainability.
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Petrushenko, Mykola, and Hanna Shevchenko. "The development of environmentally relevant educational activities within innovation parks: the case of Ukraine." MATEC Web of Conferences 342 (2021): 11006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202134211006.
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Combining industrial, environmental, social and scientific aspects of sustainable development in the form of innovation parks in emerging economies, inevitably leads either to the short-term functioning of too comprehensive and unviable organizational structures, or to the creation of modern platforms not only for sustainable production, but also for the greening of education. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the possibilities of developing environmentally relevant educational activities within innovation parks, on the example of industrial, scientific and technological parks in Ukraine. The research methodology: the quintuple helix model in analyzing the structure of activities within the innovation parks along the vertical “education – environment”, a comparative analysis of the concepts of Ukrainian industrial parks. The approach developed in the paper to the activation of natural and ecological activities of industrial parks in Ukraine allows identifying the level of formalization of the environmental component in their concepts, as a basis for the development of environmentally relevant education. At the conceptual level, the broad possibilities of this development depend primarily on the sufficient validity of organizational models reflecting the environmental-oriented powers of initiators, management companies and participants. At the practical level, these opportunities are partially realized in Ukrainian science parks.
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Yang, Yang, Zhifang Wang, and Guangsi Lin. "Performance Assessment Indicators for Comparing Recreational Services of Urban Parks." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 7 (March 24, 2021): 3337. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073337.
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Parks can offer varied services to human well-being, including recreational services (RS); however, there is insufficient understanding of park differences concerning the actual performance of their varied RS. To fill this gap, this study aimed to develop a set of performance indicators as a tool for comparing the functional efficacy of RS among different parks. The indicators covered three aspects of RS: recreational usage of various physical activities, their recreational satisfaction level and the collective performance rating. These indicators were applied in a case study of four parks in Guangzhou, China, based upon on-site observation and a questionnaire survey. The functional difference of these indicators was compared and the collective indicator was found to be able to effectively capture different efficacies of urban parks in supporting varied RS. Results show all the parks were far from reaching the maximum performance of designed RS, so it is worthy of consideration by urban managers to further improve their RS efficacy. In addition, the overall spatial design and configuration were inferred to be essential for improving the RS efficacy of urban parks, but not park size nor ornamental vegetation. The findings offered valuable evidence for the optimal spatial design and management of urban parks.
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Wahaj, Nazar Mohammad, and Mohammad Hassan Abidi. "Evaluation of awareness level of Taliqan residents about the health hazard of environmental pollution." International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies 3, no. 1 (February 3, 2020): 10–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.53894/ijirss.v3i1.27.
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Protecting the environment is one of the most important responsibilities for every human being to keep it clean and protected. The pollutant and contaminated environment will cause many life-threatening diseases. It is well known that humans’ activities are the main causes of environmental pollution, therefore this research is aimed to evaluate the awareness level of Taliqan residents about the health hazards and environmental pollutions. The method used in this study was descriptive analytics and the data was collected through the questionnaires distributed to the townspeople and their responses were recorded. The results of this study showed that among 540 participants, 45.1% have fully awareness about the type of pollution and its health hazards, 25.74% have good knowledge, 14% have medal awareness, 11.85% have low awareness, 3.14% did not have any unaware. Also, none of the participants did not report daily activities of the municipality regarding management and cleanup of the city, while 1.85% reported the weekly activities, 20% monthly activities, 49.62% confirmed the non- program activities, and 19.44% were unaware of the city’s cleanup process by municipal authorities’ responsible persons. This study concludes that poor management of municipal officials, lack of waste containers on the road sides and amusement parks are the main reasons behind the waste storage and aggregation of rubbish in every corner of the city. In addition, lack of effective environmental education programs through the media has made the culture of urbanization and environmental protection less institutionalized among citizens.
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Despommier, Dickson. "Toxocariasis: Clinical Aspects, Epidemiology, Medical Ecology, and Molecular Aspects." Clinical Microbiology Reviews 16, no. 2 (April 2003): 265–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/cmr.16.2.265-272.2003.
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SUMMARY Toxocariasis is caused by a series of related nematode species (ascarids) that routinely infect dogs and cats throughout the world. The eggs from these ascarids are common environmental contaminants of human habitation, due largely to the fact that many kinds of dogs and cats serve as pets, while countless others run wild throughout the streets of most urban centers. The eggs, present in dog and cat feces, become infectious within weeks after they are deposited in the local environment (e.g., sandboxes, city parks, and public beaches, etc.). Humans, particularly children, frequently ingest these eggs by accident and become infected. Infection in humans, in contrast to their definitive hosts, remains occult, often resulting in disease caused by the migrating larval stages. Visceral larva migrans (VLM) and ocular larva migrans (OLM) are two clinical manifestations that result in definable syndromes and present as serious health problems wherever they occur. Diagnosis and treatment of VLM and OLM are difficult. These issues are summarized in this review, with emphasis on the ecology of transmission and control of spread to both humans and animals through public health initiatives employing treatment of pets and environmental intervention strategies that limit the areas that dogs and cats are allowed within the confines of urban centers.
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Diana, Emanuel, Keren, and Izhak. "Ethnic Differences in Home-Related Maternal Stress: Muslim and Jewish Mothers." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 22 (November 10, 2019): 4393. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224393.
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Parental stresses are normal responses to raising children. They are affected by stresses parents and children accumulate and bring to their interrelations. Background factors like economic difficulties or the relations between the parents may affect parental stresses as well as demographic and environmental factors like noise and access to urban parks. Most studies on parental stress are based on a verified psychological questionnaire. We suggest using frequency domain heart rate variability index (HRV) to measure parental stress enabling, by thus, the measurement of physiological aspects of stress and risk to health. Parental stress is measured as the difference between HRV accumulated at home while staying with the children and without the husband and HRV measured in the neighborhood while staying without the children and the husband. We use the index to compare differences among Muslim and Jewish mothers in exposure to maternal stress at their homes and to expose the factors that predict differences in maternal stress. We found that Muslim mothers suffer from home-related maternal stress while Jewish mother do not. Number of children and ethnically related environmental aspects predict differences in maternal stress between Muslim and Jewish mothers. Muslims’ lower access to parks stems from lack of home garden and parks in their neighborhoods in the Arab towns but mainly by restrictions on Muslim mothers’ freedom of movement to parks. Despite differences in levels of noise at home and in the status of the mother in the household, these factors did not predict differences in maternal stress. Instead, the study highlights the crucial role of greenery and freedom of movement to parks in moderating home-related maternal stress.
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Haredy, Abdallah. "Sustainable Park Landscaping as an Approach for the Development of the Built Environment: Review and Employment." International Journal of Environmental Science & Sustainable Development 4, no. 2 (June 30, 2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.21625/essd.v4i2.553.
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Implementing sustainable principles when landscaping parks is vital for the development of the built environment, and should take into account environmental, social, economic, and cultural aspects, in order to eliminate conflict between developmental requirements, and the need to preserve cultural and natural resources. This paper reviews the guidelines that should be considered for current and future sustainable parks in regions with a moderate climate, in order to ensure that they incorporate ecotourism, cost effective operation and maintenance, a clean environment, the promotion of renewable energy, and resource preservation. A number of parks, located in moderate climate zones, are studied in terms of aspects such as their location, topography, operation, and landscaping characteristics, to demonstrate the prevailing normative values that can be applied to sustainable park design. Prince Meshari Park, in Al-Baha city, Saudi Arabia, is employed as a case study for applying all of the guidelines proposed in this investigation, and to highlight some of their merits and limitations in terms of the current situation of the park.
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Zhang, Wan Yi, and Min He. "On the Planning and Construction of Wetland Park." Advanced Materials Research 663 (February 2013): 185–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.663.185.
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The paper explains the formation, development process, connotation and characteristics, so as to make it clear that the Wetland Parks are important for the utilization and protection of wetland. The paper also explains in detail the principles, direction and major points of the planning and construction of Wetland Parks. Then finally the writer’s suggestions for the construction of Wetland Park are expressed, and the future of Wetland Park is predicted. More and more widespread concern and attention has been attracted to wetland for its unique and important ecological, social and economic functions. Our country is strengthening the construction of wetland nature reserves, while we actively encourage the local to construct multifunctional Wetland Parks. Wetland Park, cultivates natural assets and expands environmental capacity. It functions in wetland ecosystem services in variety aspects, while it meets the needs of economic development of human society. At the same time, planning and construction of Wetland Parks is the effective and innovative means to create a good urban living environment.
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Reis Neto, José Francisco dos, Michelle Da Rosa Lopes, Pablo Antonio Muñoz Gallego, Celso Correia de Souza, and Taner Douglas Alves Bitencourt. "Perception of the Hedonic Value of Residences in the Neighborhood of Three Green Urban Parks." Revista Ibero-Americana de Ciências Ambientais 11, no. 6 (July 6, 2020): 600–611. http://dx.doi.org/10.6008/cbpc2179-6858.2020.006.0048.
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The objective of this article was to examine how users and residents of three urban parks in Campo Grande, MS, Brazil, perceive their existence, degree of satisfaction and attitudes in preserving them. A quantitative approach was employed in 412 users of the three Parks. Information on its sociodemographic characteristics, satisfaction with the park and environmental preservation attitude was collected, employing a seven-point Likert scale. The data collected revealed that the general satisfaction with the park contributes to the hedonic perception of the increase in the property value. From the factor variance analysis, overall satisfaction, preservationist attitude and park location showed significant relationships, such as interactions in the increase in the property value. It is noteworthy that there are differences in the perception of the satisfaction of residents close to the three parks. This article presents some interesting relationships under the aspects of theoretical implication, such as the contribution to studies on the City Parks and their relations with users and residents around them.
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Yeshitela, Kumelachew. "Attitude and Perception of Residents towards the Benefits, Challenges and Quality of Neighborhood Parks in a Sub-Saharan Africa City." Land 9, no. 11 (November 16, 2020): 450. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land9110450.
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Urban parks provide various environmental, socio-cultural and economic benefits, also called ecosystem services, as well as challenges. Urban park planning and management needs to consider the perception and attitude of people towards the benefits, challenges and quality of the parks. However, such information is largely lacking for cities of Sub-Saharan Africa. The objectives of this study are to understand the perception and attitude of residents towards the benefits, challenges and qualities of neighborhood parks in a formal settlement area in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and to investigate whether these aspects are affected by the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents. Data were collected through a household survey (n = 398) and three focus group discussions. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests. The focus group discussion resulted in the selection of 18 ecosystem services (benefits) and five challenges. Supported by a very high response rate (96.6%), the household survey shows that respondents recognize the environmental, socio-cultural and economic benefits provided by neighborhood parks, but that the socio-cultural and environmental benefits are perceived as more important than the economic benefits. The socio-demographic characteristics of age, gender and education level were found to have no significant effect on perceptions or attitudes. The cost of managing neighborhood parks and the attraction of nuisance insects were the two most important challenges, respectively. The majority of respondents rated the quality of the existing neighborhood parks excellent or good, with the existing safety condition and the presence of high plant diversity receiving the highest number of high scores. The availability of park facilities was the aspect of park quality considered poor by the most respondents. This study highlights the importance of place-based studies for assessing the perceived benefits that attract people to use urban parks, as well as the challenges that deter use. One important lesson that cities in Sub-Saharan Africa could draw from the development and management of neighborhood parks in Addis Ababa is the vital importance of public participation in urban park development and management.
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Hong, Hongru, and Alexandros Gasparatos. "Eco-industrial parks in China: Key institutional aspects, sustainability impacts, and implementation challenges." Journal of Cleaner Production 274 (November 2020): 122853. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122853.
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Grecevičius, Petras, and Romas Marčius. "OBJECTIVES OF DEVELOPING OLD PARK RECREATIONAL RESOURCES IN SEACOAST LANDSCAPE FORMATION." JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM 30, no. 3 (June 30, 2006): 125–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/13921630.2006.10697073.
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During the last 15 years disagreements between the process of urbanization and environmental (historic, cultural) heritage have clearly increased. Klaipėda old parks and their fragments are disappearing fast, and hard efforts for protection of parks in Palanga, Kretinga, Plungė, Rietavas are needed. The density of construction in park surroundings is increased, and approaches to the parks and their environmental quality are reduced. The formation of settlement greenery systems in which old parks are the basic components of their spatial structure becomes more complicated. In accordance with modern European requirements and the Lithuanian Master Plan, priority should be given to greenery in the spatial settlement structure. To preserve the individuality of Lithuanian landscapes it is necessary to apply measures of planning that would help to combine natural and cultural components providing for a high quality of landscape not only in a short run but also in the remote future. One of such measures is understanding of an important role of historic parks in the spatial structure of coastal settlements and their management. The provision of sustainable development declared by world community commits to analysing particular regional and settlement possibilities, resources for significant improvement of peoples life quality. Resorts are distinguished by their singularity. They have an influence on the national attraction of Lithuania and facilitate state image formation. Some strategic aspects of a harmonious development of historic parks on the Lithuanian seacoast are analised in the work. Specific proposals for improving the results of landscape formation are also presented.
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Ray, John D. "Spatial Distribution of Tropospheric Ozone in National Parks of California: Interpretation of Passive-Sampler Data." Scientific World JOURNAL 1 (2001): 483–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.83.
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The National Park Service (NPS) has tested and used passive ozone samplers for several years to get baseline values for parks and to determine the spatial variability within parks. Experience has shown that the Ogawa passive samplers can provide ±10% accuracy when used with a quality assurance program consisting of blanks, duplicates, collocated instrumentation, and a standard operating procedure that carefully guides site operators. Although the passive device does not meet EPA criteria as a certified method (mainly, that hourly values be measured), it does provide seasonal summed values of ozone. The seasonal ozone concentrations from the passive devices can be compared to other monitoring to determine baseline values, trends, and spatial variations. This point is illustrated with some kriged interpolation maps of ozone statistics. Passive ozone samplers were used to get elevational gradients and spatial distributions of ozone within a park. This was done in varying degrees at Mount Rainier, Olympic, Sequoia–Kings Canyon, Yosemite, Joshua Tree, Rocky Mountain, and Great Smoky Mountains national parks. The ozone has been found to vary by factors of 2 and 3 within a park when average ozone is compared between locations. Specific examples of the spatial distributions of ozone in three parks within California are given using interpolation maps. Positive aspects and limitations of the passive sampling approach are presented.
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Boysen, Birte, Jorge Cristóbal, Jens Hilbig, Almut Güldemund, Liselotte Schebek, and Karl-Ulrich Rudolph. "Economic and environmental assessment of water reuse in industrial parks: case study based on a Model Industrial Park." Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination 10, no. 4 (October 23, 2020): 475–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wrd.2020.034.
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Abstract Industrial wastewater reuse is a major measure to mitigate the depletion of available freshwater resources in the catchments around industrial areas and to prevent possible future water shortages and the resulting problems for industry, economy and society. Combining a set of environmental aspects and economic aspects of different wastewater treatment technologies, the authors developed a model-based approach for planning and evaluating water reuse concepts in industrial parks. This paper is based on an exemplary Model Industrial Park. The results based on data primarily calculated for Germany show that, for the majority of the indicators, the installation of the Water Reuse Plant seems to be beneficial for all examined reuse options. Considering the economic dimension, due to economies of scale, reuse options with larger volumes of treated water are preferable since the costs per m3 of reuse water are reduced by up to 33%. On the other hand, the environmentally preferable option depends on the respective indicator, e.g. for freshwater eutrophication, the higher the reuse factor, the lower the impact, leading to reductions between 8 and 12%. For climate change, the best option is dependent on the reuse purpose leading to reductions between 8 and 52%.
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Sarikaya, Hasan Z., and Veysel Eroglu. "Wastewater Reuse Potential in Turkey: Legal and Technical Aspects." Water Science and Technology 27, no. 9 (May 1, 1993): 131–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1993.0187.
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Treated wastewater is one of the potential water resources in especially arid and semi arid regions. Overall, Turkey is not poor in terms of water sources. However, due to distribution of water in time and in space water shortage is felt. Wastewater reuse potential is especially high during summer months for agricultural and recreational purposes. In coastal areas of Turkey treated wastewaters from the coastal settlements are reused to irrigate the green areas and parks. Surplus effluents are discharged into the sea by use of marine outfall pipes. Extended aeration type of activated sludge processes followed by chlorination is the most common form of the treatment. Agricultural reuse is encouraged in inland rural regions. Simple wastewater treatment methods such as stabilization ponds are popular in rural areas. Water quality standards regulating irrigational wastewater reuse are recently set in Turkey. Guidelines given by World Health Organization (WHO) are generally adopted except the limits for the intestinal nematodes and the residual chlorine. Irrigational reuse standards as well as the degree of the treatment have to be revised based on the local experiences. Assurance of a given effluent quality is one of the major problems in management of the wastewater reuse in rural areas. Local examples are presented to illustrate this point.
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Washington, Tracy L., Debra Flanders Cushing, Janelle Mackenzie, Laurie Buys, and Stewart Trost. "Fostering Social Sustainability through Intergenerational Engagement in Australian Neighborhood Parks." Sustainability 11, no. 16 (August 16, 2019): 4435. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11164435.
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Social sustainability includes aspects of equity and is associated with two of the United Nations Sustainable Development goals focused on promoting good health and well-being for all ages. Yet, this pillar of sustainability is considered the least understood, as compared to economic and environmental components. To address this, our study focused on intergenerational engagement within residential neighborhood parks to foster social sustainability and encourage healthy and active living. This study included an intercept survey with open-ended questions of 386 adult park users within 12 parks in South-East Queensland, one of Australia’s fastest-growing areas. Approximately two-thirds (68%) of adult participants visited the park with one or more children, primarily to use the playground. Further thematic analysis shows that intergenerational interactions predominantly include adults playing with or teaching children. However, intergenerational interactions were limited in numerous situations, such as when adults accompany older children. This paper concludes with a discussion on potential ways to increase intergenerational interactions in parks to promote health and well-being for all ages, thus increasing social sustainability within residential developments.
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VERNIHOROVA, N. V. "PARKS IN THE FIELD OF INCLUSIVE NATURE MANAGEMENT." Economic innovations 23, no. 1(78) (March 20, 2021): 29–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.31520/ei.2021.23.1(78).29-40.
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Topicality. Today, the concept of inclusion is widely used in socio-economic aspects of people's lives, including in the organization of urban space. The implementation of the principles of inclusion in the field of nature management has great potential in the field of park management. At the moment it is known about the creation of the first inclusive park in Ukraine in the Dnieper. Its creation is based on the principles of affordable and safe recreation in the park for children with disabilities. Therefore, based on the role of parks as an element of public space, it is important to highlight the main opportunities and goals of their use in the field of inclusive nature management. Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to analyze and summarize the features of inclusive nature management in general purpose parks. Research results. The introduction of an inclusive approach in the field of nature management is based on solving the problems of accessibility to ecosystem services of all segments of the population. Due to the vulnerability and high level of destruction of artificial ecosystems, certain environmental regulations must be met in the field of park management. These requirements are created in accordance with the specifics of the park's ecosystems and their intended use. Some types of city parks, such as: arboretums, botanical gardens, zoos, parks-monuments of landscape art, in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Nature Reserve Fund of Ukraine", are classified as objects of protection. Thus, the quality of ecosystem services in these areas to some extent depends on the implementation of environmental requirements. Conclusion. The study outlines the essential differences between socio-economic and natural inclusion. The main goals of the park facilities within the framework of the implementation of the inclusive approach are outlined. The positive consequences of the expansion of recreation parks and moderate recreation in urban areas are highlighted.
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Del Giudice, Vincenzo, Pierfrancesco De Paola, Pierluigi Morano, Francesco Tajani, and Francesco Paolo Del Giudice. "A Multidimensional Evaluation Approach for the Natural Parks Design." Applied Sciences 11, no. 4 (February 17, 2021): 1767. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11041767.
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The design of a natural park is generated by the need to protect and organize, for conservation and/or for balanced growth, parts of the territory that are of particular interest for the quality of the natural and historical–cultural heritage. The necessary tool to support the decision-making process in the design of a natural park are the financial and economic evaluations, which intervene in three successive steps: in the definition of protection and enhancement levels of the park areas; in the choice of the interventions to be implemented for the realization of these levels of protection and enhancement; in determining and verifying the economic and financial results obtainable from the project execution. This contribution deals with aspects and issues relating to the economic and financial evaluation of natural park projects. In particular, an application of the “Complex Social Value” to a concrete case of environmental design is developed on the basis of the elements that can be deduced from a feasibility study of a natural park: the levels of protection and enhancement of the homogeneous areas of the natural park are preliminarily defined, and the choice of the design alternative to be implemented is, therefore, rationalized with multicriteria analysis.
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Zinko, Y., M. Malska, M. Ivanyk, and S. Blagodyr. "Tourism in the Carpathian region: threat to the environment and ways of sustainable development." Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography, no. 45 (May 20, 2014): 443–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vgg.2014.45.1214.
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This paper contains of the question of the impact of mass forms of tourism and recreational classes on the environment Ukrainian Carpathians. Analysis of the environmental aspects of ecotourism initiatives in the region. The ways of minimizing the negative impact of tourism and recreational classes on the environment. In the context of the Protocol on Sustainable Tourism Carpathian Convention, the recommendations for national parks and rural areas of the region. Key words: Ukrainian Carpathians, tourism and leisure studies, sustainable development, ecotourism, rural tourism.
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Kaymaz, Isil, Dicle Oguz, and Ozlem Candan Cengiz-Hergul. "Factors influencing children’s use of urban green spaces." Indoor and Built Environment 28, no. 4 (April 26, 2017): 520–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1420326x17705943.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate patterns and factors related to 6- to 12-year-old children’s and their parents’ green space use behaviours in Çayyolu neighbourhood of Ankara, Turkey. Data were collected through draw and write surveys and questionnaire surveys at selected schools, and direct observations in eight parks in the neighbourhood. A total of 418 children and 383 of their parents participated in the surveys. In all, 498 recordings were made during on-site observations. Findings suggest that there is an interaction between park visiting patterns of parents and their children. Taking children to parks was a major motivation for – particularly female (p < 0.05) – parents to go outdoors. Most children (75%) used only gardens of their houses or housing complexes. There was a positive association between parents’ and children’s duration of visit (p = 0.00). Principal component analysis revealed three factors (52% of the total variance) effecting parents’ influence on their children’s use of green spaces; benefits of spending time outdoors, safety concerns and design characteristics. Results indicate that environmental design is not solely a factor in use of green spaces; understanding and promoting children’s use of green spaces should involve a holistic approach that includes social, cultural and physical aspects of the environment.
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Boehmer, Tegan K., Christine M. Hoehner, Kathleen W. Wyrwich, Laura K. Brennan Ramirez, and Ross C. Brownson. "Correspondence Between Perceived and Observed Measures of Neighborhood Environmental Supports for Physical Activity." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 3, no. 1 (January 2006): 22–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.3.1.22.
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Background:Neighborhood environmental supports for physical activity are assessed via telephone surveys (perceived) and environmental audits (observed), but the correspondence between methods is not known.Methods.Surveys (N = 1068) and audits were conducted concurrently in four diverse urban settings to measure recreational facilities, land use, transportation environment, and aesthetics. Agreement was assessed with kappa (κ) statistics.Results.Kappa values ranged from –0.06 to 0.47 for the 28 item-pairs: 17 item-pairs were classified as poor agreement (κ ≤ 0.20), 10 as fair (κ = 0.21-0.40), and 1 as good (κ = 0.47). The highest agreement was observed for proximity to parks, trails, and various land-use destinations, presence of sidewalks, and measures of neighborhood maintenance and cleanliness.Conclusions.Methodological issues and/or the likelihood of capturing distinct aspects of the environment may explain the generally low correspondence between survey and audit measures. Our findings should help researchers make informed decisions regarding measurement of environmental supports for physical activity.
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Kalinnikova, Marina V., and Irina N. Sosina. "Sociological aspects of improving the contaminated territories of Saratov." Izvestia of Saratov University. New Series. Series: Sociology. Politology 21, no. 2 (May 25, 2021): 167–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.18500/1818-9601-2021-21-2-167-171.
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The article discusses the problems of urban development of the contaminated territories of Saratov aimed at improving this territory. Particular attention is paid to the substantiation and necessity of using in sociological studies of a modern city such a concept as a socio-territorial community, which is interpreted as a form of social life, where a certain set of individuals has the same type of relationship to a specific territory. Glebutchev ravine was chosen as a contagious model polygon. Throughout almost the entire history of the city, the contaminated areas have been a zone of uncomfortable living attracting the poorest segments of the city’s residents. Urban development of these territories is associated with a number of social and environmental problems, for example, with the need for mass resettlement, demolition of illegal buildings, settlement of land disputes, etc. In the course of analyzing the materials of the author’s sociological survey of macrophotography, the bulk of the residents (65%) note the need of improving the ravine. At the same time, 30% of respondents want to improve living conditions by building a shopping and entertainment center, 45% want to see only pedestrian and transport accessibility and 35% believe that the creation of parks and recreation areas is necessary.
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V. Vishnevskaya, Ekaterina, Tatiana B. Klimova, Inna S. Koroleva, Olga K. Slinkova, and Svetlana N. Yasenok. "THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF PUBLIC CATERING IN THE CONTEXT OF TOURIST CITY SPACE DEVELOPMENT." Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews 7, no. 5 (November 1, 2019): 975–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2019.75128.
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Purpose: The modern city with its complex structure and dynamics is an important part of the tourist space, which has become especially attractive for travelers who tirelessly exploring the cultural heritage. Hotels, restaurants, amusement parks and other tourist infrastructure actively invading the urban environment changed the usual composition of the city. During the trip, tourists buy not only goods and services, they perceive the image of the city as a synthesis of impressions from the movement in the urban space, exploring it from different points of view, at different times of the day and in different seasons.
Methodology: To assess the impact of environmental factors on the activities of catering enterprises of the Belgorod region and the quality of customer service, the authors proposed a method using STEP-analysis and SWOT-analysis. The analysis of environmental factors was carried out on the basis of the expert evaluation results conducted in two stages.
Result: In tourism, the food infrastructure acts as an important element of entertainment and knowledge of local culture. Food is not just a common need of every person; tourists see it as entertainment and pleasure. Food of different peoples and even areas is usually very peculiar, so attractive to tourists. Catering infrastructure as an integral part of the hospitality industry should have a significant potential for adaptability, providing an opportunity for catering enterprises to respond quickly to frequent changes in the situation of the unstable tourism market, as well as to comply with the requirements of the destination brand.
Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students.
Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of The Infrastructure of Public Catering In the Context of Tourist City Space Development is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.
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Li, Y., W. Li, B. Wang, X. W. Liu, Y. L. Xie, and L. Liu. "An inexact multi-objective programming model for water resources management in industrial parks of Binhai New Area, China." Water Science and Technology 72, no. 10 (August 5, 2015): 1879–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2015.413.
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In recent years, Binhai New Area of Tianjin has been suffering severe water shortage due to climate change and industrial activities. Integrated and effective water resources management approaches are urgent for the sustainable development of industrial parks in Binhai New Area. However, uncertainties exist in many aspects of the water resources system and are inevitably problematic for water resources planning and policy-making. To address these uncertainties, an interval multiple-objective programming model was developed here to support the long-term planning of industrial water resources management in Binhai New Area, Tianjin, China. The model incorporated both multiple-objective programming and interval linear programming into a general programming framework. The developed model could handle the uncertainties and complexities of the water management system, and also allowed decision makers to adjust fuzzy objective control decision variables to satisfy multiple holistic and interactive objectives. The solutions are useful for planning adjustments of the existing water allocation patterns in Binhai New Area.
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Pawłat-Zawrzykraj, Agata, and Konrad Podawca. "Diversification of Municipalities Located in the Impact Area of National Parks in Terms of Environmental Requirements of Sustainable Tourism." Sustainability 12, no. 12 (June 16, 2020): 4896. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12124896.
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The main objective of the paper was to show the diversification of Polish municipalities that have national parks within their boundaries in terms of implementing sustainable tourism priorities. The study focused on ecological and environmental aspects, primarily related to the shaping and maintenance of green areas, as well as waste and wastewater management. The assessment was based on statistical data taken from the Local Data Bank for the years 2012–2018. The authors determined their own set of indicators, describing green areas management, the environmental risk associated with waste and wastewater generation, and the reshaping of the forest and agricultural landscape. The obtained results were compared with the spatial diversification of the surveyed administrative units in terms of tourist attractiveness carried out by us in 2018. The study made it possible to indicate, among others, municipalities that are prime tourist destinations and have highly developed tourist facilities, but do not keep up with sustainable tourism activities. There are also units that carry out activities in the field of forest and agricultural land protection, invest in public green areas, properly manage sewage and wastewater, and, at the same time, are not attractive for tourists.
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Rivero, Juan J. "“Saving” Coney Island: The construction of heritage value." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 49, no. 1 (September 28, 2016): 65–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0308518x16663014.
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This paper examines a historic preservation controversy that surrounded redevelopment efforts in Coney Island during the late 2000s. This longstanding amusement district in Brooklyn, New York inspired widespread agreement about its importance as a heritage destination. The apparent agreement, however, belied profound differences over the aspects of the neighborhood that contributed to its iconic stature and about how they should relate to plans for the area's redevelopment. Because heritage value is not an inherent attribute of the built environment, these divergent cultural claims raise questions about how this value comes about. The literature on heritage finds answers to these questions in processes of community formation. This explanation, however, offers limited insight into the classification of Coney Island features as objects of heritage. I make sense of the valorization of these features in terms of experiential qualities that cast an anachronistic glow over Coney Island and that inspired in preservation advocates a sense of the neighborhood's heritage. By looking beyond community dynamics and examining alternative ways in which heritage value arises, my research contributes to our understanding of the contentiousness that surrounds the redevelopment of historic places. It also poses a challenge to preservation efforts that assume the centrality of communities to heritage value claims, bypassing the anterior question of how people experience and understand places of heritage in the first place.
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Ansari, Fajri, Yoonjeong Jeong, Indra Putri, and Seong-il Kim. "Sociopsychological Aspects of Butterfly Souvenir Purchasing Behavior at Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park in Indonesia." Sustainability 11, no. 6 (March 25, 2019): 1789. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11061789.
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Utilizing butterflies in souvenirs escalates their exploitation, which occurs even with protected species. Visitors affect both tourism sustainability and butterfly populations. Thus, parks must establish visitor management practices to secure tourism, including butterfly-trading activities to provide social and economic benefits, while still maintaining butterfly populations and environmental sustainability. This research examined the relationships between visitors’ motivations, environmental attitudes (deontological status, legal compliance, and political activism), and preference regarding butterfly souvenirs. Data were collected using an on-site survey of 455 respondents at Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park in Indonesia and analyzed using factor analysis, correlation, and logistic regression. Results showed that visitors’ motivations were divided into four categories: challenge and freedom, nature appreciation, social relationships, and escape from routine. Visitors showed high deontological status, legal compliance, and political activist attitudes, valued the attributes of butterfly souvenirs highly, and strongly preferred souvenirs with authenticity value. Significant correlations existed among motivation, attitude, and preference for butterfly souvenir attributes. Logistic regression results revealed that with more frequent visits, better souvenir quality, and higher education levels, the possibility of visitors purchasing butterfly souvenirs increased. Prior knowledge regarding regulations prohibiting protected butterfly trading diminished this possibility. This study further discusses how visitors’ sociopsychological information can be used to minimize negative impacts caused by overtourism.
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Stucki, Flammini, Beers, Phuong, Anh, Dong, Huy, and Hieu. "Eco-Industrial Park (EIP) Development in Viet Nam: Results and Key Insights from UNIDO’s EIP Project (2014–2019)." Sustainability 11, no. 17 (August 27, 2019): 4667. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11174667.
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Industrial parks have been promoted as cornerstone strategies for economic development in countries around the world, including Viet Nam. The transformation of conventional industrial zones (IZs) into eco-industrial parks (EIPs) presents an effective opportunity to attain inclusive and sustainable industrial development, as well as increasing the economic competitiveness and resilience of industrial parks. This paper presents and discusses the interventions, key results, and lessons learned from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and UNIDO’s work on EIPs in Viet Nam as part of the Project “Implementation of eco-industrial park initiative for sustainable industrial zones in Viet Nam”. The Project was undertaken with the objective of developing policies and guidelines to facilitate the transformation of industrial zones into eco-industrial parks and implementing EIP principles in five existing industrial zones in the provinces of Da Nang (Hoa Khanh IZ), Can Tho (Tra Noc 1 and 2 IZs), and Ninh Binh (Khanh Phu IZ and Gian Khau IZ), which serve as pilots to support replication and upscaling across Viet Nam. The application of the Project’s policy, company, and park-level interventions demonstrated their value in contributing to the development and implementation of EIP practices in the country. Rather than stand-alone solutions, multi-disciplinary EIP concepts are most effective if applied as part of an integrated top-down approach (policy support as entry point for interventions) combined with a bottom-up approach (industrial park as entry point). The issuance of Decree 82/2018/ND-CP on the management of industrial parks and economic zones is a new policy outlining the requirements and process for transforming industrial zones into EIPs. The Decree is thereby an important driver for EIP development. Legal challenges with regards to EIPs still exist, including the lack of available and reliable data and the need for detailed standards and guidelines on reusing by-products, wastes, and wastewater. The final adoption of minimum EIP requirements in Viet Nam for social, economic, and environmental aspects is a key issue for scaling up implementation. The work undertaken as part of the Project will continue through the Global EIP Programme, in which Viet Nam is one of the participating countries.
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Valenzuela, Alfredo Leopoldo Enrique Messenger, Ana Carolina Belther Santos, Marcelo Dutra Della Justina, Thuany Stahelin Kuhn, Joris Pazin, and Cassiano Ricarso Rech. "Environmental factors to promote the use of a Public Park in adults." Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde 23 (May 6, 2019): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.12820/rbafs.23e0049.
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The aim of this study was to describe environmental factors that motivate public park use according to users’ sociodemographic characteristics. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2014/2015 in a park in the city of Florianopolis, Brazil. A face-to-face interview was performed, including sociodemographic data and environmental factors that stimulate park use. Descriptive analysis, chi-square and Z-tests were used to compare the proportions between groups, adopting a significance level of p < 0,05. The sample included 377 park users, aged 18 years or older (59.7% women). The architectural beauty of structures, geographic location, technological factors, normative policies, values and attitudes were reported as the main factors that motivate park use (p < 0.05). The presence of equipment and public programs in parks were more frequently mentioned as motivational factors for park use among women than men (p < 0.05). Architectural structures and notice boards and posters had higher proportions among users who had an elementary and high school level (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the existing environmental factors seem to have an impact on the motivation for park use, changing according to users’ sociodemographic aspects.
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Baek, Jonghyun, Yeeun Kim, Hyun Kim, and Hwasung Song. "Understanding Visitors at an Urban Park by Profiling of Destination Attributes." Sustainability 13, no. 7 (April 5, 2021): 4036. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13074036.
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A park has a variety of attributes, providing beautiful natural scenery and a place to rest as well as a cultural space in which performances and events are held. This study aimed to examine the various destination attributes that a place has, specifically, the resources of an urban park, by profiling visitors according to these destination attributes. The study setting, Gwanggyo Lake Park (GLP), is located in Suwon City and is in the limelight as an eco-friendly leisure and tourism destination in South Korea. As a result of profiling 595 visitors through an application of Latent Profile Analysis (LPA), three types of profiles were obtained: “Relaxation Leisure Seekers (RLS),” “Nature Environment Seekers (NES),” and “Ecological Experience Seekers (EES).” There were differences by type in visiting patterns, environmental propensity, distance from residence, and income. The results allow a better understanding of the various attributes of the park as an ecological tourism destination by visitor profile and profile-specific characteristics. Due to COVID-19, more people are visiting parks, which are natural outdoor spaces. This study provides implications for both theoretical and practical aspects of natural resource management in that it profiles visitors by highlighting parks as both leisure and tourism destinations.
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Zayas-Costa, Montserrat, Helen V. S. Cole, Isabelle Anguelovski, James J. T. Connolly, Xavier Bartoll, and Margarita Triguero-Mas. "Mental Health Outcomes in Barcelona: The Interplay between Gentrification and Greenspace." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 17 (September 3, 2021): 9314. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179314.
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Greenspace is widely related to mental health benefits, but this relationship may vary by social group. Gentrification, as linked to processes of unequal urban development and conflict, potentially impacts health outcomes. This study explores the relationships between greenspace and mental health and between gentrification and mental health associations. It also further examines gentrification as an effect modifier in the greenspace–mental health association and SES as an effect modifier in the gentrification-mental health association. We used cross-sectional Barcelona (Spain) data from 2006, which included perceived mental health status and self-reported depression/anxiety from the Barcelona Health Survey. Greenspace exposure was measured as residential access to (1) all greenspace, (2) greenways and (3) parks in 2006. Census-tract level gentrification was measured using an index including changes in sociodemographic indicators between 1991 and 2006. Logistic regression models revealed that only greenways were associated with better mental health outcomes, with no significant relationship between mental health and parks or all greenspace. Living in gentrifying neighborhoods was protective for depression/anxiety compared to living in non-gentrifying neighborhoods. However, only residents of gentrifiable census tracts benefited from the exposure to greenways. SES was not found to be an effect modifier in the association between gentrification and mental health. Future research should tackle this study’s limitations by incorporating a direct measure of displacement in the gentrification status indicator, accounting for qualitative aspects of greenspace and user’s perceptions. Gentrification may undermine the health benefits provided by greenspace interventions.
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Alekseeva, Tetiana. "The objects of Nature Reserve Fund of Poltava oblast as a factor of ecological tourism development." Scientific Herald of Chernivtsi University. Geography, no. 824 (January 30, 2020): 48–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.31861/geo.824.2020.48-54.
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The feature of present time is a sharp deterioration of environmental quality, so it is important to form the population with careful attitude to nature. The efficient approach of influence on the people’s consciousness is ecological tourism that is spreading in many countries. Its development in Ukraine is closely connected to environmental areas. That’s why the Nature Reserve Fund for ecological tourism development question is interesting and socially important. At one time, the contribution to the development of ecological tourism was made by domestic and foreign scientists. In this way works of A. S. Kuskov considered the main tasks of ecological tourism and requirements for work. O. Dmytruk defined principles, functions, and integration foundations of ecological tourism. V. V. Khrabovchenko studied the question of origin and development of ecological tourism and analyzed the phenomena of ecological tourism as a factor of stable development. General theoretical and practical aspects of recreational nature management in Ukraine were covered by K. Y. Kilinska, V. M. Rudenko, N. P. Anipko, N. S. Andrusiak, N. I. Konovalova. The foreign scientists B. Dzhons, R. Bakli, H. Lofman developed the conception of ecological tourism. The each region has its own specific conditionals of development of ecological tourism. Among them is the Natural Reserve Fund. The aim of this work is to study the objects of Poltava Regional Natural Reserve Fund as factors of ecological tourism development. The paper used the domestic and foreign geographical sources and methods: descriptive, analytical, synthesis, comparison, deduction, graphic, cartographic and others. Nowadays there are in existence several definitions of the concept ecological tourism. The Ukrainian scientist O. Beidyk thinks ecotourism is a recreational activity which has the least impact on the natural environment. The ecological routes are applied for different purposes: recreational, educational and upbringing, gaining the emotional impressions from communication with nature etc. The Nature Reserve Fund – is a territories and objects which have a special protective, scientific, recreational and other value. They are created for saving the natural diversity, maintaining the general ecological balance and environmental monitoring. Ukraine has 11 categories of nature-reserved objects. All of them differ in potential needed for ecological tourism development. There are 384 objects in Poltava oblast. They make up 4,95% of a the total area of the region. Among them there are 178 partial reserves, 2 national natural parks, 5 regional landscape parks, 137 natural monuments, 2 dendrological parks, 1 botanic garden. The partial reserves are one among the most numerous environmental objects of Poltava oblast. They are created to maintain the ecological balance and to save biological kinds and natural complexes. Botanical, landscape, geological, hydrological, forest partial reserves of Poltava oblast are picturesque areas around coasts of rivers where the plants are well preserved. The environmental legislation still has not provided them for recreational use. Natural monuments are a big category of environmental objects that have protective, scientific, cognitive, cultural, and recreational value. The most promising for tourism developing are complex, botanical, geological and hydrological natural monuments. They can be attracted to make ecological routes, or be used for educational and upbringing purposes. A large value for ecological tourism development has regional landscape parks that are created to save natural complexes and objects to provide the conditions for rest of population. The main functions of regional landscape parks are protective, defense the culture and history memorabilia, recreational and educational. Among of such objects Dykan regional landscape park that saves age-old broadleaf forests. The regional landscapes Kremenchuk Plains park is located within the floodplain and island of Dnipro (Zelenyi and Shalamai) has a lot of opportunities for making of ecologically oriented routes, organizing excursions for pupils and students. Protect tracts are characterized by considerable potential for development of ecological tourism, but the legislative mechanism to use them are still unregulated. The dendrological parks are made to save different kinds of trees and shrubs for the most efficient scientific, cultural, recreational, educational use. So their resources are actively attracted to organization of tourist activity. In this way, the ecological tours are done in the Ustimov dendrological park, where visitors can become familiar with its interesting history and variety of plants. So, environmental territories and objects play a big role for development of ecological tourism in Poltava oblast. The resource of national landscape parks are attracted to the most to recreational activity. The cognitive direction of ecological tourism is the most important for dendrological parks, natural monuments, botanical gardens of Poltava oblast. This gives them special educational and upbringing value. The organization of tourist activities within the protected tracts and environmental areas can still be considered (with some exceptions) as a potential task.
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Gagliardi, Cristina, Karl Pillemer, Elena Gambella, Flavia Piccinini, and Paolo Fabbietti. "Benefits for Older People Engaged in Environmental Volunteering and Socializing Activities in City Parks: Preliminary Results of a Program in Italy." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 11 (May 26, 2020): 3772. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113772.
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The objective of this pilot study was to investigate the feasibility of an environmental volunteering program involving park restoration and social activities for older people. Older people face a series of challenges, ranging from social isolation and depression to a lack of exercise, as well as the difficult task of creating new meaning to deal with a decrease in vitality and new social relationships, interests, and commitments. From this perspective, this pilot study aimed to contribute to highlighting if or how these aspects can be positively correlated with organized activities associated with caring for public green spaces. A single-group, pre-test/post-test design was used, and baseline and post-participation measurements were recorded. The data were collected using a questionnaire aimed at evaluating variations in physical activity, positive and negative emotions, life satisfaction, and perceived social support. Through focus group interviews with participants at the baseline and after one year of participating in the program, the participants’ motivations and experienced effects were explored. The sample was composed of a group of 19 healthy people who joined the program. The quantitative results showed that the participants’ level of physical activity, subjective life satisfaction, and positive feelings were significantly increased at the follow-up. Positive correlations were found between increasing moderate physical activities, walking, and The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) positive feelings. A pro-environmental attitude of the elderly emerged from the qualitative data. The results, limitations, and improvements of the study are discussed.
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Yıldırım, Sinem, Buket Asilsoy, and Özge Özden. "Urban Resident Views About Open Green Spaces: A Study in Güzelyurt (Morphou), Cyprus." European Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 441–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n2p441.
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A dramatic demographic shift regarding urbanization is occurring globally. Between 2000 and 2050, the ratio of individuals in urban spaces is projected to rise from 46.6 % to 69.6%. Environmental pollution, urban heat island effect and climate change are among the hazardous effects of urbanization. Critical ecosystem services can be provided with urban green areas such as parks, roof gardens, streams, forests and community gardens etc. Walking, running or biking activities, psychological well-being and public health of urban inhabitants can also be supported via green space. Urban landscape areas are also significant for Cyprus as there is an on-going remarkable urbanization. Particularly, due to urbanization, the importance of green spaces in cities is becoming important. During this study, open and green space as urban landscape areas in Güzelyurt (Morphou) was investigated. This is the first study to examine user satisfaction and views of open and green spaces in Güzelyurt (Morphou) region, Cyprus. A questionnaire with 60 participants were conducted in order to understand respondents’ suggestions about several aspects of existing open and green spaces in Güzelyurt, north Cyprus. According to the findings, respondents were mostly dissatisfied about urban and open spaces in the city. Our results indicate that local authorities or municipal organizations should legalize the planning of urban parks, open spaces and green areas with long term perspective. Keywords: Urbanization, Green space, urban park, landscape, Güzelyurt, Cyprus
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DUMITRAŞ, Diana E., Felix H. ARION, and Emilian MERCE. "A Brief Economic Assessment on the Valuation of National and Natural Parks: the Case of Romania." Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 39, no. 1 (May 30, 2011): 134. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/nbha3915629.
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In the last decades, an increased interest has been expressed by researchers from worldwide towards studies about economic valuation of protected areas given that environmental public goods are not always traded on a market. Economists have struggled with this subject for decades and have developed several methods to estimate the economic values of these goods, known as non-market valuation methods. This paper reviews and presents a brief analysis of the most popular techniques as applied to natural areas, which are compared after grouping the research steps in five common steps for a consistent comparative analysis. Moreover, renowned studies conducted worldwide are revealed for each of the methods. A special interest has been noticed towards the estimation of welfare measures, such as Willingness To Pay (WTP) and consumer surplus, and towards differentiating user groups, as well as introducing several factors that may influence the decision to visit the natural areas. The case of Romanian national and natural parks is discussed in detail with the purpose to emphasize the need to continue the research in the field. The unique character of each of the studied parks, marked by geographic and cultural aspects, was confirmed through statistic analyses and thus welfare measures were determined for each park separately. The performed analyses proved that the methods have applicability in Romania as well.
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Astanin, Dmitry M. "Ecological and cultural aspects of the evolutionary development models of ecological tourism." New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 6, no. 6 (December 6, 2019): 30–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v6i6.4465.
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Theses for search of new types of ecological tourism on the basis of allocation of the prevailing signs of the territory are formed. Currently, ecotourism is spread all over the world: Latin America, Asia and Africa. As a result of natural and cultural features, the existing models of ecotourism have been transformed and new types of ecotourism have appeared. The Middle East is the centre of the origin of the planet's religions. A distinctive feature of Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Israel is the orientation of tourism on pilgrimage tours to sacred places. In Africa and Australia, there is a type of ecotourism, such as ethnic or aboriginal tourism, the cultural landscape of which includes the territory of traditional nature management of local tribes. A special feature of ecotourism in Central and Latin America is the organisation of national parks for the preservation of ancient landscape complexes of extinct civilisations. In Russia, a new type of ecotourism has emerged—expeditionary tourism, which is less dependent on the transport accessibility of the territory and its routes cover large areas. Ecological and cultural synthesis, going beyond the protected areas to the cultural landscape, the greening of the local economy—these can and should be the new principles of the Russian strategy of ecotourism. Each macro region is characterised by its model of environmental and cultural values, which should form national eco-tourism concepts.
Keywords: Ecological tourism, American (North American, Australian) ecotourism model, Western European (German) ecotourism model, recreational tourism, educational tourism, scientific tourism, rural tourism, ethnic tourism.
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Sessa, Maria Rosaria, Benedetta Esposito, Daniela Sica, and Ornella Malandrino. "A Logical-Mathematical Approach for the Implementation of Ecologically Equipped Productive Urban Areas." Sustainability 13, no. 3 (January 28, 2021): 1365. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13031365.
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Sustainability is a complex phenomenon that refers to economic, environmental, and social aspects. Any concept of sustainable urban development must incorporate sectoral concepts; these must be well integrated into the overarching urban, regional, and governance policies. One sectoral policy of great importance is the redevelopment processes of disused industrial areas into Sustainable Industrial Areas (AIS), Ecologically Equipped Productive Areas (APEA), or Eco-Industrial Parks (EIP). These territories, as socioeconomic systems that are being observed in the framework of the development of sustainability monitoring, are complex objects for evaluation due to the presence of a large number of interconnections between the constituent elements and hierarchical levels (sectors and spheres). For this reason, it is necessary that a new interpretation of economical, natural, and social phenomena, following a systemic and integrated approach, is able to reinterpret them for the dissemination of an ecologically and socially sustainable economy. The purpose of this work is to analyse the state of realisation of APEA on the Italian national territory, in order to understand the real benefits of production areas managed through eco-efficiency standards and to guarantee an integrated management system of environmental aspects. An additional aim is to consider a logical-mathematical model that would be able to support territorial policies in the identification of suitable areas to be converted into APEA, in order to promote sustainable development of the territory.
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Mocanu, Irena, Monica Dumitrascu, Bianca Mitrica, Ines Grigorescu, Paul-Răzvan Şerban, and Cristina Dumitrica. "Solar Energy Industry as a Part of the Romanian Renewable Energy Industry: A Multi-level Territorial Approach." Annals of Valahia University of Targoviste, Geographical Series 18, no. 2 (October 1, 2018): 92–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/avutgs-2018-0011.
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Abstract The green economy emerges differently depending on each region particular features, as well as local economic strengths and weaknesses; solar energy however, represents the way regional and local natural potentials are valorized. The current paper brings to our attention aspects related to the economic and legislative factors influencing the use and territorial distribution of solar energy, as a component of the Romanian renewable energy industry at all territorial levels: the national characteristics of the use of renewable energy resources are highlighted through the analysis of dynamics of official statistical variables (National Institute of Statistics); at regional and county levels, the analysis highlights the territorial differences in the use of solar energy; analysis at local level reveals the environmental and socio-economic effects of the of solar energy use (i.e. photovoltaic parks), as indicated by the information provided by a questionnaire survey carry out in Giurgiu County (case study).
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Vyazovskaya, Veronika, Oksana Falchenko, Irina Savelyeva, Ekaterina Pankova, and Luis Cesar Molina Almanza. "The role of ecological tourism in achieving sustainable development goals in the EAEU." E3S Web of Conferences 296 (2021): 05019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202129605019.
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The authors propose to consider certain aspects of sustainable tourism development and assess their contribution to the development of the economies of the EAEU countries. The article provides an assessment of the development of ecological tourism in the EAEU countries, based on existing indicators, including evaluation of the level of competitiveness of tourism, the development of special protection conservation areas, data on environmental education and tourism activities on the territory of the state wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. The authors draw conclusions about the need to create a unified policy and regulatory framework for the development of ecological tourism in the EAEU, to work out a system of indicators and to create tourism assessment methodology for sustainable development. Besides, it is important to introduce a set of measures for information, marketing and staffing to develop ecotourism in the EAEU countries. Competitiveness in ecotourism remains low.
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Hamka. "Sustainable Landscape Criteria in Design Concept of Taman Merah Kampung Pelangi, Malang City." International Journal of Architecture and Urbanism 5, no. 1 (March 31, 2021): 100–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/ijau.v5i1.5321.
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Taman Merah is one of the thematic parks planned by the residents of Kampung Pelangi to provide a forum for activities and meet the needs of green open space for the environment by utilizing the empty land in Kampung Pelangi environment. This activity is a service program communities that aims to help residents plan and design the Red Park according to their needs. The method that used is the landscape architecture design method with a sustainable landscape approach, starting from site surveys, identifying people's needs and activities, studying literature related to sustainable landscape criteria to be applied to the Taman Merah design concept, compiling programming and design concepts. The results of the study obtained are the criteria for sustainable landscapes that are applied in the design concept including environmental, economic, socio-cultural, aesthetic, and institutional aspects. The five criteria were identified to be used as the basis for the Taman Merah design concept. The sustainability of these five aspects aims to improve the quality of the environment, improve the residents' economy, a forum for the actualization of socio-cultural activities, provide interesting place experiences, and foster collaboration between residents and community groups in Kampung Pelangi RW 9 Joyogrand Housing, Merjosari Village, Malang City.
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KHARCHENKO, К. S. "ECOLOGY OF ARCHITECTURAL (NATURAL-ANTHROPOGENIC) ENVIRONMENT UNDER ABIOTIC ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATIONS." Ukrainian Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, no. 1 (June 24, 2021): 109–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.30838/j.bpsacea.2312.230221.110.725.
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Formulation of the problem. Ecology is understood as a science that studies the environment and its relationship with human activity, as well as a means of reducing anthropogenic pressure. Architecture ecology, as a branch of architectural science, needs to expand the methods of studying the regime of environmental factors, as well as trends in their regional change. The purpose of the article is to study the directions of improving methods for determining the characteristics of an architectural space, which can provide a basis for determining environmental performance indicators. When designing local zones of recreational gullies, parks, forests, one should take into account the environment of the transforming and transgressive influence of micro-, meso-, and macrobiogeocenosis systems. Results. Based on the study of experience, it is proposed to systematize the environment from the point of view of ecology. In particular, the following types of architectural and ecological space are distinguished: according to the composition of the material basis − natural, quasi-natural, artificial, combined; by the state of ecological balance − ordered, unstable, violated; after interaction with others − open, half-open, closed, isolated, hermetic; in accordance with the structure − central, peripheral, borderline, linking; from the point of view of energy-informational impact on a person − Biopositive (beneficial), neutral, extreme and pathogenic. Scientific novelty and practical significance. The research carried out by the author has somewhat changed the approach to systematizing the environment from the point of view of ecology. The types of architectural and ecological space are theoretically substantiated. Practical significance dedicated to the concepts of architectural space and issues of its topology, morphology and semiotics, as well as in works on the study of the composition of architectural space, highlight certain aspects of architectural ecology.