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Ciekurs, Kalvis, Rudi Zangerl, Ivars Kravalis, Žermēna Vazne, and Aivars Kaupužs. "PARKOUR AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 6 (May 20, 2020): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2020vol6.5102.
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Recreation philosophy is human ability to relax applying various games and activities, where a game or activity has some purpose, which we should know and understand how to achieve it. Parkour is a movement, form of training, a way of getting it, the art of moving from point A to point B with your own body as a means in as fast, efficient and controlled manner as possible based on your own circumstances. It is completely free from competitions, competitions or other forms of rivalry. Recreation is for people to restore from everyday work routine and stress. Practically people perceive this essence of recreation which gives us a possibility to relax and creates emotions of happiness. Parkour is an art that helps you pass any obstacle to go from point A to point B using only the abilities of the human body. One of recreation and parkour kinds is outdoor activities, which means different open-air activities in nature. Outdoor activities have a physical, mental, emotional and even educational effect on a participant. Recreation and parkour activities are not organized like competitions, to participate in them there are no rules made. People who go in for recreation outdoors need only space on the land, water or in the air. It is an activity which allows an individual to renew interacting with the nature in cities and villages, as well as in virgin nature territories. What separates them from parkour is that they contain more acrobatic and spectacular movements and where there may be an assessment in the performance. Recreational activities and parkour activities have many symbioses, sometimes we can Sayed recreational parkour (parkour of basics) for everyone. We are getting great emotions and physical well-being.
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Gundersen, Vegard, Berit Köhler, and Knut Marius Myrvold. "Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Review-Based Framework for Better Harmonization of Timber Production, Biodiversity, and Recreation in Boreal Urban Forests." Urban Science 3, no. 4 (December 13, 2019): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/urbansci3040113.
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Forested lands serve multiple needs, and the priorities that go into balancing the competing demands can vary over time. In addition to being the source of timber and other natural resources, forested lands provide a number of other services such as biodiversity conservation and opportunities for outdoor recreation. While allocations that enhance conservation and recreation can involve expenses and lost revenue, mechanisms exist to provide landowners with incentives to make such contributions. Here, we review the literature and present a conceptual framework that can help landowners envision possible contributions towards bolstering outdoor recreation opportunities on their lands. The framework classifies forests within a simple conceptual space defined by two axes: (1) the spectrum of intensity of recreational use, and (2) the level of economic contribution required by landowners to meet recreational demands of visitors to their lands. The resulting matrix consists of four broad categories that can be used in forest management zoning as seen from an outdoor recreation perspective: general and special considerations for recreational opportunities and biodiversity, wilderness and nature reserves, and service areas. These categories have different tolerances for active silviculture and require shifting harvest practices spatially within the forest property. While timber revenues may decrease with shifting allocations, other sources of revenue may open up. With an increasingly urban population and rising demands for natural resources, it is prudent for landowners and land use planners to consider zoning their properties to better handle potential conflicts. The framework presented here provides a simple, structured approach to visualize future challenges and opportunities.
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Sung, Wen Pei, Jia Syun Jhang, Yu Kuang Zhao, and His Tien Chen. "Study on Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Recreation Behavior of Taiwan Farm Park in Central Taiwan." Advanced Materials Research 1030-1032 (September 2014): 629–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1030-1032.629.
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According to the economic development and the requirement of leisure activities, the popularity of leisure and recreation become very popular in Taiwan. Thus, How to attract tourists to visit these leisure places becomes as a major issue. The questionnaire and outdoor and semi-outdoor comfort detecting devices are applied to analyze these real factors. The results of questionnaire display that “choose a comfortable time to recreation” and “choose the comfort of shade near the local open space” are most important factors for tourists. Then, filed test results show that actual influence factors of tourist activities are outdoor and semi-outdoor thermal comfort, such as wind velocity and surface temperature of construction materials. Thus, the suitable construction material is imitation wood for creating a comfort place.
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Kimic, Kinga, Gabriela Maksymiuk, and Marzena Suchocka. "The application of new technologies in promoting a healthy lifestyle: selected examples." Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 43, no. 43 (March 16, 2019): 121–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/bog-2019-0008.
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AbstractModern society is fascinated by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), physical laziness, isolation from nature, and a preference for staying indoors. Despite the general acceptance and understanding of the health benefits of recreation in the open air, a change is being seen in the recreational patterns of urban dwellers, as they spend less time outdoors. In order to counteract such behaviours, we can try to apply ICTs to enhance time spent outdoors. The performed study aimed to find uses of ICT solutions in designing public spaces in order to enhance and promote a healthy lifestyle. The selected examples show possible applications of ICT in promoting active recreation, e.g. mobile applications for sport activities, urban games in line with the idea of the Playable City, and urban furniture and outdoor hotspots enabling access to the Internet. The research findings proved that digitisation is not only a threat to a healthy lifestyle, but that it can also create opportunities to improve the quality of life.
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Degenhardt, Barbara, Felix Kienast, and Matthias Buchecker. "Einflussfaktoren des Naherholungsverhaltens im periurbanen Raum | Factors influencing nearby outdoor recreation behaviour in periurban regions." Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen 161, no. 3 (March 1, 2010): 75–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3188/szf.2010.0075.
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A growing number of people live in agglomerations, and the need for nearby outdoor spaces that provide the population with opportunities for recovery and to sustain health is increasing. However, urban sprawl dissects and consumes near-natural outdoor spaces in periurban regions. In order to manage and design the remaining nearby outdoor recreation areas to support public health, it is necessary to understand which factors influence nearby outdoor recreation in periurban forest and open country. This article reports on this question by investigating personal, social, and spatial influence factors in qualitative interviews (N = 15) and in a representative survey (N = 656) of the inhabitants of Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Multilinear regression techniques were used to link declared presence/absence to landscape properties and to generate preference maps for the area. We found that short distance, accessibility on foot, workloads, and a person's area knowledge significantly influence workday use frequency of nearby outdoor recreation areas, and that recreation infrastructure is little used on workdays. The most frequently visited sites have a dense small-road and trail network, allow accessibility to rivers or creeks, and enable the users to have an overview of a larger part of the landscape. Recommendations for the design of nearby outdoor recreation areas are given.
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Wardhani, Mustika Kusumaning, Tomohiko Yoshida, and Alpraditia Malik. "Third Place Design Strategy for Commuter in Sub-urban (Case Study: Outdoor Public Space in Tangerang City, Indonesia)." Journal of Architectural Design and Urbanism 3, no. 1 (October 24, 2020): 29–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/jadu.v3i1.8886.
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In recent years, Urban population density spreads towards suburbs of the metropolitan city as the impact of urbanisation. In Indonesia, Commuting activity does not only occur in the centre of metropolitan city Jakarta but spreads outside to the suburbs such as in Tangerang City. Commuting activities often cause stress, and some outdoor public spaces are expected to be healing space for recreation needs amidst a busy life. The lack of integration of urban design that supports commuting activities along with leisure activities is a problem that will be raised. This paper aims to evaluate the configuration of a potential location as the third space in Tangerang City infrastructure around bus stops and train station. Methods used are qualitative methods with a rationalistic approach. The research findings postulated three paradigms in Tactical Urbanism design strategy, which are: (1) Functionally, Tactical Urbanism can form a multipurpose proximity network that functions simultaneously between mobility and relaxation activities; (2) Socially, tactical urbanism design strategy can eliminate social segregation where there are no gaps to spend leisure time around Tangerang station for commuter, community, also tourist; (3) Visually, Tactical Urbanism can encourage people to come and sit for a while and become an icon of Tangerang City with the design of public open spaces integrated with infrastructure for transportation. Based on the above findings, a framework is conceptualised as an attempt to strengthen the tactical urbanism design strategy in the suburbs area.
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Chandra, Yudi Irawan, Marti Riastuti, Kosdiana Kosdiana, and Edo Prasetiyo Nugroho. "Automatic Garden Umbrella Prototype with Light and Rain Sensor Based on Arduino Uno Microcontroller." International Journal of Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (IJAIR) 2, no. 2 (December 1, 2020): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.25139/ijair.v2i2.3152.
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Park is a green open space widely used by the community to carry out various activities ranging from recreation, playing, sports, and other passive activities. Current weather conditions are often uncertain. This makes people inconvenient when it rains suddenly, especially when outdoors such as in parks. Because if they don't immediately take shelter when it rains, it can make the body sick, besides that, rainwater can damage the non-waterproof gadgets they carry. In other conditions, when the weather is bright, and the sun is shining hot, it can make people feel hot and lazy to do outdoor activities in the park. Therefore, an automatic umbrella tool was made that functions as a shelter in the garden. In this tool, there is a light sensor module and also a rain sensor, which is controlled with the Arduino Uno microcontroller as an input data processor and an L298N motor driver, which functions to regulate the speed and direction of the DC motor rotation (to the right and left) as an umbrella drive. When the motor rotates to the right, the umbrella will open, while when the motor rotates to the left, the umbrella will close again.
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Roper, Emily A. "Concerns for Personal Safety Among Female Recreational Runners." Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 24, no. 2 (October 2016): 91–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2015-0013.
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Fear of violent crime and concern for personal safety are well documented fears among women (Bialeschki & Hicks, 1998; Wesley & Gaarder, 2004). Feminist theorists argue that concern for personal safety among women is one of the most significant ways in which women’s lives and their use of space is controlled and restricted (Bialeschki, 1999; Cops & Pleysier, 2011). Employing a feminist standpoint framework (Hill Collins, 2000), the purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine recreational female runners’ concerns for safety while running outdoors in an urban park setting and the strategies employed to negotiate or manage their concerns. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 20 female recreational runners. Interview data were analyzed following the procedures outlined by Corbin and Strauss (2007) for open and axial coding. The following themes emerged from the interview data: (a) fear of being attacked, (b) environmental and social cues, (c) normalization of street harassment, (d) negotiation strategies, and (e) recommendations for enhancing safety. The findings provide important information pertaining to women’s access to safe outdoor space in which to exercise. Perceptions of safety, fear of being attacked and experiences of harassment have the power to negatively influence women’s engagement and enjoyment in outdoor PA/exercise.
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Adedeji, Joseph Adeniran, and Joseph Akinlabi Fadamiro. "Urban open space transition and management in Lagos, Nigeria." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 26, no. 6 (September 14, 2015): 951–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-05-2013-0051.
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Purpose – The poor outdoor quality of highly populated third-world cities is a consequence of the misuse of public open spaces as refuse dumps and for informal trading activities. This describes the situation of Lagos metropolis before the present political will that has infused great landscaping transition into the cityscape. However, the challenges of maintenance are germane to the sustainability of these landscape products. The purpose of this paper is to assess the quality and characteristics of the landscapes that have undergone transition and to formulate a framework for maintenance strategies. Design/methodology/approach – The study objectively evaluates the physical qualities of 22 randomly selected sites that have undergone transition through on-site assessment and photographic recording. The management regimes were subjectively studied to appraise the level of their effectiveness and to guide future strategies. This was carried out by collecting the opinions of 130 selected government officials in charge of maintaining the spaces with the aid an interview guide. Findings – Analyses of the data revealed rich values of the landscapes and management strategies in favour of a public-private partnership. It recommends public open space transformation for recreational activities in cities as a vital means of enhancing urban living and city outlooks. Practical implications – The study concludes with formulation of sustainable management framework for the landscapes and argues in its favour. It thus has policy implications on the maintenance of urban open spaces that have undergone transition in Lagos and Nigeria at large. Originality/value – The study was carried out in May 2011. Its significance lies in its capacity of enhancing the quality of urban open spaces through appropriate policy formulation of management regimes.
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Lesmana, Indra, and Petrus Rudi Kasimun. "MAKNA AMBATIK – PALMERAH." Jurnal Sains, Teknologi, Urban, Perancangan, Arsitektur (Stupa) 2, no. 1 (June 16, 2020): 901. http://dx.doi.org/10.24912/stupa.v2i1.6845.
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The existence of an open space, is truly important to nowadays urban society. Because basically, community of a city has been bounded to open spaces around that city. The need of a thirdplace in a city, now, is way more than just a regular, it became a lifestyle. This thirdplace phenomena give impacts to the usage of outdoor spaces in the city which used to be indoor spaces, now became outdoor ones (public areas). What used to be a mall and a café that are favorites, now turning into outdoor spaces such as parks, streets (pedestrians), public spaces for children, recreation areas, and so on. Jakarta, especially in Palmerah, open spaces are very rarely found. In the other side, Palmerah used to be known for its batik, but now it’s already all gone. Batik as the main program that supports this thirdplace is expected to be able to accommodate the work or activities of local residents. Hold on to Ray Oldenburg’s theory about the third place criteria, batik in this design is intended as a medium for local residents to meet, greet, and interact. With this, batik media is able to accommodate the need of a thirdplace itself. However still, open spaces in this design has the largest percentage as public spaces for local residents to do some activities and interactions. Batik phases are realized in creating existing spaces; starting from seeing, then feeling, and finally doing. Batik produced by locals can be resold and later become their income. Plots of spaces, materials, wall tears, and batik carvings are also highlighted in this building to create characteristic of this Ambatik building. With Ambatik, all ages, all genders, all types of ethnicity, culture, and race, can be united without any difference.AbstrakKeberadaan ruang luar sangatlah penting bagi masyarakat kota saat ini. Pada dasarnya, masyarakat memiliki keterikatan pada ruang-ruang terbuka kota. Sekarang, Kebutuhan tempat ketiga di dalam suatu kota sudah lebih dari sekedar kebutuhan biasa, tetapi sudah menjadi gaya hidup. Fenomena tempat ketiga berdampak pada penggunaan ruang luar yang pada awalnya dari penggunaan ruang dalam, mulai beralih ke ruang luar (ruang publik). Yang semula mall dan kafe menjadi ruang favorit, sekarang beralih ke ruang luar publik seperti taman, jalan (pedestrian), RPTRA, tempat rekreasi dan sebagainya. Di Jakarta, tepatnya di Palmerah, ruang-ruang terbuka bagi warga sekitar sangatlah jarang ditemui. Di satu sisi, Palmerah yang dalam sejarah dikenal oleh batiknya, sekarang sudah menghilang. Ambatik hadir untuk menunjang tempat ketiga di kawasan Palmerah, yang diharapkan mampu mewadahi kegiatan ataupun aktivitas dari warga sekitar, sekaligus menghidupkan kembali identitas batik di Palmerah. Dengan teori Ray Oldenburg mengenai kriteria sebuah tempat ketiga, batik dalam rancangan ini dimaksudkan sebagai media bagi warga sekitar untuk bertemu, bersapa dan berinteraksi. Ruang-ruang terbuka dalam rancangan ini juga berguna sebagai ruang publik bagi warga sekitar untuk beraktivitas, berinteraksi untuk melakukan kegiatan seni dan budaya. Fase-fase batik juga diwujudkan dalam menciptakan ruang-ruang yang ada, mulai dari melihat, kemudian merasakan, dan melakukan. Dengan hadirnya Ambatik, diharap mampu meningkatkan relasi antar warga, pemahaman baru tentang batik, dan kesadaran akan tradisi.
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Charapan, Nadzeya. "Communication Matters: How Do Visitors Interact with Ethnographic Open-Air Museums?" Informacijos mokslai, no. 83 (December 20, 2018): 142–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/im.2018.83.9.
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Though the concept of an ethnographic open-air museum is not a new one, little is known about the interplay between a visitor and an amalgam museum setting. Ethnographic open-air museums are complex spaces with shared qualities of outdoor sites and indoor museums. Grounded in Gibson’s theory of affordances (1979), the article explores how visitors interact within and in relation to the hybrid space of ethnographic open-air museum and how communication shapes their interactions. The analysis is based on a qualitative study of visitors in the Belarusian State Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Lifestyle (Aziartso, Belarus) and the Open-Air Museum of Lithuania (Rumšiškės, Lithuania). The data were collected using participatory observation and semistructured interviews with visitors. The article employs a constructivist approach and conceptualizes an ethnographic museum as a free-choice environment, where behavior patterns are linked to the institutional context and the visitors’ ability to perceive the information about the objects and environments that specified the possibilities and constraints for interacting with the museum’s space. The study reveals how cultural communication fosters the diversity of visiting scenarios and the perceptions of ethnographic open-air museums as cultural heritage sites, natural parks and stages for entertainment. The implications of this research could be relevant to cultural policymakers and communication specialists in designing the cultural, recreational and educational policies of museums.
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Gowda, Krishne, and M. V. Sridhara. "Conservation of tanks/lakes in the Bangalore metropolitan area." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 18, no. 2 (March 6, 2007): 137–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14777830710725812.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to build up perspectives for the conservation and restoration of the various spoilt water bodies within the Bangalore metropolitan area.Design/methodology/approachThis paper describes how Bangalore city is typical of the features of peninsular India in that it is made up of ridges, valleys and undulating terrain. Monsoon rainfall is substantial and the tanks and lakes can receive and contain substantial amounts of water from rains. Only thing is to de‐clog the natural water flow routes and to restore the bunds of tanks and repair the spillways and put in place legal and administrative measures to preserve the interiors of tanks; free them from construction activities and launch suitable afforestation programs to contain soil erosion, improve the quality of subsoil water and raise if possible medicinal and ornamental trees so that Bangalore gains in its aesthetic appeal.FindingsThe study reveals that the existence of water bodies is an important asset to the environment of Bangalore. It has a beneficial impact on the microclimate of the city and serves as outdoor recreational areas, which are very much needed as a source of change and relief for the city dwellers. It is good for developing open spaces with greenery along the valleys. There is much scope for water‐front developments to enhance urban aesthetics in the surrounding areas. It is possible to improve the ground water table, so that there will be scope for tapping ground water through bore wells all through the year, particularly during summers.Practical implicationsThis work will draw the attention of government authorities as well as local residents, NGOs and experts to keep the tanks/lakes conserved in and around the BMA and to prevent silting of tanks by offshore development and large‐scale tree planting and also removal of encroachments within the study area.Originality/valueThis study will stimulate interest in recreation, conservation, open space beautification, pollution abatement and a myriad other ways to improve the quality of urban environment.
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Arora-Jonsson, Seema, and Mia Ågren. "Bringing diversity to nature: Politicizing gender, race and class in environmental organizations?" Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space 2, no. 4 (August 28, 2019): 874–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2514848619866381.
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Environmental organizations play an important role in mainstream debates on nature and in shaping our environments. At a time when environmental NGOs are turning to questions of gender-equality and ethnic diversity, we analyze their possibilities to do so. We argue that attempts at ethnic and cultural diversity in environmental organizations cannot be understood without insight into the conceptualizations of nature and the environment that underpin thinking within the organization. Serious attempts at diversity entail confronting some of the core values on nature-cultures driving the organization as well as understanding the dimensions of power such as class, gender, and race that structure its practices. We study what nature means for one such organization, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, and the ways in which thinking about nature dictates organizational practice and sets the boundaries of their work with diversity in their projects on outdoor recreation. We base our analysis on official documents and interviews, analyze how “diversity” and “gender-equality” are represented in the material and reflect on the interconnections as well as the different trajectories taken by the two issues. Our study shows that the organization’s understanding of nature is a central and yet undiscussed determinant of their work with diversity that closes down as much as it opens up the space for greater inclusion of minorities. We argue that for environmental organizations wanting to diversity membership, a discussion of what nature means for people and their relationships to each other and nature is vital to any such efforts.
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Ma, Xuan, Hiroatsu Fukuda, Dian Zhou, and Mengying Wang. "A Study of the Pedestrianized Zone for Tourists: Urban Design Effects on Humans’ Thermal Comfort in Fo Shan City, Southern China." Sustainability 11, no. 10 (May 15, 2019): 2774. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11102774.
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Ling Nan Tian Di block is in Fo Shan city, which is in the hot-summer and warm-winter climate area of China and is a very important scenic spot. A pedestrianized zone aims to provide a commercial and recreational center for tourists. The utilization of it is determined by the outdoor microclimate, which affects not only humans’ thermal sensation but also the commercial value; thus, putting forward the best time of day to visit this region in extreme summer is very necessary. Using the result of this work, tourists can choose the most comfortable time of day with the most suitable thermal conditions to visit this pedestrianized zone. To this end, we conducted field measurements and numerical simulations to analyze thermal sensation. In addition, a field questionnaire survey was utilized to evaluate the thermal comfort range for tourists. The analyzed result shows that the thermal comfort range of tourists is a physiological equivalent temperature (PET) of 22 to 28 °C and the neutral PET is 25 °C. The final thermal calendar shows that the whole commercial zone is within the comfort range after 7:00 p.m. During the daytime, except for the open space without vegetation, the whole region is in the comfort range from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
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Ambaskar, Adwait, and Victor Sparrow. "Open source acoustic model development for natural and protected environments." INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings 263, no. 4 (August 1, 2021): 2184–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.3397/in-2021-2070.
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Natural quiet and the sounds of nature are important natural resources and experiencing them is an important aspect of outdoor recreation experiences. Anthropogenic sound can negatively impact these resources and diminish the benefits realized from outdoor recreation. On public lands where many types of recreation share trails and landscapes, the sounds produced by some types of recreation (e.g., motorized recreation) can negatively impact the experiences of others. To effectively manage public resources including natural soundscapes and recreation opportunities, public land and recreation managers need an understanding of the effects of recreation-caused sounds like those associated with motorized recreation. Acoustic models for recreation and protected areas provide an essential tool to help in predicting sound levels generated by these anthropogenic sources and can aid in studying the extent of potential recreation conflicts, while providing a definite direction to mitigate such conflicts. An open source outdoor sound propagation model integrated with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) lays out a good foundation for mapping visitor experience affected by sound sources like gas compressors and motorized recreation sounds. The results thus produced present a preliminary version of an outdoor sound propagation tool, to assist parks and state forest services in making important management decisions to refine visitor experience.
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Veal, A. J. "Planning for open space and recreation." Australian Planner 56, no. 1 (January 2, 2020): 37–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07293682.2020.1739091.
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Jones, Cheryl, and David Newsome. "Perth (Australia) as one of the world's most liveable cities: a perspective on society, sustainability and environment." International Journal of Tourism Cities 1, no. 1 (February 9, 2015): 18–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-08-2014-0001.
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Purpose – Rankings of the world's cities by a liveability factor have become increasingly significant in the media, among governments and city councils in the promotion of cities, as well as academics interested in understanding the impact of quantifying liveability on urban planning and the relationship of liveability indices and tourism. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach – While examining characteristics of liveable cities according to some of the widely reported liveability indices, such as those produced by Mercer, Monocle magazine and the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), the authors provide a snapshot of Perth as a liveable city and consider liveability in relation to urban tourism, sustainability and environment. Perth's liveability ranking is discussed in terms of environmental sustainability, noting that for Perth to retain its position as one of the world's most liveable cities, consideration must be given to sustainable planning and environmental practices at policy, organisational and individual levels, placing the long-term liveability of the environment and Perth's flora and fauna at the forefront of urban, and tourism, planning. Findings – The accessibility of nature in Perth and its surrounds, its outdoor recreational opportunities and warm climate are factors that make it unique. Developing and promoting nature-based tourism would further enhance the accessibility of nature for visitors and residents. While Perth's EIU top ten ranking is justified, its major attributes remain unrecognised by the widely used EIU liveable city assessment framework. Research limitations/implications – Moreover, the notion of a liveable city is open to contention due to the subjective nature of various assessment criteria. Liveability indices should include quantifiable environmental factors such as green space, remnant vegetation, biodiversity, air quality and unpolluted water. Originality/value – This paper thus contributes to the discourse on what constitutes a liveable city, the authors emphasise that liveability is significantly related to the presence of green space and natural areas as well as the opportunity to see and interact with wildlife. Perth has such opportunities for it residents and visitors but as yet the aforementioned natural characteristics are not implicit in international measures of liveability.
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Winter, Patricia L., William D. Crano, Tatiana Basáñez, and Christopher S. Lamb. "Equity in Access to Outdoor Recreation—Informing a Sustainable Future." Sustainability 12, no. 1 (December 22, 2019): 124. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12010124.
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Despite an increasingly ethnically and racially diverse population in the United States (U.S.), growing evidence indicates that minorities are underrepresented in national forest visitation. Many reasons for continuing underrepresentation have been examined, involving research reaching back multiple decades. In the current study, a random sample of residents (n = 1977) from four large metropolitan statistical areas in California was involved in a telephone survey about forest visitation. Analysis revealed a continuing pattern of inequities in lifetime visitation to a national forest, as well as recency of visitation. Constraints to national forest visitation show similarities among groups. Lack of time was the most often mentioned constraint, with resource-related constraints more frequently cited by minority respondents. In contrast to prior studies, a lack of information or concerns about discrimination were not cited by survey respondents, though the open-ended approach to top constraints may underpin some of this variation from prior research. The primary information source for outdoor recreation used most frequently and most trusted was the Internet, followed closely by social networks (family and friends). In the presentation of U.S. outdoor recreation information, natural resource management agencies, use groups, and opportunity providers would benefit from incorporating culturally relevant messaging and images to affirm the message of inclusion and welcome.
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Natan Lie, Givin, and Martin Halim. "JELAMBAR BARU RECREATION AND ENTERPRENEURSHIP SPACE." Jurnal Sains, Teknologi, Urban, Perancangan, Arsitektur (Stupa) 2, no. 2 (November 1, 2020): 1705. http://dx.doi.org/10.24912/stupa.v2i2.8476.
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Gaps within citizens is a problem that runs amok inside a city, so as in Jelambar Baru, that is one of the densest districts in Jakarta, Jelambar Baru also has a gap between its citizens. A unique environment in an urban area where a separation between the elites and the lower middle class happens, that indirectly affects the actions and behaviors of the citizens. Adding on the lacking public facilities to accommodate both of the society groups, so enter the project Jelambar Baru recreation and entrepreneurship space. In accommodating various activities that can bridge the gap in Jelambar Baru’s citizens, Jelambar Baru recreation and entrepreneurship space has a vision to unite both the elites of society and the lower middle class, with various social activities that is done together. Apart from that, Jelambar Baru recreation and entrepreneurship space can also be a gathering place for all citizens and communities in Jelambar Baru as a third place in society. Interacting with the people of Jelambar Baru, doing observations, surveys, and analysis, produces an optimal program to attract and unite both of Jelambar Baru’s citizen class, so this Open Architecture project can become an activity space with variety, and a public space for all class of society. Keywords: gap; social activities; unite AbstrakKesenjangan masyarakat dalam sebuah kota merupakan sebuah masalah yang merajalela, begitu pula pada kelurahan Jelambar Baru, yang merupakan salah satu kelurahan terpadat di Jakarta. Suasana yang unik pada daerah urban dimana terjadi separasi antara masyarakat golongan atas dengan golongan menengah kebawah, yang secara tidak langsung mempengaruhi tindakan dan perilaku masyarakat tersebut. Ditambah dengan kurangnya berbagai fasilitas umum untuk mewadahi kedua golongan masyarakat tersebut, maka masuklah proyek ruang rekreasi dan kewirausahaan di Jelambar Baru. Dengan mewadahi berbagai aktivitas yang dapat menjembatani kesenjangan dalam masyarakat Jelambar Baru, ruang rekreasi dan kewirausahaan di Jelambar Baru memiliki visi untuk mempersatukan kedua golongan masyarakat atas dan menengah kebawah, dengan berbagai aktivitas sosial yang dapat dilakukan bersama. Selain itu, ruang rekreasi dan kewirausahaan di Jelambar Baru juga dapat menjadi sebuah tempat berkumpul bagi seluruh masyarakat kelurahan Jelambar Baru sebagai sebuah Third Place dalam masyarakat. Berinteraksi dengan masyarakat Jelambar Baru, melakukan observasi, survey, dan analisis, dapat diambil sebuah program yang optimal untuk menarik dan mempersatukan kedua golongan masyarakat Jelambar Baru, sehingga proyek Open Architecture dapat menjadi tempat kegiatan yang beragam, dan juga ruang publik bagi seluruh golongan masyarakat.
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Zahir, Amier Hazim, Rozita Abdul Latif, Nor Fadzlina Nawi, and Siswantoyo M.kes. "Safety Awareness Attitudes among Malaysian Climbers." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 5, no. 13 (March 24, 2020): 259–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.2097.
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Outdoor recreation gives different project benefits likes gear rental and outdoor exercises. Safety awareness is related to outdoor recreation activities such as climbing and hiking. The objective was divided into three aspects, the relationship between personality and responsible behavior, the relationship between personality and attitudes, and the relationship between safety awareness attitudes and responsible behavior among climbers. This study used a quantitative method that involved 378 climbers of four mountains in Malaysia. The finding indicated that responsible behavior influences personality and a personality influences attitude. It is showed that there was a significant relationship among the climbers.Keywords: safety awareness; personality; attitudes; responsible behavioreISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.2097
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Gel, A. G., and E. Şatıroğlu. "Determination of Open Green Space Usage in Housing Estates." Open House International 43, no. 3 (September 1, 2018): 59–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-03-2018-b0008.
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In parallel with industrialization and population growth, the need for housing areas in developing countries has also increased. Diminishing green areas in cities due to unplanned urbanization led people to search for new residential areas where they can meet with green and can satisfy their social and cultural needs. Trabzon city is located on the East Black Sea coast of Turkey. By virtue of the concentration of settlement in the city center and the problems it has caused, the residential areas have been directed to the eastern parts of the city. Kaşüstü is one of Trabzon's new and popular residential and commercial areas. As the study area, 3 different site areas in Kaşüstü region located in the Yomra district in the east of Trabzon were determined. In this study, it was aimed to determine the outdoor facilities and opportunities of different housing estates in Kaşüstü region. Outdoor activities, types of usages, preferences and requests of users in these areas were identified. Thus, outdoors in different housing estates in the same region and the usage types of these places were compared. In addition, new suggestions and alternatives for outdoor usage have been developed.
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Alawi, Ghadeer, and Lobna Mostafa. "Users’ Satisfaction in CityWaterfront: The Case of Jeddah Corniche." Academic Research Community publication 3, no. 2 (May 1, 2019): 100. http://dx.doi.org/10.21625/archive.v3i2.504.
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Recreational waterfront developments can be only superficially pleasant as they lack substantial design qualities needed for their user’s comfort. Enhancing the user’s comfort and satisfaction will encourage people to spend more time outdoors, with the potential to improve their physical health, enrich their social cohesion, and enhance the overall quality of life. The objective of this study is to investigate the extent to which the physical characteristics of open spaces can contribute to the user’s satisfaction with space. The study evaluates the user’s perception of satisfaction in the recent development of Jeddah North Corniche and provides solutions to enhance this issue. The methodologies applied in this study are structured questioner survey, which focuses on understanding the current user’s preference and their level of satisfaction regarding the present condition. This increase the emphasis on representative citizen participation, who are usually not consulted in planning issues. The findings of this research involve the development of urban management principles for the adoption of sustainable waterfronts with the consideration of culture. The outcome should contribute to the Saudi 2030 vision by: Enhancing livability of Saudi Cities through improving the landscape and facilities of Jeddah urban waterfronts, and to encourage citizens to exercise at least once per week through enhancing the microclimate condition of waterfronts open spaces.
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Nasir, Rabiatul Adawiyah, Sabarinah Sh Ahmad, and Azni Zain Ahmed. "Perceived and Measured Adaptive Thermal Comfort at an Outdoor Shaded Recreational Area in Malaysia." Advanced Materials Research 610-613 (December 2012): 1083–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.610-613.1083.
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Psychological adaptation towards environmental ergonomic is important to encourage better usage of outdoor space. Green space is a significant aspect as it is beneficial for the community. Outdoor spaces are supposedly an essential component of urban recreation space that provides opportunities for recreational activities. Human responses to the outdoor environment and actual thermal sensation experienced by individuals are important to determine the people’s level of understanding of the condition. This paper explores people’s perception about the microclimate condition in hot and humid climate. The responses of the respondents are correlated with the measurement of the microclimate condition. The microclimate conditions of the urban recreational area are measured to get the actual sensation of thermal experience of the people. The results confirmed the existence of adaptive thermal comfort amongst the respondents where they perceived better microclimatic conditions compared to what were measured.
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Tsitoura, Marianna, Marina Michailidou, and Theocharis Tsoutsos. "A bioclimatic outdoor design tool in urban open space design." Energy and Buildings 153 (October 2017): 368–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.07.079.
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GUO, Zhiming, Tsuyoshi SETOGUCHI, Norihiro WATANABE, and Ke HUO. "Public Open Space Design Study on the Basis of Microclimate and Spatial Behavior in Hot and Cold Weather Conditions in Downtown Area." Modern Applied Science 12, no. 2 (January 30, 2018): 128. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/mas.v12n2p128.
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Microclimate in open space affected by the urban layouts and spatial forms plays an important role in the outdoor comfort, thus the outdoor activities based on the comfort sensation will directly affected by the microclimate. An outstanding open space should satisfy different requirements of outdoor activities and create relatively comfortable sensation.Most studies have been conducted on these relationships only above 0 Celsius degree. However, only few have focused on extreme situations in both hot and cold seasons. Therefore, from microclimate perspective, taking people’s comfort and spatial behaviors as criterions, this research discussed how the open space forms affect microclimate, thus affect comfort sensation and spatial behaviors. The outcomes may provide some useful insights for planners and architects to understand the relationship among microclimate, open space and people.Results showed that microclimate obviously affected people’s comfort. In hot season, shade and air-flow played crucial roles in outdoor comfort. People tend to stay outside in the shade and the area with higher air velocity. After sunset is popular period for outdoor activities. In cold season, at the same ambient temperature, lower air velocity raised the comfort level. Shade also had influences on comfort sensation but do not affect spatial behaviors significantly.This paper also proposes optimization design proposals of densely populated open space based on extreme microclimate and spatial behaviour.
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Harisdani, D. D., and Zafirah N. "Governmental Lodging and Recreation with The Approach of Tropical Architecture." International Journal of Architecture and Urbanism 5, no. 2 (August 26, 2021): 172–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/ijau.v5i2.6836.
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Lodging and recreational activity are essential activities for training, often held at office of Pusat Pengembangan, Pemberdayaan Pendidik dan Tenaga Kependidikan (PPPPTK) Medan. Office of Pusat Pengembangan, Pemberdayaan Pendidik dan Tenaga Kependidikan (PPPPTK) Medan has had one building as a homestead, but as time progress, the demand for this homestead increase because of the increased activity in recent years. Therefore, the expansion of the homestead and recreational space design is vital to support the training activities. This homestead and outdoor recreation centre design use the methodology to solve problems using a qualitative approach and a quantitative approach by following the data and analysis of the surrounding environment as well as the established governmental building guidelines. The implementation of tropical architecture in the design makes it able to achieve efficient use of energy and be environmentally friendly. This can be seen in the mass concept, indoor concept, outdoor concept, structural concept, circulation system, and utility system. Also, this design blends with the local value of the surrounding environment by applying local wisdom.
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Kumar, Pardeep, and Amit Sharma. "Assessing The Thermal Comfort Conditions In Open Spaces: A Transversal Field Survey On The University Campus In India." International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability 8, no. 3 (August 30, 2021): 77–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v8.n3.786.
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Outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) promotes the usage frequency of public places, recreational activities, and people's wellbeing. Despite the increased interest in OTC research in the past decade, less attention has been paid to OTC research in cold weather, especially in arid regions. The present study investigates the OTC conditions in open spaces at the campus area in the arid region. The study was conducted by using subjective surveys(questionnaire) and onsite monitoring (microclimate parameters). The study was conducted at the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Haryana-India campus during the cold season of 2019. The timings of surveys were between 9:00 and 17:00 hours. The authors processed the 185 valid questionnaire responses of the respondents to analyze OTC conditions. Only 8.6% of the respondents marked their perceived sensation "Neutral." Regression analysis was applied between respondents' thermal sensations and microclimate parameters to develop the empirical thermal sensation model. The air temperature was the most dominant parameter affecting the sensations of the respondents. The empirical model indicated that by increasing air temperature, relative humidity, and solar radiation, the thermal sensations also increased while wind speed had an opposite effect. Physiological equivalent temperature (PET) was applied for assessing the OTC conditions; the neutral PET range was found to be 18.42-25.37°C with a neutral temperature of 21.89°C. The preferred temperature was 21.99 °C by applying Probit analysis. The study's findings could provide valuable information in designing and planning outdoor spaces for educational institutions in India's arid regions
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Chen, Guang, Li Hua Zhao, and Qiong Li. "Measurement and Analysis of Summer Outdoor Thermal Environment of Campus Open Space in Guangzhou." Applied Mechanics and Materials 121-126 (October 2011): 4680–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.121-126.4680.
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Open space is an important part of Campus, also has an important influence to the thermal environment of campus. The measurement of summer outdoor thermal environment of campus open space showed that: the piloti can effectively improve the thermal environment in hot summer; underlying surface materials, sky view factor has a great influence on the outdoor thermal environment. Using appropriate surface structure, increasing piloti and increasing square shading are suggested as outdoor thermal environment optimizing measures based the measure results. Advices were given for hot environment design and passive energy saving design
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Koynova, Teodora, Vanya Koleva, Asya P. Dragoeva, and Nikolay Natchev. "Peri-Urban National Parks as Green Spaces for Recreation." International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development 10, no. 1 (January 2019): 46–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.2019010104.
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Little is known regarding the significance for local people of peri-urban national parks as recreational areas. The main goal of the present article is to evaluate the social impact and importance of peri-urban parks for visitors as a green space for outdoor recreation. For this investigation on-site, face-to-face interviews were conducted. The main reason for visiting NP are: “to be near to nature” (64.71%), “to practice sport” (58.09%) and “relaxing” (43.38%). Spending time in NP is considered by most interviewed people to be of crucial importance both for physical (96.32%) and for mental (83.82%) health. It should be noted that high frequency of park visits was reported only by young, employed and well-educated people. Data collected shows that park management plan should encourage low-income groups (unemployed and elderly) to use outdoor recreation as a part of preventive healthcare. The access for older adults, people with disabilities and children to the park should be facilitated. Services like access to clean water, toilets and seating places must be improved. The data from the authors' survey could be useful for the peri-urban national parks development as green spaces for promoting health among all demographic groups of local inhabitants.
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Bratuškins, Uģis, and Sandra Treija. "Urban Communication: The Uses of Public Space in Riga Historical City Centre." Architecture and Urban Planning 13, no. 1 (December 1, 2017): 100–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/aup-2017-0014.
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Abstract Expansion of cities and their impact areas extend also the semantic boundaries of urban ecentres, while public open space in the city centres maintain attractivity, especially within the medieval cores. The diverse functional processes that satisfy the needs of all users of urban space in general, on the one hand carry the function of circulation or communication, and on the other – relaxation or recreation. Elements of spatial organization and environment planning essential for the realization of each function differ, and depending on which of the functional processes prevails in the particular place, open space acquires either priority of communication or of recreation. The paper focuses on the interests and needs of main groups of users of the historical city centre – Riga Old Town, states availability of adequate space, as well as sets the criteria of high-quality public open space.
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Xueyun, Ruan, Liu Dandan, Wei Haozheng, Li Zhiyuan, and Li Ming. "Image Source Model of Coherent Noise in Outdoor Half - open Space." Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review 2016, no. 3 (June 2016): 19–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.25103/jestr.092.04.
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Li, Wei, Fan Wang, and Simon Bell. "Simulating the sheltering effects of windbreaks in urban outdoor open space." Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 95, no. 7 (July 2007): 533–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2006.11.001.
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Yang, Xia, Hongyu Yang, Cuiyun Ou, Zhiwen Luo, and Jian Hang. "Airborne transmission of pathogen-laden expiratory droplets in open outdoor space." Science of The Total Environment 773 (June 2021): 145537. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145537.
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Cantarero Navarro, Rubén, Ana Rubio Ruiz, Javier Dorado Chaparro, Felix J. Villanueva Molina, Maria J. Santofimia Romero, David Villa Alises, and Juan C. Lopez Lopez. "A Proposal for Modeling Indoor–Outdoor Spaces through IndoorGML, Open Location Code and OpenStreetMap." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 9, no. 3 (March 12, 2020): 169. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9030169.
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Traditionally, the standards of spatial modeling are oriented to represent the quantitative information of space. However, in recent years an increasingly common challenge is appearing: flexibly and appropriately integrating quantitative information that goes beyond the purely geometric. This problem has been aggravated due to the success of new paradigms such as the Internet of Things. This adds an additional challenge to the representation of this information due to the need to represent characteristic information of the space from different points of view in a model, such as WiFi coverage, dangerous surroundings, etc. While this problem has already been addressed in indoor spaces with the IndoorGML standard, it remains to be solved in outdoor and indoor–outdoor spaces. We propose to take the advantages proposed in IndoorGML, such as cellular space or multi-layered space model representation, to outdoor spaces in order to create indoor–outdoor models that enable the integration of heterogeneous information that represents different aspects of space. We also propose an approach that gives more flexibility in spatial representation through the integration of standards such as OpenLocationCode for the division of space. Further, we suggest a procedure to enrich the resulting model through the information available in OpenStreetMap.
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Angwarmas, Faustinus, and Irawan Setyabudi. "KONSEP PERANCANGAN TAMAN REKREASI DAN OLAHRAGA DI KELURAHAN BALEARJOSARI KOTA MALANG." AKSEN 5, no. 1 (November 30, 2020): 5–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.37715/aksen.v5i1.1579.
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Open space is a space that is used for joint activities in the open air, while the kinds are green open spacesand built-in open spaces (public and private). A space will have meaning if there is human activity in it andnot only as an abandoned space. In this study, an open space design was carried out, with changes in theland use function of agricultural land. Park area designed for 3,100 m2. After discussing with local residents,sports facilities are needed in Balearjosari Village. The reason for choosing the location is that the surroundingconditions are still natural and in the countryside so that it attracts visitors to the area. Another facility neededis a recreation area in the form of a children’s playground. This study aims to create the concept of Balearjosaripark as recreation and sport with a landscape architecture approach. The research method used the designmethod as a development of the theory of Gold (1988) and Hakim (2012), namely by the stages of surveyand interview, analysis and synthesis, ideas and continued with the design concept. The results in this studyare in the form of various concepts consisting of basic concepts, form concepts, space concepts, circulationconcepts, activity and facilities concepts, vegetation concepts, and material concepts. Its novelty value issolving problems according to the needs of the park in that location, making it different from other areas. Theconclusion is that the solutions offered by landscape architects can provide an overview to the community inthe form of recreational and educational park design concepts, according to community needs.
Keywords: Concept, Parks, Recreation and Educationt, Balearjosari
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Curry, Nigel. "Access rights for outdoor recreation in New Zealand: some lessons for open country in England and Wales." Journal of Environmental Management 64, no. 4 (April 2002): 423–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jema.2001.0525.
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Tudorie, Carla Ana-Maria, María Vallés-Planells, Eric Gielen, Rosa Arroyo, and Francisco Galiana. "Towards a Greener University: Perceptions of Landscape Services in Campus Open Space." Sustainability 12, no. 15 (July 28, 2020): 6047. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12156047.
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Universities are showing a growing interest in becoming green institutions and improving campus open space management. Well-designed urban landscapes guided by green criteria integrate eco-friendly infrastructure which may be effective in facing urban challenges in the context of climate change. Student preferences and uses of campus outdoor environment should draw the attention of campus landscape planners. This study aims to analyse how the university community perceives landscape services provided by the Spanish Universitat Politècnica de València’s campus open space. An online questionnaire was sent to the university community to check its opinions, level of satisfaction, and their demands related to the current situation of the outdoor areas. Campus open spaces with different urban green infrastructure have a high potential to provide cultural, provisioning, and regulation landscape services. Respondents perceive the main benefits provided by campus open spaces to be that they are a place to relax, meet friends, and pass through. Their needs related to the welfare of outdoor areas and their preferences differ according to age, occupation, and time spent at the campus. This paper intends to help the university to meet environmental guidelines and to help other universities in their endeavour to reach sustainability and ensure the university community’s well-being.
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Stier, William F., Robert C. Schneider, Steve Kampf, Scott Haines, and Gregory E. Wilding. "A Survey of Campus Recreation Directors at NIRSA Institutions: Activities Emphasized, Student Participation Patterns, Trends and Future Offerings Contemplated." Recreational Sports Journal 29, no. 1 (May 2005): 42–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/rsj.29.1.42.
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A survey, using an instrument constructed expressly for this investigation, was conducted of directors of campus recreation at all 682 NIRSA colleges and universities in the United States and Canada to determine the current status of: (a) the degree of emphasis institutions currently place on nine categories of sports and recreational activities, (b) the percentage of students, undergraduate and graduate, actually participating in each of these nine categories of activities, (c) future recreational activities and programs, not currently offered to students, but being considered for inclusion within the next 12 months, and (d) future trends in terms of problems (challenges and opportunities) facing college campus recreation departments. Two hundred and sixty-nine schools returned usable surveys for a 39% rate of return. This investigation provides a snapshot of specific current practices and programming offerings of campus Recreation Directors, as well as their opinions in terms of future programming plans and anticipated trends affecting their campus recreation departments. The data were analyzed in light of the locations of the responding institutions within the six regions of NIRSA, the size of the institutions and whether the schools were classified as public or private. The nine categories of recreational activities included: (a) intramurals, (b) club sports, (c) open recreation, (d) outdoor recreation, (e) group exercise/aerobics, (f) aquatics, (g) instructional programming, (h) special events, and (i) youth and family activities.
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Beeco, J. Adam, and Greg Brown. "Integrating space, spatial tools, and spatial analysis into the human dimensions of parks and outdoor recreation." Applied Geography 38 (March 2013): 76–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.11.013.
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Rodgers, Christopher. "Nourishing and protecting our urban ‘green’ space in a post-pandemic world." Environmental Law Review 22, no. 3 (August 17, 2020): 165–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461452920934667.
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‘Green spaces’ provide important cultural ecosystem services in our towns and cities. ‘Green’ space may come in many forms – for example parks, village greens, urban commons, or just neglected and undeveloped wasteland. But all of it is important as it can provide much needed space for open air recreation and exercise in crowded urban areas. The covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdown has shown just how important it is for us to have easy access to open space for recreation and exercise. But much of our green space is, in an age of austerity, under threat. Covid-19 has shown that we need to reappraise planning policy for the designation and protection of new areas of green space in our urban environment; to better protect existing open space, including village greens and commons; and to seek to rebalance planning policy to ensure that the drive for new housing does not take place at the expense of ensuring that adequate green space is provided for existing and future communities.
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Kubacki, Roman, Wojciech Głuszewski, Dariusz Laskowski, Karol Rudyk, and Marek Kuchta. "EMC microwave absorber for outdoor applications." International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies 10, no. 7 (February 22, 2018): 754–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1759078718000223.
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AbstractIn some circumstances, electromagnetic compatibility testing must be performed not in a specialized anechoic chamber, but in an open space. However, typical absorbers used in anechoic chambers to absorb incident radiation and to reduce the amount of rays reflected from the walls and the floor, such as ferrite tiles and graphite cones, are not suitable in an open space. In this work, we present the design and a test for the absorbing material, which can successfully be used in a tent or in a similar light and portable structure. The proposed composite material is flexible, has good absorbing and mechanical properties as well as low reflectivity. As an absorber, the nanocrystalline iron alloy with graphite, mixed with an elastomer was proposed. This material was additionally exposed to the ionizing radiation in the dose of 100 kGy in the radioactive gamma source (60Co). The permittivity, permeability, and the shielding properties of the material have been analyzed as well.
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Eka Sabarullah, Bimo Kurniawan, Hamdil Khaliesh, and Syaiful Muazir. "PUSAT PERBELANJAAN MODERN DI KECAMATAN PONTIANAK BARAT." JMARS: Jurnal Mosaik Arsitektur 9, no. 1 (February 18, 2021): 214. http://dx.doi.org/10.26418/jmars.v9i1.45028.
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The increase in population and economic development in Pontianak City has increased every year, and it is also in one of the districts in Pontianak City, namely West Pontianak District, which has a fairly high level of trade and services. To follow up on this, we need a container or Modern Shopping Center in West Pontianak District by providing open spaces or (open malls) so that it can accommodate consumer needs as well as enjoy open spaces. There are secondary data that provide discussion of malls, mall classification, and theories related to modern centers. The Modern Shopping Center in West Pontianak District provides an attractive design by providing a solid facade with two masses of buildings served by a sky bridge. This Modern Shopping Center in West Pontianak District is located in a trade and service location. The design method is a systematic stage, the design method used is the J.C Jones method in the Architectural Design Methods book. The stages used are the stages of ideas, information, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and optimization. The purpose of the design is to produce a design for a Modern Shopping Center in West Pontianak District, which is able to accommodate the community in West Pontianak District by providing recreational and entertainment areas with the concept of Open Mall and providing spaces for mall visitors such as clothing and accessories retail, culinary retail, educational retail, toy retail, plant retail, sports retail, indoor activities, and outdoor activities and other supporting functions.
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Coutts, Christopher. "Creating connected open space in Florida: the influence on human use for recreation." Managing Leisure 17, no. 1 (January 2012): 67–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13606719.2011.613629.
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Abdul Aziz, Azhan, Abdullah Sani Ahmad, and Tajul Edrus Nordin. "Flats Outdoor Space as a Vital Social Place." Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies 2, no. 5 (October 25, 2017): 39–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v2i5.221.
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Minimum dwelling space of low-cost walk-up flats forces life to spill outdoors involving daily mundane activities affecting neighbourhood social vitality. In design, this affordance of such ‘marginal’ outdoor space has been neglected. Using data derived from systematic observations in various low-cost walk-up flats, this paper explores the use of these outdoor near home spaces and found that they support various domestic, social and retreat activities generating liveliness in the otherwise barren low-cost environment. Potentials for social encounters and casual surveillance were partially affected by flats configurations.
Keywords: building layout, near home space, social interaction
eISSN 2514-751X © 2017 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
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Stevenson, Leah C., Tammy Allen, Diana Mendez, David Sellars, and Gillian S. Gould. "Is open defaecation in outdoor recreation and camping areas a public health issue in Australia? A literature review." Health Promotion Journal of Australia 31, no. 3 (October 31, 2019): 525–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.300.
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Jakus, Paul M., John E. Keith, Lu Liu, and Dale Blahna. "The Welfare Effects of Restricting Off-Highway Vehicle Access to Public Lands." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 39, no. 1 (February 2010): 89–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1068280500001842.
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Off-highway vehicle (OHV) use is a rapidly growing outdoor activity that results in a host of environmental and management problems. Federal agencies have been directed to develop travel management plans to improve recreation experiences, reduce social conflicts, and diminish environmental impacts of OHVs. We examine the effect of land access restrictions on the welfare of OHV enthusiasts in Utah using Murdock's unobserved heterogeneity random utility model (Murdock 2006). Our models indicate that changing access to public lands from fully “open” to “limited” results in relatively small welfare losses, but that prohibiting access results in much larger welfare losses.
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Mu, Wa Li. "Study on Fabric Recreation and Clothing Design Based on Active Materials." Applied Mechanics and Materials 484-485 (January 2014): 17–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.484-485.17.
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The use of fabric recreation in fashion design, has grown to an unprecedented new stage today, expand a wider space for clothing design and production development, opportunities and challenges make a lot of good designers to be flexible and use all kinds of ways to display their talent, better play their imagination and creativity to open up new ideas for clothing design. In this paper, clothing materials and fabric recreation, a detailed analysis of their relationship, and make recommendations accordingly to the fabric recreation in fashion design.
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Espiner, Stephen, Bob Gidlow, and Grant Cushman. "Outdoor recreation and gendered space: the case of men's enthusiasms for hunting, fly-fishing and scuba diving." Annals of Leisure Research 14, no. 2-3 (July 2011): 176–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2011.615714.
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Tabata, Kenichi, Madoka Nakajima, and Naohiko Kohtake. "Design of Multiple Spatial Context Detection Method Considering Elongated Top-Bounded Spaces Based on GPS Signal-To-Noise Ratio and Fuzzy Inference." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 9, no. 12 (December 2, 2020): 717. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9120717.
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Numerous studies have been conducted on indoor and outdoor seamless positioning and indoor–outdoor detection methods. However, the classification of real space into two types, outdoor space and indoor space, is difficult. One type of space that is difficult to classify is top-bounded space, which can be observed in commercial facilities, logistics facilities, and street-facing sidewalks. In this study, we designed a method for detecting stays in three spatial contexts: Outdoor, top-bounded space, and indoor. This method considers elongated top-bounded spaces covered with a roof and open on one of the sides. Specifically, we selected Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites for stay detection based on the simple extraction of the spatial characteristics of a top-bounded space and designed a decision flow using fuzzy inference based on the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the selected GPS satellites. Moreover, we conducted an evaluation experiment to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method and confirmed that it could correctly detect the stay in three spatial contexts, outdoor, top-bounded space, and indoor, with a high probability of 93.1%.
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Spasic-Djordjevic, Sanja, and Danica Stankovic. "Arrangement of outdoor space at preschool institutions in the city of Nis." Facta universitatis - series: Architecture and Civil Engineering 13, no. 3 (2015): 273–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/fuace1503273s.
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Open spaces within the preschools should be thoroughly planned during the design of the facilities. To children who use the services of preschools, these spaces make their stay interesting, and for that reason facilities in courtyards and green spaces should be carefully planned. These parameters of urbanism were taken into account when we looked at the open spaces in preschools on the territory of Nis. This paper includes analyses of all 20 preschools in the city of Nis, with the aim to draw attention to the situation in the region and the problems they face.