Although the health and well-being benefits of physical activity are recognized and well
documented, many US citizens do not meet the Center for Disease Control's recommended …

This article examined constraints to visiting urban parks and natural areas in the Portland,
Oregon (USA) metropolitan region, as well as spatial attributes of these constraints. Data …

This study combines data from three cross-sectional surveys (1993, 1998, and 2004) to
explore how hikers at the Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada were affected by the …

Parks provide many outdoor recreation opportunities that encourage physical activity and
healthy lifestyles, and research has recently begun to explore the demographic, social, and …

Public park and recreation services have long provided low-cost, close-to-home services to
citizens from all walks of life. Social equity, or the availability of these services to all …

Parks are an integral component of cities. Ensuring city residents have equitable and easy
access to parks is crucial for human well‐being. In temperate climates, park accessibility is …

Outdoor recreation is important for improving quality of life, well-being, and local economies,
but quantifying its value without direct monetary transactions can be challenging. This study …

Purpose: The aim of this study to test the reliability and validity of “Leisure Facilitator
Scale”(LFS) for Turkish university students. Material: The sample included 111 female and …

This study introduces a new method, named Dynamic Destination Satisfaction Method
(DDSME), to model tourists' satisfaction with a destination (and its attributes), breaking it …

Outdoor recreation areas (ORAs) are key components of healthy communities and are
linked with health behaviors, such as physical activity (PA). One way to promote greater use …