Photographs with a human element are powerful in influencing viewers' perceptions and
decision-making processes. However, rare quantitative evidence was detected about the …

A key requirement of COVID‐19 pandemic behavioural regulations in many countries was
for people to 'physically distance'from one another, which meant departing radically from …

The public health restrictions put into place to control the COVID-19 pandemic have greatly
affected cultural and tourism institutions. Based on normative theory, this study aims to …

Social and ecological conditions are constantly changing, but research concerning how
visitors to wildlands perceive such changes across time is both limited and narrow. With a …

The improvement of the quality of urban parks plays a vital role in the construction and
development of urban society. This study examined the factors influencing recreational …

This study investigates the decision-making process for outdoor leisure activities of the
Chinese people in the context of COVID-19. An online survey of residents of Heilongjiang …

Although this theme issue is being published in 2023 and I completed my term as Editorin-
Chief of the Journal of Leisure Research at the end of 2022, the papers in this theme issue …

The devastating impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and well-being of individuals has
led researchers to increasingly consider the importance of people-place interactions as …

This theme issue on outdoor recreation and parks contains nine papers. The first two
concern the timely topic of outdoor recreation and COVID-19. The next three focus on …

As nature-based recreation is popular in modern society, iconic parks grapple with
overcrowded facilities and stressed natural environments. This chapter explores the current …