Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 on the Italian agri-food sector: An analysis of the quarter of pandemic lockdown and clues for a socio-economic and territorial restart

G Barcaccia, V D'Agostino, A Zotti, B Cozzi - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The recent outbreak of a new Coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic with about
10.5 million reported cases and over 500,000 deaths worldwide. Our prospective paper …

Exploring the 'dark'side of forest therapy and recreation: A critical review and future directions

H Liu, X Xu, VWY Tam, P Mao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forest therapy and recreation (FTR) has become a popular mode for promoting physical and
mental health and enhancing well-being in the recent era. However, reliance on forests …

[HTML][HTML] University students' participation in outdoor recreation and the perceived well-being effects of nature

R Puhakka - Journal of outdoor recreation and tourism, 2021 - Elsevier
It is increasingly recognized that interacting with nature promotes well-being and health for
both adults and children. Less is known about the role of nature in people's everyday lives …

Mechanisms underlying childhood exposure to blue spaces and adult subjective well-being: An 18-country analysis

V Vitale, L Martin, MP White, LR Elliott, KJ Wyles… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Contact with natural environments is associated with good health and well-being. Although
childhood nature experiences may be important in the development of an individual's …

Happiness from nature? Adolescents' conceptions of the relation between happiness and nature in Finland

E Hakoköngäs, R Puhakka - Leisure Sciences, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Contact with nature has been increasingly recognized as enhancing human well-being and
health. Less is known about how people perceive and define the effects of nature in their …

Variability in forest visit numbers in different regions and population segments before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Pichlerová, D Önkal, A Bartlett, J Výbošťok… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In view of the prevailing preferences for health and recreation revealed by previous studies
as the main expected benefits of forest visits, the research presented herein focuses on …

Adolescents' experiences in nature: Sources of everyday well-being

R Puhakka, E Hakoköngäs - Journal of Leisure Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Recently, adolescents' decreasing contact with nature has raised concerns in many
urbanized societies. In this study, we analyze Finnish adolescents' leisure time experiences …

Using the visitor-employed photography method to analyse deadwood perceptions of forest visitors: a case study from Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany

J Rathmann, P Sacher, N Volkmann… - European Journal of Forest …, 2020 - Springer
This study investigates visitors' perceptions and preferences regarding the characteristics of
deadwood in the Bavarian Forest National Park (SE-Germany). Visitor-employed …

Motivations behind the forest managers' decision making about mixed forests in the Czech Republic

J Janová, D Hampel, J Kadlec, T Vrška - Forest Policy and Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The practice of planting even-aged spruce monoculture has long tradition in the Czech
Republic. Although these stands are due to climate change expected to suffer from …

Evidence of the association between deadwood and forest recreational site choices

P Sacher, J Meyerhoff, M Mayer - Forest Policy and Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The level of biodiversity is in decline, also in forests. As more natural structures are known to
safeguard biodiversity, changes in forest management, including higher amounts of …