A multiple hierarchy stratification perspective was adopted to investigate outdoor recreation constraints for 3,000 Texans interviewed by telephone in 1998. This theoretical perspective contends that individuals’ socio-demographic characteristics are accorded a position in society relative to others and that this position effects the individual’s access to services. Logistic regression models t...

Presented by Bruce Bunting, Vice President of the Center for Conservation Finance of the World Wildlife Fund at the Marine Ornamentals Conference, November 26 December 1, 2001, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Coral reefs are among the biologically richest ecosystems on earth. They are a source of biodiversity, food, environmental protection, recreation, and potential medicinal products. Throughout m...

This paper broadly explores changing outdoor recreation demands, environmental opinions and demographics in the United States. With this country’s population predicted to more than double by the end of this century, it is imperative that we understand these treru.5 and their implications for better managing our natural envimnment and pmviding opportunities for outdoor recreation in that environ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the incidence and patterns of sports and recreation related injuries resulting in inpatient hospitalization in Wisconsin. Although much sports and recreation related injury research has focused on the emergency department setting, little is known about the scope or characteristics of more severe sports injuries resulting in hospitalization. SETTING The Wisconsin Bureau o...

Simeon P. Cairns, John P. Leader, Denis S. Loiselle, Amanda Higgins, Wei Lin, and Jean-Marc Renaud Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, School of Sport and Recreation, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand; Health and Rehabilitation Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand;...

Ocelot Awareness among Latinos on the Texas and Tamaulipas Border M. Nils Peterson a; Mitch Sternberg b; Angelica Lopez c; Jianguo Liu d a Fisheries & Wildlife Program, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA b Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Alamo, Texas, USA c Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism S...

Research on forest recreation over the last 60 years has been voluminous. Research on nontimber forest products (NTFP) has been much less voluminous. In this chapter the history of these two tracks of research has been reviewed. Not all studies are mentioned; rather, a representative selection of the subject matter is discussed. Forest recreation research had its beginnings in the late 1950s wi...

Advanced or Addicted? Exploring the Relationship of Recreation Specialization to Flow Experiences and Online Game Addiction Tsung-Chiung (Emily) Wu a , David Scott b & Chun-Chieh Yang c a Department of Tourism, Recreation and Leisure Studies , National Dong Hwa University , Hualien , Taiwan , ROC b Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences , Texas A&M University , College Station , TX...