Civil wars are frequent in lesser-developed nations, wherein is harbored a disproportionate share of the world's biodiversity. These wars have had serious detrimental effects, direct and indirect, on conservation programs. From 2001 to 2005, we conducted site visits, personal interviews, and document searches bearing upon this problem as exemplified by Nepal's ongoing Maoist insurgency. Cases o...

Tensions are generated by the inevitable presence of dogs accompanying humans in cities. Built-up outdoor areas, spaces that are "in between" the home and dog parks, are widely frequented by dogs and their owners. The present case study, performed in Lyon (France), is the first to provide a description of these dyads in areas that vary according to terrain, district, dog legislation and use in ...

EDWARD A. MEYER, HARRY B. HINES, CONRAD J. HOSKIN & KEITH R. McDONALD School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing, Moggill, Queensland 4070, Australia School of Marine & Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia...

OBJECTIVES Parks provide places for people to experience nature, engage in physical activity, and relax. We studied how residents in low-income, minority communities use public, urban neighborhood parks and how parks contribute to physical activity. METHODS In 8 public parks, we used direct observation to document the number, gender, race/ethnicity, age group, and activity level of park users...

BACKGROUND There has been a growing interest in environmental initiatives to reduce sedentary behaviour. A few existing studies on this topic are mostly cross-sectional, focused on the general adult population, and examining neighbourhood walkability. This study examined associations of perceived environmental attributes with change in TV viewing time over seven years among older Australian adu...

In this study, the effluent reuse potential of 39 industrial wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Taiwan was evaluated using grey relation analysis. A significant, consistent result was revealed. The WWTPs with the lowest reuse potential among 39 industrial parks were in the order: Gueishan, Tucheng, Nankang WWTPs. The WWTPs with highest reuse potential were as follow: Yungan > Tafa > Fongsha...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between adolescents' physical activity practice and their perception about the environment of urban parks. METHODS A school-based representative sample (n = 1,718; boys = 40.4%) of teenagers of Curitiba, Southern region of Brazil. A questionnaire was employed to identify perceived parks environmental features as well as phys...

HIGHLIGHTS • Vegetation structure and composition were measured in four major green space types • Remnants and golf courses supported highest native plant richness • Residential neighborhoods and urban parks supported highest exotic plant richness • Residential neighborhoods lacked key habitat structures including old trees • Green spaces can achieve complex vegetation with both native and exot...

— Are parks effective in forest conservation? This study examines data from 163 forests in 13 countries to determine the necessity of legally established protected areas for forest conservation and alternative conditions and institutions that may conserve forests. The results show no statistically significant differences in forest conditions between legally protected forests and forests governe...

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