This research seeks to determine whether the residents of City Pančevo use surrounding protected areas (PAs) for excursions and what extent. A survey was conducted on a sample 715 respondents above age 15. One main six assisting hypotheses were set, testing significance differences between specific groups respondents. Following analysis results obtained by descriptive statistics method Chi-Squa...

Recreational carrying capacity addresses the issue of how much and what types of recreation can be accommodated in parks and related areas without unacceptable impacts. Contemporary approaches to carrying capacity rely on formulation, monitoring, and management of indicators and standards of quality. Recreational carrying capacity of Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, located in northern Ne...

Microbiological monitoring of bivalve mollusc production areas by national or regional authorities is usually undertaken as part of a programme to classify the areas according to the perceived risk of the presence of pathogenic microorganisms based on the concentrations of faecal indicator bacteria present in the area. The indicator bacteria used are generally of the coliform group: total colif...

Recreational areas in cities deliver numerous social, health and environmental benefits for local communities. They are a desirable element of the urban structure that influences quality life. The response to COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented crisis on global scale, initially prevented then significantly limited use recreational areas. pandemic decreased daily activity levels, induced changes...