BACKGROUND People with a low socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to be physically inactive than their higher status counterparts, however, the mechanisms underlying this socioeconomic gradient in physical inactivity remain largely unknown. Our aims were (1) to investigate socioeconomic differences in recreational walking among older adults and (2) to examine to what extent neighbourhood ...

the protection and use of recreational areas as a sustainable resource can be a very significant issues, especially when they are located within a protected areas. different management approaches such as limits of acceptable changes (lac) can be performed to provide the balance between the use and the protection of resources. lac method is one of the planning frameworks that are used in tourism...

presenting additional information, views, and analyses that may help to refine the HHRA to be more reflective of the potential for exposures and risks due to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Rest of River portion of the Housatonic River and its floodplain. These comments generally follow the structure of the Peer Review Charge developed by EPA. As such, they first discuss each of the thr...

Human exploitation of fi sh and other aquatic animals such as crustaceans and mammals is virtually ubiquitous on Earth and since ancient times has provided humanity with food, income and other social goods such as recreation. Fishing where the primary objective is not to produce food or generate income through the sale or trade of fi shing products is commonly termed ‘recreational fi shing’ or ...

economic value of natural resources is increased via tourism resources function. natural environment in the desert area has great potential for attracting tourists and in this respect it has a nonmarketable value. making these values marketable may lead to rise up the economic value of natural environment in the desert area. one of the most important natural environments in the desert areas of ...

If you build it, will they come?" (2016). USDA Forest Service / UNL Faculty Publications. 301. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o National forests have a wealth of natural amenities that attract over 175 million recreational visitors a year. Although natural amenities draw visitors to national forests, many of the recreational activities that they engage in require built amenities, such as r...

Increasing recreational use of national parks and protected areas can impact natural and cultural resources and the quality of the visitor experience. Determining how much recreational use can ultimately be accommodated in a park or protected area is often addressed through the concept of carrying capacity. Contemporary approaches to carrying capacity – including the Visitor Experience and Reso...

Enterolert (IDEXX Laboratories Inc., Westbrook, Maine), a semiautomated, most probable number method for enumeration of enterococci, was compared with the standard membrane filter method by parallel testing of 138 marine and freshwater recreational bathing water samples. No statistically significant difference and a strong linear correlation were found between methods. Culturing of 501 Enterole...

1111001-8484 IJCEE-IJENS © February 2011 IJENS I J E N S  Abstract— Despite the recreational parks in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), many students are still facing difficulties in accessing these recreational parks within the campus because their locations and distances are not favorable for the students to access them from their on campus residential areas. Moreover, despite the enactme...

In the United States, legislation dictates that wilderness areas should be managed to, among other things, provide recreational visitors with opportunities for solitude. The growing popularity of outdoor recreation in backcountry settings presents managers with challenges in their efforts to achieve this objective. Recent research suggests that computer-based simulation modeling is an effective...