Energy equivalent as a measure of the difficulty rating of hiking trails

Hugo, M. L.

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“…Para conhecer uma UC federal, o visitante caminha por um percurso previamente traçado de trilhas, termo definido na literatura consultada como os caminhos abertos que possuem diferenças em relação às formas, funções, distância percorrida e distintos níveis de dificuldade (VASCONCELOS, 2006;LECHENER, 2006;HUGO, 1999;COTES et al, 2007;MIELKE, 2013). Embora alguns PARNAs permitam a entrada de visitantes sem a companhia do condutor, este profissional pode trazer segurança, informações sobre a história da unidade e dicas de educação ambiental, o que pode propiciar uma experiência hedonista e bem-sucedida para aqueles que buscam trilhas de longa duração em UC (RIBAS; HICKENBICK, 2012; PEREIRA; SILVA; SILVA-JUNIOR, 2015).…”

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Necessidades formativas de condutores de visitantes em Parques Nacionais

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Este estudo descritivo, exploratório e quanti-qualitativo teve como objetivo identificar as necessidades formativas de 79 condutores de visitantes dos Parques Nacionais (PARNA) do Caparaó (PNC) e Serra da Capivara (PNSC). As informações foram coletadas a partir de entrevista semiestruturada, cujo tema gerador contemplou as necessidades formativas apontadas pelos próprios condutores. Os resultados revelam que os condutores investigados têm preferência por cursos de capacitação predominantemente práticos e que contemplem mais a realidade específica de cada PARNA investigado. Neste sentido, os profissionais apontam as necessidades de que os cursos possuam caráter prático e sejam ministrados no interior dos PARNAS, contemplando tanto os conhecimentos instrumentais necessários à atividade de condução quanto as características ecológicas específicas do parque, região, bioma e ecossistema em que as atividades ocorrem. Os cursos mais reivindicados pelos condutores investigados foram os de primeiros socorros, os de segundo idioma e os de características ecológicas do parque, da região, do bioma e do ecossistema. Educational needs of visitors’ instructors in National Parks ABSTRACT This descriptive, exploratory, and quantitative-qualitative study had the objective of identifying the educational needs of 79 instructors of visitors from the Caparaó (PNC) and Serra da Capivara (PNSC) National Parks (PARNA). Information was collected from semi-structured interviews, whose generating theme contemplated the educational needs pointed out by the instructors themselves. Results show that the investigated instructors have a preference for predominantly practical training courses that more closely reflect the specific reality of each PARNA investigated. In this sense, professionals point out the need for the courses to be practical and delivered within the PARNAs, taking into account both the instrumental knowledge required for the professional activity and the specific ecological characteristics of the park, region, biome and ecosystem in which the activities take place. The most claimed courses by the investigated instructors were first aid, second language, and ecological features of the park, region, biome, and ecosystem. KEYWORDS: Ecotourism; National Parks; Visitor Instructors; Formative Needs.

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Necessidades formativas de condutores de visitantes em Parques Nacionais

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“…In turn, the need for improving existing guidelines and their accessibility has attracted the attention of health institutions and associations [8,11,14], who promoted initiatives to raise awareness about hiking trail difficulties [12]. Studies assessing difficulty in terms of energy expenditure [10], hikers' preparedness [15], and collaborative annotation of tourism objects 6 can be considere pioneers. More recent contributions span from preference-based recommendations for groups of users [7] to more technological ones employing recommender chatbots [16].…”

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“…In Austria, the local tourism office (Vorarlberg 9 ) maintains an online database of hiking trails. The Swiss canton of Valais delegated the management of official hiking trails to Valrando 10 . Similarly, SuisseMobile 11 provides online apps mapping pedestrian trails and respective technical information.…”

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A Platform for Difficulty Assessment and Recommendation of Hiking Trails

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Calvaresi

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Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2021

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In recent years, the popularity of hiking has steadily increased across different segments of the population. Although there is considerable evidence of the benefits for hikers regarding physical and mental health, the inherent risks of these outdoor activities cannot be underestimated. Accident prevention and an increase of awareness about possible risks are necessary to minimize hiking and pedestrian tourism’s negative consequences. In most hiking information maps and interactive applications, there is usually not enough information about difficulty points or the granularity level required to provide tailored recommendations to hikers with physical or psychological limitations. In this paper, we present Syris, a geo-information system for hiking itineraries that incorporates Points-Of-Difficulty to assess the level of effort, technique, and risk of hiking trails. The system allows users to filter itineraries and obtain recommendations based on the assessment of difficulty following a well-established methodology. The system has been implemented, deployed and tested with real data in the region of Val d’Anniviers in Switzerland, and is openly available to enable further developments and refinement.

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“…Those components should provide information about the difficulty of motor execution and about the total biomechanical and physiological load on the participant during the completion of the course. At the end, the levels of difficulty should be directly indicated as a multiple of the difficulty of executing a certain horizontal nature trail, such as a trail of 5000 m, by following methodologies already published and applied using the energy equivalent and biomechanical load equivalent [73][74][75].…”

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An Emerging Paradigm for the UNESCO Global Geoparks: The Ecosystem’s Health Provision

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During the 38th General Conference of UNESCO, the Member States ratified the creation of the International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP) expressing governmental recognition of the importance of managing outstanding geological sites and landscapes in a holistic manner. In this context, the importance of human interactions with the natural environment to promote healthy lifestyles was primarily a response to the need to preserve and enhance the value of the UNESCO Global Geoparks as well as highlighting their usefulness for the sustainable development of local populations. The aim of this paper is to suggest an interdisciplinary approach to be applied to UNESCO Global Geoparks for a standardized survey and grading methodology that can be used to assess the ability to provide and promote healthy lifestyles, which is called the Ecosystem’s Health Provision Spectrum (EHPS) on an ecological scale. The suggested EHPS is in line with UNESCO’s priorities, in particular with the IGGP and its motto of “Geosciences in the Service of Society”. Therefore, the EHPS on an ecological scale will be another important tool for the UNESCO Global Geoparks, facilitating efficient management and promoting economic development, wellbeing and health.

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Energy equivalent as a measure of the difficulty rating of hiking trails

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Necessidades formativas de condutores de visitantes em Parques Nacionais

Necessidades formativas de condutores de visitantes em Parques Nacionais

A Platform for Difficulty Assessment and Recommendation of Hiking Trails

An Emerging Paradigm for the UNESCO Global Geoparks: The Ecosystem’s Health Provision

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