Example of an ecotourism farm in the context of sustainability: Pastoral valley ecological life farm

Ceylan, Ebru Nalan; Tülbentçi, Tuğşad

doi:10.21833/ijaas.2020.06.015

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“…Tourists are becoming more and more sensitive to the environment and nature, turning towards rural areas and away from noise and chaos of city life, mainly due to a higher education level and an increased consciousness of a healthier lifestyle [1][2][3]. Over the last decades, this fact has promoted the development of a great diversity of ecotourism products and leisure activities related to nature and forests, such as ecological farms [3], green hotels [4], and mycotourism [5,6]. The implementation of most of these nature-based activities is mainly influenced by weather variables [7] such as temperature and precipitation, which are the two most common variables used in tourism-based weather impact studies [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

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Changes in the Abundance of Monoterpenes from Breathable Air of a Mediterranean Conifer Forest: When Is the Best Time for a Human Healthy Leisure Activity?

Sancho‐Knapik

Gil‐Pelegrín

Ferrio

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Forests

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The exposure to monoterpenes emitted by plants to the air might provide human health benefits during forest-based leisure activities. However, forests, especially Mediterranean ones, lack studies to relate forest production and the emission of monoterpenes, considering potential human forest exposure. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the variation in the abundance of monoterpenes in the human breathable air under the canopy of a Mediterranean conifer forest, evaluating the influence of different factors. For this purpose, from March to November 2018, we monitored the abundance of monoterpenes in the air at nose height, leaf development, air temperature and soil water potential in a mountain Mediterranean forest of Pinus pinaster located in Sierra de Albarracín (Teruel, Spain). We detected six monoterpenes, with α-pinene, β-pinene and limonene being the three most abundant. Temperature was the main environmental factor driving the abundance of monoterpenes in air, with a maxima of abundance found during summer. Leaf development in spring decreased the abundance, while after a drought period, the abundance increased. Thus, people enjoying forest-based activities in Mediterranean conifer areas would be more exposed to air monoterpenes when the temperature increases during the period after leaf development, as long as the trees are not severely water-stressed. If that is the case, the abundance of monoterpenes in the air would increase after the drought period.

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Changes in the Abundance of Monoterpenes from Breathable Air of a Mediterranean Conifer Forest: When Is the Best Time for a Human Healthy Leisure Activity?

Sancho‐Knapik

Gil‐Pelegrín

Ferrio

et al. 2022

Forests

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“…At the same time, tourism makes a negative impact as well due to the huge market competition. Hence, sustainability was required to the tourism industry to mitigate the negative impacts and sustainable tourism has emerged as an alternative tourism product from the 1990s with the aim of minimizing the negative impact to all economic, social and environmental aspects in the tourism industry [2], [3].…”

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Sustainable Practices in Hotels in Sri Lanka: Analysis of Environmentally Sustainable Aspects

DILSHAN

Toko

2022

Sustainable Tourism X

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Sustainable practices are particularly important in the tourism industry, and a substantial number of studies have shown that different environmentally sustainable practices (hereinafter written as ESP) are used by hoteliers who want to be responsible in the industry. On the other hand, hotel practices have been changing according to the guests' expectations to attract more guests; thus, filling the gap between guests' expectations and satisfaction of ESP is important. Based on that, this study undertook quantitative research with aiming to identify the gap between guests' expectations and satisfaction of ESP in Sri Lankan hotels. The study adopted five dimensions related to ESP which were identified through a preliminary study of previous literature. An empirical survey was conducted online with a structured questionnaire to identify the guests' expectations. Results of factor analysis revealed that environmentally-friendly production, waste management, food and beverage production, and environmentally-friendly hotel construction are the priorities of guests' expectations. Moreover, waste management, biodiversity conservation and food and beverage production represent a significant gap between the guests' expectations and satisfaction of ESP. Finally, this study found that guests' expectations mainly rely on the superficial natural atmosphere; therefore, more appropriate information and interpretation of sustainability would be needed for guests to optimize the usage of natural resources. Moreover, the study recommends that determining the reasons for making guests unsatisfied and find the solutions to minimize the dissatisfaction are important since currently available ESP have not met the satisfaction level of the guests.

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Example of an ecotourism farm in the context of sustainability: Pastoral valley ecological life farm

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Changes in the Abundance of Monoterpenes from Breathable Air of a Mediterranean Conifer Forest: When Is the Best Time for a Human Healthy Leisure Activity?

Changes in the Abundance of Monoterpenes from Breathable Air of a Mediterranean Conifer Forest: When Is the Best Time for a Human Healthy Leisure Activity?

Sustainable Practices in Hotels in Sri Lanka: Analysis of Environmentally Sustainable Aspects

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