Exploring Everyday Self-Regulation in Nearby Nature: Determinants, Patterns, and a Framework of Nearby Outdoor Recreation Behavior

Degenhardt, Barbara; Buchecker, Matthias

doi:10.1080/01490400.2012.714706

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“…Seneviratne and Morrall (1985) explained people's deviation from the shortest-path strategy by other influential factors such as route attraction, number of crossings, degree of crowding, weather protection, noise, and safety. Degenhardt and Buchecker (2012) found that recreationists decide intuitively on their routes, particularly when they have more time for example at the weekend. Rodríguez et al (2009), finally, showed that pedestrian use intensity was associated to the quality of road segments (measured in terms of land-use, sidewalk width, sidewalk continuity, rubbish bins, crossing aids, crossing density and road density).…”

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“…Introduction of this avoidance concept is based on empirical observations of human behaviour during recreational activities, suggesting that people usually prefer to make a circular trip as opposed to a linear trip following the same path in both directions. We did not include slope as a constraining factor in the model since people engaging in sport activities have been shown to prefer to use sloped areas (Degenhardt and Buchecker 2012). The level of use intensity is indicated by the colour and width of the road/path segments.…”

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“…and access to good quality recreation areas in the neighbourhood or in close proximity is a crucial issue for urban-dwellers (Bell 2010). Indeed living in cities increases human daily stress (Kennedy and Adolphs 2011), and a lack of outdoor recreation can limit people's ability to recover from daily workloads (Degenhardt and Buchecker 2012). Nearby outdoor recreation refers to short-term (< 1 day) and close-to-home (< 8 km) activities that people perform in the natural environment around cities or villages during their leisure time, e.g.…”

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Nearby outdoor recreation modelling: An agent-based approach

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Modelling and simulating the movement of humans during outdoor nearby recreational activities can deliver important insight into the landscape services available to people in urbanized areas. Recreational activities such as walking, jogging and cycling are known to have a positive effect on people's mental and physical health, however in urban areas access to nearby recreation areas is sometimes lacking, underdeveloped or impeded by man-made infrastructures. In this context, understanding the spatial behaviour of humans during outdoor recreation is a crucial step towards implementing improvement measures. In this paper, we investigated the recreation strategies of multiple individuals and the flow in the movements of these individuals using a spatially-explicit agent-based model. The model combined information on the available infrastructures (roads, housing areas), the recreational potential of the landscape and rule-based movement strategies mimicking recreationists decision-making. At the individual level, we demonstrated that the shortest-path and weighted-path strategies were used the most during nearby recreation activities. At the population level, we successfully predicted recreationist flow patterns, highlighting gaps in path infrastructure and the most preferred path sections in a small town environment. We further illustrated the versatility of the model and its potential to support planning decisions to increase the accessibility of nearby recreation areas.

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“…Contact to nature can also strengthen human will power, leading to better and healthier lifestyle choices via an increased ability for delay of gratification [ 30 , 31 ]. It has also been shown that city residents deliberately engage in recreational activities in nearby nature to find restoration from work and personal life strains [ 32 ]. Exposure to natural environments can lead to lower blood pressure [ 33 ] and can even accelerate convalescence after surgery [ 34 ].…”

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Contact to Nature Benefits Health: Mixed Effectiveness of Different Mechanisms

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How can urban nature contribute to the reduction of chronic stress? We twice measured the concentration of the “stress hormone” cortisol in the hair of 85 volunteer gardeners (six months apart), relating cortisol level change to (self-reported) characteristics of their recreational activities. Both time spent in nature and physical activity led to decreases in cortisol, while time spent being idle led to an increase. At high levels of present stressors, however, the relationship for time spent in nature and for idleness was reversed. Time spent with social interaction had no effect on cortisol levels. Our results indicate that physical activity is an effective means of mitigating the negative effects of chronic stress. The results regarding the time spent in nature and time spent being idle are less conclusive, suggesting the need for more research. We conclude that if chronic stress cannot be abolished by eradicating its sources, public health may take to measures to reduce it—providing urban nature being one effective possibility.

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“…It is intriguing that this study did not achieve statistical significance for this hypothesis, but it is possible that nature connectedness is simply just not related to prosociality. Maybe nature connectedness is more applicable to social or emotional competence, or maybe even to academic outcomes or emotion regulation, such as what Ulrich et al (1991) saw in nature connectedness' association with stress reduction, or other socialemotional outcomes such as self regulation (Degenhardt & Buchecker, 2012), or solely empathy (Cheng & Monroe, 2012). Or maybe nature connectedness supports social-emotional development in a more universal way, slightly fostering separate elements that combine to foster positive development.…”

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The Dirt of Development: Nature's Role in Social-Emotional Development and Parent-Child Connectedness

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The purpose of this study was to examine associations between nature connectedness, parentchild connectedness, and the development of prosocial behavior. Nature connectedness pertains to the strong emotional affinity towards the natural environment and is linked with happiness, stress reduction, and good health. Prosocial behavior refers to actions or behaviors done with the intent to help others. This study consisted of 467 parent-informants that gathered information on the parent's nature connectedness, the child's nature connectedness, the parent-child connectedness, and the child prosocial behavior. Gaps in the literature were addressed by analyzing the role that parent nature connectedness has in predicting child nature connectedness, two variables that prior studies have yet to do. The findings of this study also suggest parent and child nature connectedness as being supportive of the parent-child relationship. The findings of this study have practical, applied implications for parents, educators, and practitioners due to the positive developmental outcomes and associations of nature connectedness and parent-child connectedness. To my exceptional committee-I truly appreciate all of your continued assistance throughout this grand adventure.

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Exploring Everyday Self-Regulation in Nearby Nature: Determinants, Patterns, and a Framework of Nearby Outdoor Recreation Behavior

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Nearby outdoor recreation modelling: An agent-based approach

Nearby outdoor recreation modelling: An agent-based approach

Contact to Nature Benefits Health: Mixed Effectiveness of Different Mechanisms

The Dirt of Development: Nature's Role in Social-Emotional Development and Parent-Child Connectedness

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