Factors influencing teenagers’ recreational forest use in a densely-populated region in Switzerland

Oppliger, Jérôme; Lieberherr, Eva; Hegetschweiler, K. Tessa

doi:10.1016/j.jort.2019.100225

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“…Then, the frequency of the forest visits for a walk gradually decreased after 49 years old. The results indicated the importance of introducing the habit of visiting the forest starting at a younger age [32][33][34][35]. Oppliger et al [34] found that 42% of the respondents were forbidden by their parents to visit forests in their childhood.…”

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“…The results indicated the importance of introducing the habit of visiting the forest starting at a younger age [32][33][34][35]. Oppliger et al [34] found that 42% of the respondents were forbidden by their parents to visit forests in their childhood. Moreover, the children who joined a youth group interested in the forest (scouts) had a higher frequency of forest visits in their teenage years.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The most common reasons for engaging in a sport or physical activity were to improve one's health (54%). The findings from a Swiss study [34] which was directed at teenagers suggested that the support and establishment of formal and informal recreational facilities for the support for not only the physical, but also for the mental health of young people was necessary.…”

Section: Frequency Of the Forest Visits According To The Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Drivers and Frequency of Forest Visits: Results of a National Survey in the Czech Republic

Šodková

Purwestri

Riedl

et al. 2020

Forests

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The general objective of the study was to assess the main drivers for visiting the forest and the frequency of the visits in the Czech Republic. A nationwide collection of data of the sociological research as part of The Market & Media & Lifestyle Research Project was carried out every year in the Czech Republic under the licensed cooperation with Kantar Media. The project is unique by the large scope of the questions in the questionnaires and by the high number of respondents. A total of 8794 Czech inhabitants aged 12 years and above from all the regions were involved in the survey in 2018. Information about the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of all the respondents were obtained. In the closed questions, the respondents reported the frequency of the forest visits and its drivers. The main driver for visiting the forest was just to go for a walk or just to enjoy the outdoors, especially during their holidays or weekends, amounting to 79% of the inhabitants. Meditation and relaxation as well as sport in the forest, were also considered as important motives for forest recreation. On the contrary, 95% of the visitors did not practice game hunting, although game has a long tradition in the Czech Republic. Improvement on managing the forest for recreation should focus on participatory forest management to find a consensus between the public and forest stakeholders. Common decisions may help set up forest recreational goals with positive impacts on forest ecosystem services.

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Section: Frequency Of the Forest Visits According To The Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Frequency Of the Forest Visits According To The Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Drivers and Frequency of Forest Visits: Results of a National Survey in the Czech Republic

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Purwestri

Riedl

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“…Therefore, it is of great significance to study how to improve the satisfaction of tourists and then improve the willingness of tourists to visit urban forest parks to promote the development of forest tourism. Tourists' willingness to visit urban forest parks is affected by many factors, such as the frequent use of electronic media [15], frequent forest visits during childhood [15], and seasonal factors [16]. Some scholars have mentioned the impact of forestry infrastructure [17,18] on the development of forest tourism [19][20][21][22].…”

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Effect of The Development Level of Facilities for Forest Tourism on Tourists’ Willingness to Visit Urban Forest Parks

Zhang

Wu²,

Hao³

2022

Forests

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The importance of facilities for forest tourism to the development of forest tourism has been mentioned in many studies, but there is a lack of quantitative and specific research. In order to specifically study the effect of facilities for forest tourism on the development of forest tourism, a theoretical path from the cognition of the development level of facilities for forest tourism to the willingness of tourists to visit urban forest parks was constructed based on the perceived value theory. Then, the process and significance of the influence were quantitatively calculated by using a structural equation model (SEM). The results show that: (1) Cognition of the development level of facilities for forest tourism has a significant positive effect on the perceived value of landscape resources, the perceived value of the ecological environment, and tourists’ satisfaction. (2) The perceived value of the ecological environment has a significant positive effect on tourists’ satisfaction. (3) Tourists’ satisfaction has a significant positive effect on tourists’ willingness to visit urban forest parks. (4) The perceived value of landscape resources has no significant effect on tourists’ satisfaction. (5) The variety, layout, and advancement of facilities for forest tourism have a significant positive effect on the cognition of the development level of facilities for forest tourism, among which the layout has the most significant effect, followed by advancement and finally variety. We suggest that, when building facilities for forest tourism, tourists’ feelings and satisfaction should be the primary considerations.

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Influence of Perceptual Experiences, Especially Sounds, on Forest Attractiveness

Hegetschweiler,

Maidl,

Wunderli

et al. 2023

RaumFragen: Stadt – Region – Landschaft

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Factors influencing teenagers’ recreational forest use in a densely-populated region in Switzerland

Abstract: Factors influencing teenagers' recreational forest use in a densely-populated region in Switzerland

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Drivers and Frequency of Forest Visits: Results of a National Survey in the Czech Republic

Drivers and Frequency of Forest Visits: Results of a National Survey in the Czech Republic

Effect of The Development Level of Facilities for Forest Tourism on Tourists’ Willingness to Visit Urban Forest Parks

Influence of Perceptual Experiences, Especially Sounds, on Forest Attractiveness

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