Winter recreationists’ perspectives on seasonal differences in the outdoor recreation setting

Gatti, Elise; Brownlee, Matthew T. J.; Bricker, Kelly S.

doi:10.1016/j.jort.2021.100366

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“…Therefore, it is unclear whether the health bene ts associated with contact with natural environments can also be obtained in colder seasons [38,39]. The winter season is a typical climatic season, and a concomitant decrease in the number of people participating in physical activity has an impact on people's outdoor activities, leading to a gradual decline in the extent to which people experience natural landscapes [40]; however, the desire to restore physical and mental health does not diminish in the winter. The lack of information about people's perceptions and preferences during the winter months limits the recreational quality of urban green spaces and potential improvements [39].…”

Section: Impact Of Seasonal Changes On Environmental Perceptionsmentioning

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Do different vegetation types in green spaces affect human health? A comparison of summer and winter data

Duan,

Bai,

yang

et al. 2024

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Based on the perceptions of participants in winter and summer, the effects of different vegetation structures within landscapes (single-layer woodland, tree-shrub-grass composite woodlands, tree-grass composite woodland, and single-layer grassland) and concrete squares without plants were investigated, and the skin conductivity level (SCL) and environmental perception recovery score (PRS) associated with landscape types were calculated. The results indicated that: (1) The seasonal differences in landscape perception significantly affected participants' PRS but had no effect on their SCL scores; (2) Viewing and experiencing single-layer and tree-shrub-grass composite woodlands in summer and single-layer woodland in winter improved participants' environmental perceptions; (3) The restorative effects of the four plant communities (and concrete squares without plants) were ranked in the following order: single-layer woodland > tree-shrub-grass composite woodlands > single-layer grassland > tree-grass composite woodland and concrete squares without plants. These results indicate that seasonal experiences in the natural environment cannot be substituted for each other. Therefore, it is recommended that specific plant species be chosen carefully for landscapes based on seasonal differences. Evergreen single-layer woodland vegetation types should be considered for use in winter urban landscapes. These results provide a scientific basis for future evaluations of landscape perception and preferences.

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Section: Impact Of Seasonal Changes On Environmental Perceptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do different vegetation types in green spaces affect human health? A comparison of summer and winter data

Duan,

Bai,

yang

et al. 2024

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“…It is categorized as ecotourism and involves a wide range of activities [11]. Icesnow tourism has a unique charm; it alters the landscape seasonally, calms the mood [26], facilitates solitude [27], promotes physical health [28], and so on. It is developed in ice-snow destinations.…”

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“…Ice-snow destinations are always quiet, lack crowds, and are certainly beautiful [30], and some destinations are characterized by a distinctive ice and snow culture [31]. Ice-snow tourism alters the landscape seasonally, calms the mood [26], facilitates solitude [27], and promotes physical health [28], etc. Second, it is of significance for a destination.…”

Section: Literature Review 21 Ice-snow Tourismmentioning

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The Market Responses of Ice and Snow Destinations to Southerners’ Tourism Willingness: A Case Study from China

Sun,

Tian,

Xia

et al. 2023

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Since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, China has been promoting ice and snow tourism, mainly to domestic tourists from southern China. Thus, ice–snow tourism operators in the north need to know what Southerners want. Respondents from south of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province were administered a questionnaire about candidate national parks in Inner Mongolia as tourism destinations. A qualitative method based on picture material was used to summarize the categories of ice–snow tourism activities. Based on questionnaire data by OLS (ordinary least squares) and quantile regression, respectively, this study identified the average and differential (by the difference of respondents’ willingness level) inducing effects of different tourism activities on Southerners’ ice–snow tourism willingness. With the supply–demand comparing method, the impacts of the tourism activity availability on the fulfillment of Southerners’ ice–snow tourism desire were revealed. For formulating sound market positioning to expand the southern market, suggestions for promoting the preferred activities and complementing the supply shortage were put forth based on Southerners’ willingness. The results provide meaningful lessons for developing, operating, and marketing ice–snow tourism destinations in the north in response to Southerners’ willingness to travel.

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“…Therefore, it is unclear whether the health benefits associated with natural exposure can also be obtained in colder seasons [32,33]. As one of the typical representatives of the climate, winter restricts people's outdoor activities, resulting in a gradual decline in the level of public sports activities [34], but people's urgent need for physical and mental health does not diminish. Due to the lack of information about people's views and preferences in winter, the entertainment quality of urban green space is limited to the corresponding improvement range [35].…”

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Study of Different Vegetation Types in Green Space Landscape Preference: Comparison of Environmental Perception in Winter and Summer

Duan

2022

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Through field perception in winter and summer, people’s preferences for vegetation types in green spaces with various structures (single-layer woodland, tree-shrub-grass composite woodland, tree-grass composite woodland, and single-layer grassland) and concrete and asphalt sites (areas) without plants are evaluated. The results show the following: (1) There are significant differences in landscape preference between the two seasons, and the environmental perception preference score for landscapes in summer is higher. (2) The preference score for the vegetation types in green spaces was single-layer woodland > tree-shrub-grass composite woodland > tree-grass composite woodland > single-layer grassland > concrete and asphalt sites (areas). The preference score for the single-layer woodland landscape in winter was significantly higher than that in summer. (3) The preferences of participants to carry out activities vary by season and the magnitude of thermal comfort; notably, rest and communication activities in green spaces with high thermal comfort, such as tree-shrub-grass composite woodland and single-layer woodland areas, are preferred in summer, and physical activities in the single-layer woodland landscape are preferred in winter. (4) Regardless of which environmental perception method is adopted, landscape preferences did not significantly differ by sex or professional background. Based on the above results, the two seasonal perception methods cannot replace each other. Therefore, the types of activities should be carefully selected to be appropriate for the specific vegetation types in green spaces and season in which they will occur, and the green space should be reasonably planned according to the thermal comfort of the vegetation types to provide a scientific basis for evaluating landscape perception and preferences in the future.

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Winter recreationists’ perspectives on seasonal differences in the outdoor recreation setting

Cited by 11 publications

References 39 publications

Do different vegetation types in green spaces affect human health? A comparison of summer and winter data

Do different vegetation types in green spaces affect human health? A comparison of summer and winter data

The Market Responses of Ice and Snow Destinations to Southerners’ Tourism Willingness: A Case Study from China

Study of Different Vegetation Types in Green Space Landscape Preference: Comparison of Environmental Perception in Winter and Summer

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