Малярчук О.М. Тоталітаризм проти західноукраїнського села

Рецензі на монографію Малярчук О.М. Тоталітаризм проти західноукраїнського села. – Івано-Франківськ: Місто НВ, 2008. – 228 с

Inequalities in residential nature and nature-based recreation are not universal: A country-level analysis in Austria

This is the final version. Available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record. Evidence suggests that residential nature, e.g., greenness around the home, and nature-based recreation, e.g., visits to specific natural locations, are beneficial for health and well-being. However, several studies report that residential access is lower among socio-economically disadvantaged communities, potentially exacerbating health inequalities. We explored this issue in Austria, a relatively rural and mountainous country that also contains several cities, including the capital Vienna with around 2 million citizens. Data were drawn from a representative survey of the adult population across all nine Austrian regions (N = 2258) and explored sociodemographic predictors of residential green and blue space (using satellite data on surrounding greenness and distance to rivers and lakes), and visit frequencies to 12 different urban and rural green/blue environments. In contrast to most findings elsewhere, which usually focus on relatively specific locations (e.g., cities), we found little evidence of socio-economic inequalities in residential green/blue space at the whole country level. Further, although frequent visits to specific environments were less likely among, e.g., people with lower vs. higher education, other typically disadvantaged groups, e.g., those self-identifying as belonging vs. not belonging to an ethnic minority, reported more visits to e.g., urban parks and rivers. Findings suggest that inequalities in nature exposure may not be universal when considered at a country level.European Union’s Horizon 2020Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF

Forte fréquentation des forêts européennes : revue des recherches et implications en gestion et politique

International audienceThis paper analyses and summarizes European research dealing with forest visitors ' crowding perceptions. Compared with recreation research in North America, where crowding is an important topic, only 16 European crowding studies have been identified since the 1980s. Their focus lies on everyday users in rural and urban forest settings of Central and Northern Europe. In these studies between 10 and 64 per cent of the respondents perceived crowding. Most studies used the same theoretical foundation oriented towards US recreation crowding literature but differed in their methods of measuring crowding. As a result, the use of different scales and data collection methods restrict a nation- and Europe-wide comparison. There is a need for standardized crowding research in order to gain insights into cultural differences and commonalities for integrating forest recreation management into a sustainable framework for forest management

Propositions en vue d'une amélioration pour la mesure et le suivi de l'indicateur C6.10 au sein du processus Forest Europe

The primary objective of this report is to assess the current FOREST EUROPE Indicator 6.10 and to make recommendations to improve the reporting of the indicator. The report also considers recreation monitoring to better understand the reasons behind the difficulties in reporting this FOREST EUROPE indicator. The second objective is to identify means to improve monitoring of Indicator 6.10, and assess the use of recreation indicators in selected European countries as a means to identify best practice in terms of a stable standard and quality of measurements, which are comparable across European countries and over time. The report is the result of the work by a small group of experts, mainly researchers, from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, France and the UK