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"Outdoor Recreation and Nature Tourism:
A European Perspective"
Simon Bell and Liisa Tyrväinen and Tuija Sievänen and Ulrike Pröbstl and Murray Simpson
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Abstract
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Introduction
1.1
Scope of the paper
1.2
Structure of the paper
2
Drivers and trends in the demand for outdoor recreation and nature tourism in Europe and the likely implications for policy and planning
2.1
Social and demographic drivers and trends
2.2
Environmental drivers and trends
2.3
Monitoring changes in recreation behaviour and assessing changes in demand
2.4
On-site inventories: monitoring visitor flows
2.5
Trends in recreation participation
2.6
Trends in the development of nature tourism
2.7
Potential benefits of nature tourism to communities
3
The increasing evidence base for health benefits of outdoor recreation and access to nature
4
Conflicts arising from outdoor recreation and nature tourism and sustainable management of resources and environments
4.1
Europe
4.2
North America
4.3
Principles of sustainable nature tourism
4.4
Management of nature tourism
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Conclusions and research needs for the future
5.1
The drivers of recreation
5.2
Health and well-being
5.3
Conflicts between recreation and nature tourism on sustainable use of resources and environments
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Figure 7:
Encouraging young children to be active outdoors is important for their physical and social development.