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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"recreational users"”.
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Public views on the Central Highland National Park - conditions for a consensus among recreational users
… cost of the park and governance issues. The users of the area expressed more polarized views than non-users towards the park and road developments, and differences among them were observed in regard with their recreational profiles. From a management perspective, this study concludes that …
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Characterization and communicative analysis of wildlife managers and recreational users of Virginiaâ s Wildlife Management Areas
… were to (1) determine the types and amount of recreational use WMAs receive, (2) describe and compare VDGIF managers' and WMA users' current attitudes and perceptions toward land management, and (3) determine if a methods bias existed between surveys administered online and through U.S. mail. I …
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Spiritual experiences and environmentalism of recreational users in the marine environment: New Zealand surfers and scuba divers
Coastal management and planning is facing the integration of a new policy dimension: the spiritual connection to the marine environment. This dimension has long been recognised in relation to the lives of Indigenous people and is now being acknowledged through international law as an important …
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Motives and Meanings in Psychedelic Use
… five profiles: Well-being Expansionists, Recreational users, Serious Explorers, Ambivalent users, and Health-Oriented users. Compared with Expansionists, all other classes reported higher PHQ-8 depressive symptoms, with Ambivalent users showing particularly elevated odds of probable …
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Neurocognitive risk and protective factors in addictive disorders
… manner without developing dependence. These ‘recreational users’ may lack the underlying traits that comprise a greater risk for dependence, or they might maintain additional protective factors against the development of addiction. Experiments in the first half of this dissertation used …
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Relationships between Recreational User Perceptions and the Biological Condition of West Virginia Watersheds
… Our research objectives were to: 1- describe recreational users and their perceptions of water quality; 2- quantify relationships between recreational user perceptions and biological condition; 3- examine if perceptions vary spatially across watersheds; and 4- determine if recreational users' …
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Zur Neurotoxizität von Methylendioxyamphetaminen (Ecstasy) : akustisch evozierte Potentiale als Mass für das Funktionsniveau serotonerger Neuronenverbände im ZNS
… damage caused by the long-term use of ecstasy in recreational users. We recorded auditory evoked potentials (AEP) with a passive listening paradigm in 22 heavy and 24 moderate ecstasy users and an equally sized group of nonusers. However, we failed to demonstrate any significant differences …
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Estimating the Economic Value of Rock Climbing in Smith Rock: An individual travel cost approach
… Park, Oregon. This area has seen an increase in recreational visits over the years, especially in rock climbing, necessitating economic valuation of the site in order to assist park managers in optimal management of this resource. Given regular conflicts over use of rock climbing areas by a …
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The Applied Phycology and Biochemistry of Managed Reservoirs in the East of England
… in lower biodiversity and increased risk to recreational users and treatment practices. Furthermore, it was found internal loading is feeding these blooms providing a steady supply of the limiting nutrient, phosphorus. While a management bund wall is currently in place to trap phosphorus in …
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Microbial risk assessment for recreational use of the Malden River
… ecosystem that also provides a viable outdoor recreational area for the local community. There is concern, however, that bacterial concentrations are at levels that can cause excess gastrointestinal illness to recreational users. As part of assessing this issue, I performed a recreational risk …
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Microbial risk assessment for recreational use of the Kallang Basin, Singapore
… order to determine how safe the waters are for recreational users, specifically focusing on dragon-boat racers. The Public Utilities Board of Singapore has been managing reservoirs under the "Active, Beautiful, and Clean Waters Programme" in order to help the public recognize the value of their …
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An Assessment of the Perceptions, Level of Involvement, and Needs of User-Groups for Marine Protected Areas in the Carolinas
… the coastal community includes commercial and recreational fishers as well as recreational users (e.g. divers), permanent residents and tourists. This study investigates the impacts and roles of MPAs as perceived by some of the user-groups they affect. I explore numerous studies outside the …
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National forests are (not) parks : managing amenity migration to America's national forests
… to the scenic beauty, clean air, open space, and recreational access. Since the 1970s, researchers have described the phenomenon of amenity migration -- the movement of people based on the draw of natural amenities -- in counties adjacent to public lands. Simultaneously, recreational uses of U.S. …
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Developing outdoor map design guidelines using a real-world wayfinding task
… map color, individual differences of users (gender, brain dominance, experience level, and cultural differences), and environmental cues using a field study in an established trail network in Jefferson National Forest. Six maps with three different contour representations (contour …
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Sinking Poor Decision-Making with Best Practices: A Case Study of Artificial Reef Decision-Making in the Florida Keys
… to the natural reefs for commercial and recreational users. An increased demand for derelict vessels of the U.S. Navy and Maritime Administration has illustrated the popularity of their use as artificial reefs.Local decision-makers do not have the experience to apply to an artificial reef …
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Formation and Drainage of Glacier Dammed Dań Zhùr (Donjek) Lake, Yukon
… that there is a potential risk to downstream recreational users. Because of the formation of a large ice canyon after the 2019 drainage, it is very unlikely that that the lake will reform until the next surge, which is anticipated to occur around 2024. Following that surge, the size of Dań …
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"Golden forests" of the sea: assessing values and perceptions of kelp in the Western Cape region of South Africa
… perceptions of value of three groups of actors' (Recreational Users and/or Coastal Community Members, Environmental Managers and Conservationists, and Kelp and/or Abalone Industry Actors) towards kelp in the Western Cape region of South Africa. This is done using the Intergovernmental …