Sports-recreational activities within sports tourism Burlacu, Alexandra – Gabriela
Annals of the "Ștefan cel Mare" University. Physical Education and Sport Section. The Science and Art of Movement (Online),
12/2022, Letnik:
15, Številka:
2
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Sports turism and sports-recreational activities, two complex areas such as sports and tourism, combined in a perfect synergy. A scientific article on sports tourism can deal with various topics, ...such as the physical and psychological benefits of practicing a sport during a holiday, the impact of sports tourism on the local economy, or the development of tourist destinations dedicated to outdoor sports. Also, such an article can analyze trends in the field of sports tourism and present recent research in this area.
Summary
Birdwatching (birding) is a nature‐based recreational activity, often including arising early in the morning. In the present study, we tested the effect of a negative social jetlag (SJL) in ...birders. Negative SJL implies that people have an even earlier sleep–wake rhythm on free days or weekends. As birds’ activities start before or shortly after sunrise, especially during spring and early summer, birdwatchers follow this diurnal pattern. Further, birders are not homogeneous and vary greatly in recreational specialisation. The study was based on an online survey with 2,404 birdwatchers (55% male) who responded to questions about their sleep–wake times and about their birding activities. Birders show the same differences between weekdays and weekends/free days sleep like most other people. However, birdwatching days started earlier than weekdays (14 min) and lasted longer. Thus, birdwatching days are shifted towards an earlier sleep–wake rhythm in total. Birdwatchers experience a sleep curtailment during birding. Instead of sleeping ~30 min longer on weekends, they arise ~15 min earlier, summing up to a sleep reduction of about ~45 min compared to a regular weekend. The more psychologically committed birders are, the less they sleep, the earlier they arise, and the earlier is their midpoint of sleep on birdwatching days; meaning that highly specialised birders shift their sleep–wake rhythm to an earlier time compared to their regular weekend, and even their weekday sleep. Thus, birders may suffer more from the short‐ and long‐term consequences of negative SJL. The results might stand representatively for other nature‐related leisure activities.
At present, there is a fairly developed classification of tourism types and forms with numerous options for implementation. However, in almost all of them there is such a variety as health tourism, ...which indicates the sustainability of its development and popularity among consumers. Based on the integrated use of the entire available spectrum of recreational potential of the localities, this type of tourism is represented by the widest range of recreational activities, allowing to attract a fairly wide range of consumers. Ukraine has a powerful recreational potential, which is suitable for the development of health tourism, but its use is characterized by significant unevenness. Accordingly, the issue of a deeper study of the possibilities of health tourism for the local population without long-distance moving is relevant and requires deeper research and understanding. The article provides different approaches to the definition of health tourism and substantiates its allocation into an independent type of tourism, which is carried out on the basis of the motive of health improvement and psycho-emotional recovery of a person; current trends in its functioning are considered; features of its organization with the use of software services based on a combination of different types of recreational activities are discussed. The sectoral approach to planning the development of certain types of tourism, introduced in the Tourism Development Strategy of Ukraine, is designed to determine regional species priorities. Thus, based on the existing recreational potential, health tourism is an important direction for the Poltava region. The effectiveness of its further development is impossible without the development of a Conception. The article provides the grounds for the development of the Conception, the purpose of development and objectives of health tourism, financial support and expected results.
In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between the participation levels of academicians in recreational activities and their subjective well-being. A questionnaire was used as a ...data collection technique in the study and applied to a total of 393 academicians from Harran University, Afyon Kocatepe University and Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. In the analysis of the obtained data, in addition to descriptive statistics, t test, analysis of variance and correlation analysis were used. According to the results of the research, singles, young people and research assistants participate in recreational activities at a higher level. However, the subjective well-being levels of women, young people, research assistants and those with low seniority were found to be higher. In the study, a positive, moderate and significant relationship (r=0.402) was found between the levels of participation in recreational activities in general and general subjective well-being. On the other hand, it was determined that the subjective well-being dimensions most affected by recreational activities were "friend relationships" (r=0.498), "activities of interest" (r=0.455) and "family relationships" (r=0.443), respectively. In addition, it was found that the recreational activities that most affected subjective well-being were "cultural activities" (r=0.471).
This study was conducted to determine patronage and benefits of the hospitality management students on recreational activities. This specifically assessed the preference and constraints on the land, ...water, and air outdoor recreational activities. Through descriptive-correlational research design and researcher-made questionnaire, it identified significant relationship between the demographic profile and their preference on outdoor recreational activities. The survey tool was distributed through Google Forms via messenger. Results showed that camping, swimming and parasailing are the most preferred outdoor recreational activities. Majority of the respondents preferred participating in outdoor activities with their families. Majority of them have joined activities inside the campus while others wanted to experience it in local parks, trails or playgrounds. Furthermore, the statistical results for motivation are much higher than the constraints implying higher benefits than the experienced constraints. The test of relationship proved that the demographic profile of the participants is irrelevant to their preferences, motivation and constraints.
El actual Real Decreto 653/2017, del 23 de junio que regula la formación de los técnicos superiores de enseñanza y animación socio deportiva ha abierto las puertas a nuevas intervenciones docentes. ...Como reflejo de su evolución en la educación y sociedad, las actividades en el medio natural han ganado relevancia dentro del currículum, invitando al alumnado a una inmersión en la naturaleza y aumentar experiencias de calidad al aire libre. En el presente artículo exponemos una intervención en progresión de dificultad de la espeleología realizada en el ciclo de TSEAS bajo este nuevo contexto curricular.
Abstract. The current Royal Decree-law 653/2017, of the 23 of June that regulates the formation of the superior grade formative course of animation and sports has encouraged new pedagogic interventions. As a reflection of its growth in society, the outdoor activities have increased their presence on the new curriculum, encouraging the implication of the students on outdoor activities and favoring quality experiences in the nature. On this article we present a innovative speleology intervention conducted with a group of superior grade formative course of animation and sports students, under the new curricular context.
This study surveyed 292 visitors to eight recreational forests during the COVID-19 pandemic to investigate whether the pandemic had a stimulatory effect on visitation rates. An increase in visitation ...was noted, with existing visitors visiting more frequently. Many indicated that they planned to continue to visit more and the enjoyment they gained from the recreational experience was high. Few novel visitors were encountered. Using logistic regression, employed individuals and those working in the ‘Office/Education/Health’ sector were found to be significantly more likely to increase the frequency of their visits during the pandemic than those unemployed or working in other sectors; the opposite was true for older visitors. Using a panel regression model, it was found that increasing distance to a recreational forest was inversely related with level of preference; broadleaf forests and forests containing recreational facilities were positively correlated with level of preference. Visitors tended to have higher education levels than the population at large. They also did not generally travel far to reach a recreational forest and predominantly travelled by car. The results support the expansion of the forest estate near public transport and urban areas to maximise opportunities for forest recreation. They also highlight that more needs to be done to attract new visitors to forests and to expand the diversity of visitors.
•Increase in visits to forests during COVID; few new visitors.•Few visitors experienced a reduction in enjoyment of their visits during COVID.•Most travelled by car to visit forests.•Visitors prefer broadleaved forests, with facilities that are close to their home.•An increase in visits to forests post pandemic indicated.
•Heavily visited forests are at great risk of Phytophthora invasion.•Chestnut and beech recreational forests are often host to exotic Phytophthora.•Phytophthora invasion is linked to high defoliation ...and low regeneration of trees.
Tree decline caused by exotic Phytophthora pathogens is a serious issue affecting forests around the world. The presence of Phytophthora has been reported in heavily visited natural forests; however, whether recreational forests are at higher risk of being attacked by Phytophthora than non-recreational forests has yet to be explored. In this study, we sampled soil from 44 forests in Catalonia (NE Spain) with high or low recreational use that were dominated by chestnut (Castanea sativa), beech (Fagus sylvatica) or cork oak (Quercus suber). A systematic soil sampling of 277 plots in stands of different tree species, predominantly Pinus and Quercus spp., was also conducted across Catalonia to compare soils of recreational forests with high and low recreational use with the baseline incidence of Phytophthora in the region. The putative impacts of the presence of Phytophthora in recreational areas were assessed by measuring tree defoliation and regeneration, and by performing pathogenicity trials using Phytophthora isolates from soil and root samples to inoculate seedlings of tree species growing in the region. The incidence of native and invasive Phytophthora species was higher in chestnut, beech and cork oak forests than in forests of other tree species. For chestnut and beech forests, we found that the likelihood of finding an invasive Phytophthora in forests with high recreational use was more than three times higher than in forests with low recreational use (76% vs 21%, respectively). No differences were observed in cork oak forests. In plots with invasive Phytophthora species, beech exhibited higher defoliation levels than in plots without Phytophthora. The presence of both native and invasive Phytophthora species was associated with lower chestnut and cork oak regeneration. Our data indicate that Phytophthora is widespread in some forests used for recreation and seems to be associated with defoliation and low regeneration. However, the primary mechanism explaining the high prevalence of Phytophthora in recreational areas remains unclear. Disturbance, soil movement due to construction, or visitors moving inoculum within and across sites could be studied as possible contributing factors to establish effective management actions.
The Maker Movement is a community of hobbyists, tinkerers, engineers, hackers, and artists who creatively design and build projects for both playful and useful ends. There is growing interest among ...educators in bringing making into K-12 education to enhance opportunities to engage in the practices of engineering, specifically, and STEM more broadly. This article describes three elements of the Maker Movement, and associated research needs, necessary to understand its promise for education: 1) digital tools, including rapid prototyping tools and low-cost microcontroller platforms, that characterize many making projects; 2) community infrastructure, including online resources and in-person spaces and events; and 3) the maker mindset, aesthetic principles, and habits of mind that are commonplace within the community. It further outlines how the practices of making align with research on beneficial learning environments.
Wildlife can perceive humans as predators and human disturbance, whether lethal (e.g., hunting) or non-lethal (e.g., hiking, biking, and skiing), triggers antipredator behavior among prey. Visibility ...is the property that relates habitat structure to accessibility of visual information that allows animals to detect predators and evaluate predation risk. Thus, the visibility of a habitat (hereafter referred to as habitat visibility) for prey species alters the perceived risk of predation and therefore has a strong influence on their antipredator behavior. Yet, knowledge of how habitat visibility affects the response of animals to different types of human disturbance is limited, partly, because it is challenging to measure habitat visibility for animals at a fine spatial scale over a landscape, particularly in highly heterogeneous landscapes (e.g., forests). In this study, we employed a newly described approach that combines terrestrial and airborne LiDAR to contiguously measure fine-scale habitat visibility in a forested landscape. We applied the LiDAR-derived habitat visibility to examine how habitat visibility in forests affects the summer space use of 20 GPS-collared female red deer (Cervus elaphus) modeled with integrated step-selection functions in the Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany when exposed to various types of human disturbance including recreational activities, forest roads, hiking trails, and hunting. We found that red deer in our study area avoided areas with higher all types of human disturbance, especially during daylight hours. Furthermore, habitat visibility significantly modified the use of space by red deer in response to human recreational activities, forest roads, and hiking trails, but not to the hunting area. Red deer tended to tolerate a higher intensity of human recreational activities and to use areas closer to forest roads or hiking trails when they have lower habitat visibility (i.e., more cover). Our findings highlight the importance of considering visual perception when studying the response of wild animals to human disturbance. We emphasize the potential to mitigate negative consequences of human disturbance on wildlife, through measures such as maintaining vegetative buffers around recreational infrastructure (e.g., roads and skiing tracks) in order to reduce habitat visibility around areas frequented by humans.
•We mapped the fine-scale visibility of red deer habitat using airborne and terrestrial LiDAR data.•We analyzed how habitat visibility affects the behavioral response of red deer to human disturbance.•Red deer avoided areas with higher human disturbance, especially during daylight hours.•Red deer tended to tolerate higher human disturbance in habitat with lower visibility.•Our study provides new insights into wildlife habitat management in human-dominated landscapes.
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