Low-impact hiking in natural areas: A study of nature park hikers' negative impacts and on-site leave-no-trace educational program in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 106544
Author(s):  
Chung-Chi Wu ◽  
Cheng-Wei Li ◽  
Wei-Ching Wang
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 8567-8591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Martínez-Graña ◽  
José González-Delgado ◽  
Silvia Pallarés ◽  
José Goy ◽  
Jorge Llovera

1979 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Flynn Sasscer

TICCIT has been a prominent feature of the instructional environment of the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College since 1974. Its presence has pervaded all the operations of the campus, both instructional and administrative. Positive and negative impacts have been recorded by two evaluations. The faculty and staff of the college continue to seek ways of integrating TICCIT into the educational program.


Author(s):  
Luis Henrique Souza ◽  
Marcus Vinicius Noronha-Oliveira

As Áreas Naturais Protegidas (ANP´s) apresentam vocações singulares para a prática do ecoturismo, suscitando a dialética entre as funções intrínsecas e utilitárias destes territórios e revelando preocupações com a conservação do acervo biótico e abiótico e com a sensibilidade do tecido social local. Em função dos impactos negativos provocados pelo turismo e a necessidade de estabelecer instrumentos que viabilizem na prática as premissas da sustentabilidade, advoga-se uma maior relevância quanto à aplicação de modelos de gestão do turismo em ANP’s. Neste sentido, o presente artigo realiza uma abordagem que aproxima a oferta de atrativos das ANP´s com diferentes perfis da demanda ecoturística, com o objetivo de apresentar uma proposta de Zoneamento turístico, tendo como estudo de caso o Parque Nacional da Serra de Itabaiana (PARNASI) no estado de Sergipe. Para tanto, utilizou-se uma metodologia de estudo descritivo, mediante a coleta de dados por entrevista e observação direta, além de pesquisa documental. A literatura apresenta diversas tipologias de perfis de ecoturistas e neste trabalho serão detalhados os estudos de Fernie que classificam a demanda ecoturística em Eco-Especialistas, Eco-Intermediários e Eco-Generalistas. Para estabelecer a correlação entre as atividades preferenciais destes perfis e Zoneamento turístico, foi utilizado o modelo ROS (Recreational Opportunity Spectrum). Encontram-se no PARNASI um conjunto de atrativos e infraestruturas, em Zonas específicas, que podem ser direcionados para perfis específicos como o Eco-Generalista, Eco-Intermediário e o Eco-Especialista e suas respectivas motivações para distintas atividades como picnics, contemplação, educação ambiental, caminhadas, esportes radicais, etc. Os resultados mostram o contributo potencial das estratégias de Zoneamento turístico para a conservação e melhoria da experiência turística, através da conciliação entre o perfil do ecoturista e a oferta de atrativos naturais das ANP´s. ABSTRACT The Protected Natural Areas (PNA's) have singular vocation for ecotourism, highlighting the dialectic between intrinsic and utilitarian functions of these territories and revealing concerns about the conservation of the biotic and abiotic collection in addition to the sensibilities associated to the social tissue from the autochthonous communities. Due to the negative impacts caused by tourism and the need for tools that put in practice the premises of sustainability, it´s important to defend a greatest relevance about the application of management models for tourism in PNA`s. In this sense, this paper develops an approach that converge the attractive offer from PNA`s with different profiles of ecotourism demand, with the aim to present a proposed tourist Zoning, as a case study with the National Park Serra de Itabaiana (PARNASI) in the state of Sergipe. For this purpose, we used a descriptive study methodology, data collection through interviews and direct observation, and also documentary research. The literature presents various types of ecotourist profiles and this work will detail the Fernie`s studies which ranks ecotourism demand in Eco-Experts, Eco-intermediates and Eco-generalists. To establish the correlation between the preferred activities of these profiles and tourist Zoning, it was used the Recreational Opportunity Spectrum (ROS). It´s found at PARNASI a set of attractive and infrastructure in specific areas, which can be targeted to specific profiles such as Eco-Generalist, Eco-Intermediate and Eco-Expert and their motivations for different activities as picnics, contemplation, environmental education, treckings, sports, etc. The results show the potential contribution of tourism Zoning strategies for the conservation and improvement of the tourism experience, through conciliation between the profile of the ecotourist demand with the supply of natural attractions of the NPA. Keywords: Protected Natural Areas; Tourist Zoning; Ecotourist demand profile


2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry Mills ◽  
Jennifer Brush

Speech-language pathologists can play a critical role in providing education and intervention to prevent social withdrawal, prevent premature disability, and maximize cognitive functioning in persons with MCI. The purpose of this article is to describe positive, solution-focused educational program that speech-language pathologists can implement with family care partners to improve relationships and provide quality care for someone living with MCI.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Oates ◽  
Georgia Dacakis

Because of the increasing number of transgender people requesting speech-language pathology services, because having gender-incongruent voice and communication has major negative impacts on an individual's social participation and well-being, and because voice and communication training is supported by an improving evidence-base, it is becoming more common for universities to include transgender-specific theoretical and clinical components in their speech-language pathology programs. This paper describes the theoretical and clinical education provided to speech-language pathology students at La Trobe University in Australia, with a particular focus on the voice and communication training program offered by the La Trobe Communication Clinic. Further research is required to determine the outcomes of the clinic's training program in terms of student confidence and competence as well as the effectiveness of training for transgender clients.


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