scholarly journals Cabin Fever: Exploring the Possibility of a Wilderness Experience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Brittany Inglis
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Design Intent ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Wilderness Experience ◽  
In The Wild

<p>New Zealand’s backcountry huts do not stimulate a meaningful connection between the occupant and their surrounding natural environment. Generic solutions provided by the Department of Conservation are dictated by a nostalgic frame of mind, rather than evolving from the intrinsic qualities of nature. This exploration is for those who seek to find and feel a sense of wilderness in our modern times. Despite our inherent desires to be amongst nature, our architecture does not facilitate our fascination. The intimate scale of interiors provides an insight that is detailed and intuitive, allowing for the emotive experience of the occupant to be the primary concern of the design intent. This thesis investigates the potential for a new wilderness experience by exploring and critiquing past and present backcountry huts. By focusing on the necessities needed for survival in a manner that dissolves the physical and mental barriers that these factors can implement, the outcome provides a vison for alternative habitation in the wild.</p>

scholarly journals Cabin Fever: Exploring the Possibility of a Wilderness Experience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Brittany Inglis
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Design Intent ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Wilderness Experience ◽  
In The Wild

<p>New Zealand’s backcountry huts do not stimulate a meaningful connection between the occupant and their surrounding natural environment. Generic solutions provided by the Department of Conservation are dictated by a nostalgic frame of mind, rather than evolving from the intrinsic qualities of nature. This exploration is for those who seek to find and feel a sense of wilderness in our modern times. Despite our inherent desires to be amongst nature, our architecture does not facilitate our fascination. The intimate scale of interiors provides an insight that is detailed and intuitive, allowing for the emotive experience of the occupant to be the primary concern of the design intent. This thesis investigates the potential for a new wilderness experience by exploring and critiquing past and present backcountry huts. By focusing on the necessities needed for survival in a manner that dissolves the physical and mental barriers that these factors can implement, the outcome provides a vison for alternative habitation in the wild.</p>

Genetic aspects of appetite and feed choice in animals

1992 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Owen
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Domestic Pig ◽  
Domesticated Animals ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Nesting Behaviour ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Complex Genome

Body composition in wild animals is regulated within a band that encompasses variations due to seasonal food supply and physiological state (e.g. that of the reproducing, lactating female and the growing juvenile). This body composition is characteristic of the genotype and is notable for the avoidance of obesity (Pitts & Bullard 1968). Urgent behavioural responses are also invoked to minimize weight loss. Figure 1 illustrates this homeostasis diagrammatically for the non-lactating, mature animal.In this integrated complex, both food intake (quantity) and diet choice (quality) play a major role in achieving the required balance between food-energy intake and ‘net output’ of energy in its various forms such as activity, growth, lactation and change in body reserves. The development of such a system, through evolution, to achieve optimum reproductive fitness in a given environment, is consistent with the theory of optimal foraging which is characteristic of many animals in the wild. Newman (1991) has used such an approach in modelling diet selection by sheep.Domesticated animals have inherited the complex genome of their progenitors, albeit modified in certain respects through natural and artificial selection, in their new circumstances. Many aspects of the physiology and behaviour of the domesticated animal still relate to the environment in which they evolved. For example Jensen & Redbo (1987) have demonstrated the complex nesting behaviour retained by the modern domestic pig, under free ranging conditions similar to those of its wild progenitor.Two major non-genetic factors have emerged as major influences on the appetite of domesticated animals and man in modern times.

scholarly journals Domestication effects on aggressiveness: Comparison of biting motivation and bite force between wild and domesticated finches

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenta Suzuki ◽  
Kazuo Okanoya
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Bite Force ◽  
Fear Response ◽  
Physiological Trait ◽  
Evolutionary Mechanisms ◽  
Domestication Syndrome ◽  
Bengalese Finch ◽  
In The Wild

ABSTRACTDomesticated animals evolve unique traits, known as domestication phenotypes or the domestication syndrome, due to their adaptation to a captive environment and changes in selection pressures. After being tamed, the Bengalese finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica) has undergone behavioural and physiological trait changes that differ from those of its wild ancestor, the white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata). The Bengalese finch has complex songs, lower fear response, and lower corticosterone levels than those in the white-rumped munia. We hypothesized that domesticated finches increase the effort to reproduce in lieu of maintaining fitness for survival as needed in the wild. Aggressiveness and bite performance affect survival rates and reproductive success, and are good indicators of adaptability in the natural environment. Therefore, we compared the aggressiveness and biting force of white-rumped munias with those of Bengalese finches to explore the evolutionary mechanisms of behavioural changes due to domestication. We found that the Bengalese finch had decreased aggressiveness (incidence of aggressive biting birds and the number of bite responses) and bite force than those in the white-rumped munia due to domestication. Therefore, we believe they could allocate more resources for breeding that would otherwise be needed for coping with predators through aggression.

scholarly journals Gender stereotypes in the pictures that represent the activities in the wild in the books of Physical Education Primary

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (40) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Irene Moya-Mata ◽  
Laura Ruiz-Sanchis ◽  
Julio Martín Sanchis ◽  
Concepción Ros Ros
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Physical Analysis ◽  
Terrestrial Environment ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Analysis System ◽  
Analysis Of The Images ◽  
Educational Potential

Gender stereotypes related to physical activity are still present in both primary and secondary education. The educational potential of activities in the natural environment has been highlighted in numerous studies. The objective of this research was to analyze the activities in the natural environment and their linkage according to sex, represented in the textbooks of Physical Education in the stage of Primary School, published in Organic Law 2/2006, of May 3, Of Education. The total of the sample of images in the nature (n = 99), collected in 34 textbooks, belonging to six Spanish publishers were analyzed. For the content analysis of the images, the SAIMEF (Physical Analysis Images Analysis System) tool, elaborated ad hoc, was used. The results showed that the activities in the natural environment (p<0.05) are performed by men, who belong to the age group of the children, who practice mountain sports, namely orienteering, being the terrestrial environment the most used to carry out these activities. In contrast, women, especially girls, performed mountain sports, specifically climbing, being the aquatic medium the most used. It is therefore necessary to reflect the textbooks used in the area of Physical Education to avoid the transmission of gender stereotypes and offer models with which to identify both personally and socially for both sexes. Key words: Image; gender; textbooks; physical education, natural environment.

scholarly journals The Ouvéa parakeet – state of knowledge and conservation status

Oryx ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Robinet ◽  
F. Beugnet ◽  
D. Dulieu ◽  
Ph. Chardonnet
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
South West ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Neighbouring Island ◽  
Very High

New Caledonia, a French territory in the south-west Pacific has a very high number of endemic taxa. The endemic fauna include a monotypic genus of parakeets – Eunymphicus. One subspecies, Eunymphicus cornutus uvaeensis, which is endemic to the island of Ouvéa in the Loyalty Islands, is seriously threatened by degradation of its natural habitat, natural predators and capture for sale to collectors. There are now only 200–500 individuals left in the wild. The parakeet is the emblem of Ouv–a and local people, together with research scientists, have formed a society with the aims of studying the parakeet in its natural environment, making the general public aware of its conservation requirements, combating smuggling, increasing its population by breeding it in captivity and, if possible, introducing it on to a neighbouring island.

scholarly journals Does density influence relative growth performance of farm, wild and F 1 hybrid Atlantic salmon in semi-natural and hatchery common garden conditions?

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 160152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison C. Harvey ◽  
Gareth Juleff ◽  
Gary R. Carvalho ◽  
Martin I. Taylor ◽  
Monica F. Solberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
High Density ◽  
Lower Growth ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Wild Salmon ◽  
Farmed Salmon ◽  
In The Wild

The conditions encountered by Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in aquaculture are markedly different from the natural environment. Typically, farmed salmon experience much higher densities than wild individuals, and may therefore have adapted to living in high densities. Previous studies have demonstrated that farmed salmon typically outgrow wild salmon by large ratios in the hatchery, but these differences are much less pronounced in the wild. Such divergence in growth may be explained partly by the offspring of wild salmon experiencing higher stress and thus lower growth when compared under high-density farming conditions. Here, growth of farmed, wild and F 1 hybrid salmon was studied at contrasting densities within a hatchery and semi-natural environment. Farmed salmon significantly outgrew hybrid and wild salmon in all treatments. Importantly, however, the reaction norms were similar across treatments for all groups. Thus, this study was unable to find evidence that the offspring of farmed salmon have adapted more readily to higher fish densities than wild salmon as a result of domestication. It is suggested that the substantially higher growth rate of farmed salmon observed in the hatchery compared with wild individuals may not solely be caused by differences in their ability to grow in high-density hatchery scenarios.

scholarly journals The Process of Constructing a Health Tourism Destination Index

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Wen Lee ◽  
Ching Li
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destinations

The purpose of the study is to identify a set of key indicators with weightings for health tourism destinations by using an advanced analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method, derived from the official, academic, and professional opinions of the experts. The AHP method allocated weightings to the evaluation criteria selected by the fifteen experts. After expert evaluations were conducted, the three dimensions and eleven sub-dimensions of the initial health tourism destination were obtained as follows: (1) special demands and indications—medical care, health promotion, and tourism and leisure; (2) natural environment—climate, air, water, and light; (3) leisure activities and general demands—sports, therapeutic activities, interactions with animals and plants, and diet. The results revealed that the dimensions of special demands and indications were given the most attention and that the sub-dimensions of sports promotion were the highest ranked by expert groups. The official and academic opinions suggested that health tourism destinations should focus on special demands and indications, while professionals tended to consider the natural environment as a primary concern. In particular, they considered that good air quality can help people release pressure, relax, activate lymphocytes, improve immune function, and enhance disease immunity. The health tourism destination index can contribute to the overall strategic planning process by identifying improvements in activities and enhancing competitiveness in health tourism management by using benchmarking to further improve tourists’ experience and satisfaction.

scholarly journals Percepción objetiva vs percepción subjetiva sobre la calidad en la prestación de servicios de actividades deportivas y de ocio en el medio natural

2013 ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Belian Martínez Rodríguez ◽  
Juan Francisco Fuella Moreno
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
Leisure Services ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Market Trends ◽  
Special Environment

• Las empresas de servicios deportivos y de ocio en el medio natural y los usuarios y usuarias de estas actividades, deben adaptarse a las nuevas tendencias de los mercados y a las necesidades de lasociedad de consumo del S.XXI, en este sentido impera “la norma” de la diferenciación y la adaptación. El presente documento trata de ofrecer a estos colectivos una serie de indicadores que les ayuden a mejorar el servicio o a seleccionar entre las diferentes ofertas de actividades en el medio natural, apostando por una serie de criterios que aportan un valor añadido a la prestación de este tipo de servicios en un entorno tan especial.• Businesses offering sports and leisure services in the wild, along with the users of such activities, should adapt to new market trends and the needs of the consumer society of the 21st century. In this respect the prevailing “rule” is differentiation and adaptation. This paper attempts to offer such groups a series of indicators that will help them improve their service or select from the different activities on offer in the natural environment, by relying on a list of criteria that will lend added value to providing this type of service in such a special environment. 

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