Forest visitors' opinion of recreational facilities and trails in forests in the Blaník Protected Landscape Area - a case study

Drábková, A.; Šišák, L.

doi:10.17221/77/2012-jfs

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“…Contrarily, in the Czech Republic, forest visitors prefer the forest without additional facilities. Similar outcomes were found in the study of Drábková and Šišák ( 2013 ), where forest visitors predominantly demand maintained paths. Other studies from the urban green spaces have shown a higher preference for gravel surface and less maintained trails when compared to asphalt, but it also depends on the type and age of the respondents (Arnberger et al 2010 ; Reichhart and Arnberger 2010 ).…”

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Demand for forest ecosystem services: a comparison study in selected areas in the Czech Republic and China

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Ecosystem services are investigated from many perspectives, but there are very few studies comparing the perception of forest and demand for forest ecosystem services (FES) in a cross-cultural analysis. This study aims to map the demand for FES and find out the forest perception of forest visitors in both Czech and Chinese societies. Data were collected by structured questionnaire among three different groups of respondents (n = 847) in six forest areas. The questions were focused on the demand for FES, expectations from the forest, preference for the visual form of the forest, and the willingness of forest visitors. Analysis demonstrates that the demand for some FES is related to geographical and cultural conditions. The results indicated that provisioning and regulation services are perceived as more important than cultural services. The differences by country were obvious in the cultural and provisioning services: Chinese demand more relaxing and meditation activities, whereas Czech demand mushroom picking. A significant outcome is a high demand of Chinese respondents for recreational facilities. Tree planting was rated as one of the most popular voluntary activity across the whole sample. Meanwhile, some findings point to an increasing pressure on forest ecosystems and their protection, which emerge due to the strong demand for recreational facilities. According to the findings, active involvement of forest visitors in various activities is recommended so that their appreciation of FES will constantly increase and to take into account the profile of visitors and incorporate them in forest management and planning in order to meet societal demand.

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Demand for forest ecosystem services: a comparison study in selected areas in the Czech Republic and China

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“…Besides the fact that the public is becoming more and more interested in conservation measures (Drábková, Šišák 2013), there is an urgent need to incorporate biodiversity-related information in policy-making, due to the depletion of natural resources. However, the number of indices that can be used for such purposes is strictly limited.…”

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On the potential policy use of some selected biodiversity indicators: limitations and recommendations for improvements

Benedek

2014

J. For. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:In order to facilitate the use of biodiversity indicators in policy making at the country level, a few and well-established indices should be suggested. Promising candidates include biodiversity-related indices of the Convention on Biological Diversity; their current use and performance are evaluated through a Hungarian case study. Especially indices of the ecosystem level have already been in use, but they are not necessarily useful measures of the state of biodiversity in their current form. For example, ecosystems suggested globally for monitoring (forests and marine habitats) are not present in all the countries, thus the way of ecosystem selection should be standardized, not the actual ecosystem types. Besides the information on the extent of some selected habitats, the original cover should also be considered to evaluate the present situation. Recommendations are demonstrated in the case study. With the use of existing data, the applicability of certain indices can be improved, but in the long run, ecosystem-based indices of the natural capital should be favoured.

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“…WOLF & CROFT (2014) quantified the strengths and spatial extent of tourism impacts along recreational tracks when examining the edge-effect on vegetation communities. The second approach presents motivations and focuses on the importance of trails in tourists' decisions when planning their trips (e.g., GOBSTER, 1995;JORGENSEN AT AL., 2002;FARÍAS TORBIDONI ET AL., 2005;DRÁBKOVÁ & ŠIŠÁK, 2013;KELLEY ET AL., 2016;KOEMLE & MORAWETZ, 2016). For instance, DRÁBKOVÁ & ŠIŠÁK (2013) investigated preferences for trail facilities and found out that maintained trails without equipment were the most preferred by tourists.…”

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Can trail characteristics influence visitor numbers in natural protected areas? A quantitative approach to trail choice assessment

Svobodová

Monteiro

Vojar

et al. 2019

Environmental &Amp; Socio-Economic Studies

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Planning for recreational activities in protected areas involves an understanding of multiple and complex factors. Trails constitute the main recreation facility in protected areas. They are an important and common infrastructure that concentrates visitor movement. Their sustainable planning and management requires an understanding of how the visitors made their selection. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of trail attributes on visitor numbers in the Krkonoše Mountains National Park in the Czech Republic. The methods used in this study present an analytical approach involving geographic information system analysis, field monitoring and data analyses using generalised linear models. The results showed the preferential tendencies among visitors to certain trail attributes. Marginal significance and a rather strong variability in preferences (over 10%) were identified for five trail characteristics: the amount of local attractions; diversity of land cover types; dominant land cover along a trail; soil erosion; and the type of trail surface. In our study, we illustrate an analytical framework for the assessment of trail characteristics that can help guide trail analyses and management efforts. On the other hand, our findings raise new research questions and point to the requirements for further research in order to better understand how environmental attributes influence visitor choice and to use this knowledge for trail planning and management.

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Forest visitors' opinion of recreational facilities and trails in forests in the Blaník Protected Landscape Area - a case study

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Demand for forest ecosystem services: a comparison study in selected areas in the Czech Republic and China

Demand for forest ecosystem services: a comparison study in selected areas in the Czech Republic and China

On the potential policy use of some selected biodiversity indicators: limitations and recommendations for improvements

Can trail characteristics influence visitor numbers in natural protected areas? A quantitative approach to trail choice assessment

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