Predicting outdoor recreation demand on a national scale – The case of Switzerland

Willibald, Fabian; Strien, Maarten J. van; Blanco, Víctor; Grêt‐Regamey, Adrienne

doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.102111

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“…H1b: The relationship between natural snow and the establishment of new second homes is asynchronous. Another important factor in the demand for outdoor recreation is the landscape (Hansen 2021;Kienast et al 2012;Willibald et al 2019). Willibald et al (2019) examine the attractiveness of landscapes for outdoor recreation, paying particular attention to accessibility, ruggedness, infrastructure for outdoor activities (hiking, biking, skiing), streams and rivers, lakes, forests as well as alternative land use/cover.…”

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“…Another important factor in the demand for outdoor recreation is the landscape (Hansen 2021;Kienast et al 2012;Willibald et al 2019). Willibald et al (2019) examine the attractiveness of landscapes for outdoor recreation, paying particular attention to accessibility, ruggedness, infrastructure for outdoor activities (hiking, biking, skiing), streams and rivers, lakes, forests as well as alternative land use/cover. Other studies that investigate the demand for outdoor recreation show the importance of natural areas such as national parks (Schägner et al 2017) and forests (Agimass et al 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The present study extends this line of work with panel data count models augmented by spatial effects and the inclusion of snow depth. Information on land use characteristics are also more detailed than in previous studies (Willibald et al 2019;Yuheng et al 2022).…”

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Importance of temporary and permanent snow for new second homes

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This study investigates empirically how natural snow depth and permanent snow affect the number of new second homes in Norway. One out of four Norwegian municipalities is partly covered by glaciers and permanent snow. In the winter seasons of 1983–2020, there is a decline in snow depth from 50 to 35 cm on average (based on 41 popular second-home areas in the mountains). Results of the fixed effects Poisson estimator with spatial elements show that there is a significant and positive relationship between natural snow depth in the municipality and the number of second homes started. There is also a significant and negative relationship between the number of new second homes in the municipality and a scarcity of snow in the surrounding municipalities. However, the magnitude of both effects is small. Estimates also show a strong positive relationship between the proportion of surface covered by permanent snow or glaciers in the municipality and new second homes. This implies that a decline in permanent snow and glaciers may make these areas less attractive for the location of second homes.

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“…The factors affecting the demand for skiing should also be considered in the selection of the site. According to a previous study [27], population density is the primary driver of outdoor recreation demand, and the resident population affects the generation of regional recreation trips from a particular origin zone, such as skiing [28]. Moreover, accessibility is a vital prerequisite at any tourist destination [29].…”

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Spatial Patterns of China’s Ski Resorts and Their Influencing Factors: A Geographical Detector Study

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This study uses geographic information systems (GIS) and geographical detector techniques to explore the national and regional pattern of the spatial distribution of China’s ski resorts, and quantitatively identifies the main factors that influence their location. Results show that although China’s ski areas are geographically clustered, ski resorts are more likely to be located at high latitudes (northeast and northwest China) than at low latitudes (central and south China). Among the most influential factors are the winter sporting mega-events that explain 70% of the location of China’s ski areas; the 2022 Winter Olympics accounted for 14%. The main factors that contribute to the distribution of ski areas depend on the regions and types of ski resorts. Implications for the ski resorts industry, such as the different practice for hot and cold spot areas of China’s ski resorts, and the future development direction of ski industry, are discussed.

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“…Nature-based outdoor recreation, as an ES, has been studied and spatially defined using various methodological approaches. Most commonly used methods combine GIS models with participatory approaches applied in different scales -at a local level (Nahuelhual et al 2013;Kienast et al 2012;de Vries and Goossen 2002), at regional level (Tardieu and Tuffery 2019;Kliskey 2000;Koniak et al 2011;Birch et al 2014;Garnache et al 2018;Yuxi et al 2018;Sonter et al 2016), at a national and supranational level (Willibald et al 2019;Balzan and Debono 2018;Vallecillo et al 2019).…”

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Mapping the natural heritage as a source of recreation services at national scale in Bulgaria

Ihtimanski¹,

Nedkov²,

Semerdzhieva³

2020

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Natural heritage includes natural features or natural areas of outstanding universal value. At a national level, this value refers to the importance of ecosystems which can be considered as the spatial units representing the natural heritage of the particular area in terms of their values to people. Nature-based outdoor recreation represents an important service that interests millions of people and contributes to connecting them to nature, but it may also cause negative impacts in the form of pollution, erosion and habitats loss. We apply the ESTIMAP recreation model which provides a framework for a spatially-explicit assessment of local outdoor recreation and use it to identify and assess the natural heritage as a source of recreation services at a national level in Bulgaria. At the first stage of the study, we identify the natural heritage and the data sources to represent it in a spatially-explicit way. Then, we apply the module for recreation potential to assess the potential of the natural heritage to provide a recreation ecosystem service. At the third stage, the accessibility of the natural heritage is assessed in order to specify how the potential identified at the previous step can be really used. Finally, the recreation potential and accessibility are integrated into the recreation opportunity spectrum in order to develop the maps representing the ecosystem service supply provided by the natural heritage. The results are presented in form of a recreation potential map that reveals the capacity of natural heritage to provide the recreation potential, map of the accessibility of the natural heritage and map of the recreation opportunity spectrum representing the combination between the first two maps. The maps will be used for the development of an innovative geospatial platform designed to facilitate the access of the Bulgarian natural heritage to the European common knowledge and innovation markets. The results on the accessibility and recreation opportunity spectrum contribute to the development of the model in areas which were not covered by previous applications at the EU scale.

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Predicting outdoor recreation demand on a national scale – The case of Switzerland

Cited by 26 publications

References 60 publications

Importance of temporary and permanent snow for new second homes

Importance of temporary and permanent snow for new second homes

Spatial Patterns of China’s Ski Resorts and Their Influencing Factors: A Geographical Detector Study

Mapping the natural heritage as a source of recreation services at national scale in Bulgaria

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