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View article: Duration and economic value of a walking‐in‐nature therapy programme: Implications for conservation
Duration and economic value of a walking‐in‐nature therapy programme: Implications for conservation Open
Nature exposure, such as visiting protected areas, provides mental health benefits that reduce healthcare costs and improve productivity, with global values in the trillions. Countries are bringing nature‐based programs into mainstream men…
View article: A mouse that rocks: camera trapping shows that mound assessment criteria do not reliably predict pebble mouse (Pseudomys chapmani) activity
A mouse that rocks: camera trapping shows that mound assessment criteria do not reliably predict pebble mouse (Pseudomys chapmani) activity Open
Context The western pebble mound mouse (Pseudomys chapmani) is an understudied Australian rodent that tunnels in rocky substrate to excavate a complex subterranean burrow system that is topped with a ‘fortress style’ pebble mound. Most of …
View article: A‐Islands: A Vascular Plant Dataset for Biodiversity Research and Species Monitoring on Australian Continental Islands
A‐Islands: A Vascular Plant Dataset for Biodiversity Research and Species Monitoring on Australian Continental Islands Open
Aims Australia's coastline is fringed by more than 8000 continental islands. These islands feature a diverse array of landforms, rock and soil types and geological origins. Some of these islands are among the least invaded, most pristine h…
View article: Principal sensory experiences of forest visitors in four countries, for evidence‐based nature therapy
Principal sensory experiences of forest visitors in four countries, for evidence‐based nature therapy Open
To advance the theoretical and practical underpinnings for nature therapies, i.e. nature exposure as a means to improve mental health, we compared the most memorable sensory experiences reported by forest tourists in Australia, Chile, Chin…
View article: Conservation threats from tourism land grabs and greenwash
Conservation threats from tourism land grabs and greenwash Open
We report a new threat to conservation, namely land grabs by large tourism developers inside public protected areas. Locally, these tourism land grabs damage national parks through building footprints and access corridors, bringing habitat…
View article: A-Islands: A plant dataset for biodiversity research and species monitoring on Australian islands
A-Islands: A plant dataset for biodiversity research and species monitoring on Australian islands Open
Australia’s coastline is fringed by more than 8,000 continental islands. These islands feature a diverse array of landforms, rock and soil types and geological origins. Some of these islands are among the least invaded, most pristine habit…
View article: Health Benefits of Airborne Terpenoids and Aeroanions: Insights from Thematic Review of Chinese-Language Research on Forest Sensory Experiences
Health Benefits of Airborne Terpenoids and Aeroanions: Insights from Thematic Review of Chinese-Language Research on Forest Sensory Experiences Open
Most research on air chemistry and human health has focused on negative consequences of air pollution from cities, rural dust, mining, or industrial sites. Research on nature tourism and nature therapy, in contrast, focuses on positive ben…
View article: Senses, emotions and wellbeing in forest recreation and tourism
Senses, emotions and wellbeing in forest recreation and tourism Open
Outdoor tourism can provide nature therapies. Implementation research for mental healthcare aims to establish psychological mechanisms and specify designs, doses and durations for medical trials. As one component, we tested simultaneous li…
View article: Mental health contribution to economic value of surfing ecosystem services
Mental health contribution to economic value of surfing ecosystem services Open
Conservation of nearshore marine ecosystems gains political support from the economic value of cultural ecosystem services from surfing. This contribution is greater if the mental health benefits of surfing are included. For the Gold Coast…
View article: Tourism and Environment: Ecology, Management, Economics, Climate, Health, and Politics
Tourism and Environment: Ecology, Management, Economics, Climate, Health, and Politics Open
We review research on tourism and the environment using a temporal framework, distinct from previous reviews. We identify six main phases, all still active, but with different histories. Initially, tourism was treated as a low-impact compo…
View article: Nature prescriptions: practical progress
Nature prescriptions: practical progress Open
Nature prescriptions need the outdoor sector as well as health care. Social obstacles to nature experience identified by medical researchers1Astell-Burt T Pritchard T Francois M et al.Nature prescriptions should address motivations and bar…
View article: Sector-Scale Proliferation of CSR Quality Label Programs via Mimicry: The Rotkäppchen Effect
Sector-Scale Proliferation of CSR Quality Label Programs via Mimicry: The Rotkäppchen Effect Open
Proliferation of CSR quality certification programs can be analysed within theories of mimicry. Some firms use third-party quality certificates to signal their CSR practices to consumers accurately. These firms and consumers benefit from f…
View article: Mental health value of parks in China
Mental health value of parks in China Open
Biological conservation relies on protected areas, which need funding for acquisition and management. Economic valuation of ecosystem services contributes political and economic support for government budget allocations. One politically po…
View article: Tourism as a Tool in Nature-Based Mental Health: Progress and Prospects Post-Pandemic
Tourism as a Tool in Nature-Based Mental Health: Progress and Prospects Post-Pandemic Open
The healthcare sector recognises the role of nature in mental health. The tourism sector is equipped to take people to national parks. The conservation sector gains support from visitors. Theoretical frameworks for mental health benefits f…
View article: Tourism and Mental Health: Foundations, Frameworks, and Futures
Tourism and Mental Health: Foundations, Frameworks, and Futures Open
Tourism contributes to mental health. We could: recognize, measure, value, and market those contributions; analyze components and design products to maximize mental health benefits; and use mental health benefits in tourism industry market…
View article: Sensory and Emotional Components in Tourist Memories of Wildlife Encounters: Intense, Detailed, and Long-Lasting Recollections of Individual Incidents
Sensory and Emotional Components in Tourist Memories of Wildlife Encounters: Intense, Detailed, and Long-Lasting Recollections of Individual Incidents Open
To quantify the role of senses and emotions in creating memorable tourism experiences, we need measurement frameworks that match how memories are created. This study examines that process through directed-content qualitative analysis of to…
View article: Stakeholder controls and conflicts in research funding and publication
Stakeholder controls and conflicts in research funding and publication Open
Academics are required by their university employers both to raise research funding and to publish research findings, but conditions imposed by research funders may conflict with the requirements of research publishers. These conflicts cre…
View article: Digital Destination Matching: Practices, Priorities and Predictions
Digital Destination Matching: Practices, Priorities and Predictions Open
Over the past three years, travel agents, enterprises and destinations have switched almost entirely from traditional to digital marketing methods, relying strongly on search engines and social media. They consider these methods as faster,…