Mapping Potential Wilderness in China with Location-based Services Data
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DOI: 10.1007/s12061-019-09295-6
Abstract: Wilderness mapping can provide valuable information for natural resource management. In this article, a novel, straightforward approach has been developed to identify wilderness areas in China using emerging new data. Tencent LBS (location based service)… read more here.
Keywords: wilderness; new data; location based; mapping potential ... See more keywords
Public Values and Attitudes toward Marine Reserves and Marine Wilderness
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DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2020.1732800
Abstract: Abstract This article examines public values and attitudes associated with the current marine reserves (MRs) in Oregon (United States), and how attitudes might change if these areas were to be designated as marine wilderness. Data… read more here.
Keywords: wilderness; values attitudes; marine wilderness; marine reserves ... See more keywords
The Wilderness Period without Generation Change: The Deuteronomic Portrait of Israel’s Forty-Year Journey
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DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341420
Abstract: The Deuteronomic authors (D) include several references to the Israelites’ forty-year sojourn in the wilderness. Yet even where it can be shown that these writers depend upon source material for this tradition, they seek to… read more here.
Keywords: wilderness; generation change; period; forty year ... See more keywords
Diversity in the Outdoors: National Outdoor Leadership School Students’ Attitudes About Wilderness
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DOI: 10.1177/1053825916689267
Abstract: Outdoor experiential education (OEE) programs often cater to white, upper-class individuals. With major demographic shifts occurring in the United States, OEE organizations are confronting this imbalance. The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) is addressing this… read more here.
Keywords: national outdoor; wilderness; outdoor leadership; leadership school ... See more keywords
Experiential Wilderness-Based Professional Development: Beliefs and Confidence of Participant Educators
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DOI: 10.1177/10538259211045385
Abstract: Background: Continuing education programs for teachers seek to enhance outcomes for participants and their students. Experiential wilderness-based programs offer outdoor-recreational activities and experiential teaching initiatives. Research needs to be conducted to reveal how they influence… read more here.
Keywords: wilderness based; beliefs confidence; experiential wilderness; wilderness ... See more keywords
The Perceived Long-Term Influence of Youth Wilderness Expeditions in Participants’ Lives
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DOI: 10.1177/10538259221096804
Abstract: Background: Youth expeditions are regarded as beneficial and even “life-changing” experiences for young people, however the evidence on their perceived long-term impact is limited. Purpose: The purpose of this research was to examine the perceived… read more here.
Keywords: long term; influence; participants lives; wilderness ... See more keywords
Feeling at Home in the Wilderness: Environmental Conditions, Well-Being and Aesthetic Experience
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00402
Abstract: Environmental conditions affect one’s aesthetic experience in natural environments. Understanding that effect requires accounting for the conditions affecting one’s attention and experience. Rather than attempt to reduce and control environmental factors, we compare two similar… read more here.
Keywords: environmental conditions; feeling home; wilderness; nature ... See more keywords
Awe experiences, the sublime, and spiritual well-being in Arctic wilderness
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.973922
Abstract: Experiences of awe can carry the potential for life-transforming experiences and foster awareness of nature as a lifelong value. How these experiences emerge was investigated empirically in a pristine natural environment and analyzed informed by… read more here.
Keywords: awe experiences; experiences sublime; spiritual well; wilderness ... See more keywords
Spatial Identification and Conservation Gaps of Wilderness Areas in the State-Owned Forest Region of Daxing’anling
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DOI: 10.3390/d16100594
Abstract: Wilderness areas are important in maintaining biodiversity, and “retaining existing intact and wilderness areas” is listed as the first of 21 action targets for 2030 in the first draft of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.… read more here.
Keywords: conservation; state owned; wilderness areas; areas state ... See more keywords
Ecological Characteristics and Landscape Preference of Waterfront Wilderness in Mountainous Cities
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DOI: 10.3390/f16111734
Abstract: Waterfront wilderness landscapes in mountainous cities, such as Chongqing, play a vital role in sustaining urban biodiversity and human well-being amid steep topography and hydrological variations that create unique habitats. However, public recognition of their… read more here.
Keywords: preference; ecological characteristics; mountainous cities; wilderness ... See more keywords
Public Perception of Wilderness in Iceland
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DOI: 10.3390/land9040099
Abstract: In recent years, there has been a gradually growing emphasis on the protection of wilderness in Iceland. This is highlighted in the current preparation of a new national park in the Icelandic central highlands, which… read more here.
Keywords: wilderness; wilderness iceland; perception wilderness; public perception ... See more keywords