Human Dimensions of Built & Natural Environments Arena
Are we loving our national parks to death? And what do we do about it?
Do men and women experience the outdoors differently and what are the implications for recreation and tourism managers?
What happens when greenway visitors (and their pets) collide with ajacent landowners?
What are "public lands" and how do differing definitions affect policy?
Can we really "leave nothing behind but footprints"?
How do people experience recreation in natural versus human-built environments?
What does a facility look like that encourages people to get up and move?
Does attendance differ for major league ballparks with parking on the outskirts of town from those in city centers close to restaurants and hotels?
PRTM researchers working in the arena of Human Dimensions of Built and Natural Environments never run out of questions to answer and subjects to study. Their research explores - how people's experiences in parks and wilderness environments differ for different ages and genders, how to balance our enjoyment of our wilderness areas with the impact left behind when we go home, what challenges arise when a farmer offers school tours or a forest landowner welcomes hunt clubs or birdwatchers, and so much more. The resulting knowledge has major implications for policies which influence sustainable land use, climate change, social justice, community development, and the quality of all our lives.
Why does it matter? Because it's OUR environment and the size of our footprint DOES make a difference.
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Graduate Faculty Engaged in Research in this Arena:
Dorothy Anderson, Aram Attarian, Hugh Devine, Yu-Fai Leung, Roger Moore, Chrystos Siderelis