Seeland, K., K. Moser, H. Scheuthle & F.G. Kaiser, 2002, Public acceptance of restrictions imposed on recreational activities in the peri-urban Nature Reserve Sihlwald, Switzerland, in: Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, ,
- Author : Seeland, K., K. Moser, H. Scheuthle & F.G. Kaiser
- Year : 2002
- Journal/Series : Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
- Pages : 49-57
- Abstract in English : Urban surroundings provide city dwellers with various recreational amenities such as parks and peri-urban forests. However, people use areas in different ways. While some prefer to take a walk in a natural environment, others are pursuing their hobbies as, for example, horseback riding, mountain biking or mushroom picking. Not surprisingly, such different interests run the risk of causing conflicts: The walker could, for example, feel disturbed by the mountain biker or the dog owner. Another source of conflict emerges when the natural balance is threatened by certain activities. Rules and regulations to ensure the environmentally compatible utilization of the recreational areas are considered as a restriction imposed on personal rights. The establishment of nature conservation areas is generally accompanied by restrictions for those who used these areas at ease before. What measures are chosen and how they are implemented at what pace often decides upon their acceptance by the local public. This paper aims at promoting a research approach that was developed in social psychology to measure the acceptance of restrictions for better understanding of human behavior and to apply it to relevant topic forest polycy.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: urban forestry, forest recreation, restrictions, theory of planned behavior.