TY - JOUR
T1 - Childhood experience in forest recreation practices
T2 - Evidence from nine European countries
AU - Taye, Fitalew Agimass
AU - Abildtrup, Jens
AU - Mayer, Marius
AU - Ščasný, Milan
AU - Strange, Niels
AU - Lundhede, Thomas
N1 - Funding Information:
First, the authors acknowledge the contribution of anonymous reviewers providing critical comments and helpful suggestions that make the message of the paper stronger. The first author acknowledges the funding from the Education, Audio-visual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Commission through Erasmus Mundus Action 1 Doctoral Fellowship as part of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Program “Forests and Nature for Society” (FONASO). The authors affiliated with Centre for Macro-ecology, Evolution and Climate acknowledge the funding from the Danish National Research Foundation (grant number DNRF96 ). This research has also been supported by the Czech Science Foundation grant No. 19-26812X (M.S.) as well as by the Gregor Louisoder Environmental Foundation (Munich, Germany) (M.M.).
Funding Information:
First, the authors acknowledge the contribution of anonymous reviewers providing critical comments and helpful suggestions that make the message of the paper stronger. The first author acknowledges the funding from the Education, Audio-visual, and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Commission through Erasmus Mundus Action 1 Doctoral Fellowship as part of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Program ?Forests and Nature for Society? (FONASO). The authors affiliated with Centre for Macro-ecology, Evolution and Climate acknowledge the funding from the Danish National Research Foundation (grant number DNRF96). This research has also been supported by the Czech Science Foundation grant No. 19-26812X (M.S.) as well as by the Gregor Louisoder Environmental Foundation (Munich, Germany) (M.M.).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier GmbH
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - This study examines the role of childhood experience in forest recreational practices at adulthood. It investigates the effect of visitation frequency and type of settlement during childhood on frequency of visits at adulthood and analyses variations in nine European countries including Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, France, Poland, Slovakia, and UK. The data are collected through a representative online survey and results are based on a generalized ordered logit model in which frequency of forest visits is considered as an ordered categorical variable. Childhood experience is found to be a significant factor determining frequency of forest visits at adulthood. In addition, current residential settlement, distance to the nearest forest, and other socioeconomic factors influence frequency of forest visits. The study findings show the importance of forest accessibility to children for a development of better recreational habits that support active mobility, sustainability and healthy lifestyles.
AB - This study examines the role of childhood experience in forest recreational practices at adulthood. It investigates the effect of visitation frequency and type of settlement during childhood on frequency of visits at adulthood and analyses variations in nine European countries including Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, France, Poland, Slovakia, and UK. The data are collected through a representative online survey and results are based on a generalized ordered logit model in which frequency of forest visits is considered as an ordered categorical variable. Childhood experience is found to be a significant factor determining frequency of forest visits at adulthood. In addition, current residential settlement, distance to the nearest forest, and other socioeconomic factors influence frequency of forest visits. The study findings show the importance of forest accessibility to children for a development of better recreational habits that support active mobility, sustainability and healthy lifestyles.
KW - Childhood
KW - Environmental behaviour
KW - Forest recreation
KW - Frequency of visits
KW - Generalized ordered logit
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126471
DO - 10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126471
M3 - Article
SN - 1610-8167
VL - 46
JO - Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
JF - Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
M1 - 126471
ER -