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Parry, R.; Williams, S.; Watkins, J.A., |
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Title |
Understanding the recreation preferences and constraints of low participation social groups |
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Year |
2008 |
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Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
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Volume |
MMV 4 - Proceedings |
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188-192 |
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Keywords |
MMV4, constraints and preferences, participation, under-representation and exclusion |
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Abstract |
Current research has indicated that participation in informal outdoor recreation is relatively low among certain groups, such as young people, older people, women, ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities. There is pressure on policy makers and practitioners to address this apparent imbalance. This paper reviews the findings of an international literature review which highlighted that there has been a focus on ëconstraintsí rather than on ëpreferencesí, particularly in relation to participation in outdoor recreation in the UK. It would appear from the literature that there is a presumption that the main reasons for low participation are related to structural barriers (such as lack of transport) rather than a lack of understanding of the recreation preferences of non-traditional participants. This has raised the question of whether it is achievable to change the prevalent attitude amongst the countryside sector from one of ëwe expect people to want what we provideí, to one of ëwe will provide for what people wantí. Would such a paradigm shift be successful in achieving more equitable outdoor recreation participation? |
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Call Number |
ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 970 |
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2606 |
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