Experiencing the restorative components of wilderness environments: Does congestion interfere and does length of exposure matter?

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 806-823

  Cole, David N ^a   Hall, Troy E ^b  

^a USDA Forest Service Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

congestion; crowding; outdoor recreation; restorative environments; wilderness

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; FATIGUE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATURALNESS; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; WILDERNESS AREA;

EID: 78049263498     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916509347248     Document Type: Article

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