Combining conventional and volunteered geographic information to identify and model forest recreational resources

Applied Geography

Volumn 60, Issue , 2015, Pages 69-76

  Upton, Vincent ^a   Ryan, Mary ^a   O'Donoghue, Cathal ^a   Dhubhain, Aine Ni ^b  

^a Rural Economy Research Centre Ireland   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cultural ecosystem services; Forest recreation; Recreation modelling; Volunteered geographic information

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 84926429441     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.03.007     Document Type: Article

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