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Linskie, Mike. "Camping Out." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3377.
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This thesis explores my personal mythology, and its relation to all things found not only in my studio practice but the work itself. Biographical anecdotes are shared as well as ideas on drawing, home décor, collecting, craft, art history, storytelling, and camp. Camp provides the space in which all aspects of my practice and work reside.
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Brohm, Michael. "Bokningssystem Ursands camping AB." Thesis, University West, Department of Informatics and Mathematics, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-459.
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DeYoung, Brett John. "Wilderness camping and leadership development." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Fredriksson, Anna, and Rebecka Sandberg. "En skattjakt i camping- och hotellbranschen : En kvalitativ marknadsundersökning av AR-Gamification i camping- och hotellverksamheter." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-172738.
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Användandet av tekniska verktyg förutspås vara en viktig del av hur camping- och hotellverksamheter utvecklar sina kundrelationer. Existerande forskning fokuserar mestadels på Augmented Reality och gamification som separata koncept. Tidigare forskning visar att Augmented Reality såväl som Gamification kan nyttjas av serviceverksamheter för att skapa värde för sina kunder i form av stärkt kundengagemang, sociala fördelar och en stärkt marknadsposition för företaget. Det blir allt vanligare för företag att använda digitala marknadsföringsverktyg för att styra sina kunders beteende och skapa kundlojalitet. En avsaknad av att tillämpa tekniken som ett förenat koncept, AR-Gamification, inom camping- och hotellverksamheter har noterats. Denna studie ämnar öka förståelsen för vilket intresse och acceptans det finns för AR-Gamification inom camping- och hotellverksamheter. För att undersöka detta har en marknadsundersöknings gjorts. Som verktyg för undersökningen har TAM använts. I tidigare forskning används denna modell för att studera hur ny teknik tas emot och accepteras, vilket ligger i linje med denna studies syfte. Påverkande faktorer i hur teknik tas emot och accepteras identifieras i TAM i variabler kring externa faktorer, uppfattad användbarhet samt uppfattad användarvänlighet. Start up-företaget JIVVIS produkt, en AR-Gamifierad Skattjakt har använts för att konkretisera tekniken som studeras. Utifrån det har slutsatser dragits gällande AR-Gamification i stort för hela camping- och hotellbranschen. Marknadsundersökningen resulterar i en modifierad TAM för studiens kontext. Denna slutgiltiga TAM genereras utifrån tidigare forskning och modifierats utifrån resultatet som presenteras utifrån studiens insamlade empiri. Studiens empiri bekräftar vissa aspekter av tidigare forskning men har även resulterat i oanade teman vilket ses som studiens teoretiska bidrag. Av de externa faktorer som identifierats i tidigare forskning kunde variabeln målgrupp bekräftas vara en påverkande faktor utifrån studiens insamlade data. Utöver detta uppkom oanade teman i användbarhet såväl som användarvänlighet av AR-Gamification inom camping- och hotellkontext. Användbarhet av AR-Gamification inom verksamheterna sågs inte bara i den AR-Gamifierade Skattjakt som presenteras utan även som verktyg för att effektivisera och underlätta gästernas hotellvistelse i form av en AR-Gamifierad Karta. Respondenterna i studien betonade, precis som tidigare forskning, den tekniska komplexitetens inverkan på acceptansen med tillskottet att den bör beaktas både ur slutanvändarperspektiv samt verksamhetsperspektiv. Studiens resultat kan stå till grund för om och hur JIVVI såväl som andra bolag med ARGamificationrelaterade tjänster/produkter ska närma sig camping- och hotellbranschen. Studien ger även ökad förståelse för intresset och acceptansen för AR-Gamification och kan därigenom ge företag insikter om hur de bör anpassa sin produkt/tjänst utifrån branschens önskemål.
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Sheeky, Hazel. "Camping and tramping, Swallows and Amazons." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/1502.
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For many in Britain, the interwar period was a time of significant social, political and cultural anxiety. In the aftermath of the First World War, with British imperial power apparently waning, and with the politics of class becoming increasingly pressing, many came to perceive that traditional notions of British, and particularly English, identity were under challenge. The interwar years saw many cultural responses to the concerns these perceived challenges raised, as seen in H. V. Morton’s In Search of England (1927) and J. B. Priestley’s English Journey (1934). The sense of socio-cultural crisis was also registered in children’s literature. This thesis will examine one significant and under-researched aspect of the responses to the cultural anxieties of the inter-war years: the ‘camping and tramping’ novel. The term ‘camping and tramping’ refers to a sub-genre of children’s adventure stories that emerged in the 1930s. These novels focused on the holiday leisure activities – generally sailing, camping and hiking - of largely middle-class children in the British (and most often English) countryside. Little known beyond Arthur Ransome’s ‘Swallows and Amazons’ novels (1930-1947), this thesis undertakes a full survey of camping and tramping fiction, developing for the first time a taxonomy of this sub-genre (chapter one). It also investigates the cultural meanings of the principal activities that quickly became characteristic of camping and tramping novels (chapter two). Besides this survey and accompanying analysis, this thesis also undertakes a thorough examination of the contexts of camping and tramping fiction. It firmly situates camping and tramping novels within the socio-cultural debates and anxieties from which they emerged and with which they continually engaged. Chapter three concentrates on how camping and tramping fiction responded to the challenges posed by the democratisation of leisure and particularly demands for more open access to the countryside. Chapter four is also focused on exploration of the land, but examines the novels through the lens of contemporary colonial and cartographic discourses. Chapter five turns to consider more specifically the maritime traditions with which camping and tramping fiction engaged, in particular Ransome’s ‘Swallows and Amazons’ series. It is argued throughout this thesis that camping and tramping fiction responded to perceived challenges to Britishness by creating a powerful myth of nationhood as rooted in rural and, maritime traditions. This reformulation sought to manage changes to national identity by endorsing largely middle-class social and cultural agendas and validating middle-class values. This thesis argues for the cultural significance of camping and tramping fiction, something previously largely unnoticed. These novels were fully engaged in the social, cultural and political debates of the time and, as such, can be viewed as both reflecting contemporary cultural anxieties and as helping to construct new narratives of national identity.
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Sirost, Olivier. "La tente noire : sociologie du camping." Paris 5, 2000. http://www.theses.fr/2000PA05H068.
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Le camping est caractérisé par les enquêtes sociologiques comme une pratique anonyme de vacanciers. Le campeur est un touriste comme les autres, avec la précarité en plus pour les cliches qui le décrivent. Pourtant ce stéréotype de la précarité est double il met l'accent sur un fait essentiel : le campeur vit au présent et tire le miel de son existence de cet aspect précaire. Il met alors en œuvre une socialité de l'ombre étant en présentation, cherchant le frôlement et le contact de l'autre. Cette connaissance perdue cultive l'archétype du sauvage et permet de revisiter les savoirs sociologiques et ethnographiques. Il semble que le camping se soit formé par une double connaissance érotique et indiciaire, fondatrice des socialités de l'air. Cette socialité s'élabore à partir d'une véritable effraction oculaire : corps dénudés, mœurs relâchées et vie en promiscuité. Dans cette société à l'envers ou le temps est dilate et l'espace horizontal une intensité molle rythme les existences. Elle est le produit d'un mythe. Le vieux campeur. Le vieux campeur c'est celui qui détient l'expérience, qui maitrise le point d'où l'on s'évade, qui détient la lecture indiciaire des milieux. Ses récits ont fait l'apanage du camping. Aujourd'hui cette histoire de vie se diffracte au quotidien par les guides d'accès aux lieux, les images de la presse magazine et l'objet manufacture quotidien. Le mythe, véritable énigme initiatique pour le campeur débutant est devenu une connaissance ordinaire. Pourtant cet ordinaire continue à faire lien et est le témoin d'une vitalité surprenante. L'ombre de la tente noire antique, qui était intégrée à la cite grecque, plane alors sur nous le camping par ses dimensions ludiques, esthétiques, hédonistes, nomades et tribales préfigure par bien des aspects la postmodernité.
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Murphy, Ryan M. "Notes on "Camping" : vacationing in Fairmount Park." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47838.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2009.Includes bibliographical references (p. 69).
The public perception of landscape is still primarily shaped by eighteenth-century English aesthetics, pastoral idealism disassociated with infrastructural reality. This idealism is on display in most cities, in the form of municipal parks which Koolhaas states can be read as both "an operation of preservation" and "a series of manipulations."' Further support of this assertion is the means by which municipal parks preserve an appearance of naturalness. Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, the site of this thesis, is continually constructed and managed by a staff of hundreds, assuring the right varieties of vegetation, constant fish stocks in a polluted river, purposeful insect infestations, etc. If this presentation of nature is wholly synthetic, can it be re-imagined as an architectural project? Modern architecture adopted the conditioned interior as a means of isolating the interior from exterior. Pushed to its logical end, could the conditioned interior become a new municipal park? The thesis proposes that the preservation programs of the park be recast as a new interior pleasure garden which makes visible Fairmount Park's necessarily synthetic construction.
by Ryan M. Murphy.
M.Arch.
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Mašková, Michaela. "Problém klesající návštěvnosti areálu společnosti Camping Praha Klánovice." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-203797.
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The thesis deals with the loss of customers in the subject of tourism Camping Praha Klánovice. The aim is to analyze the problem and to propose appropriate solutions of this problem, respectively to remove the main causes that cause declining attendance. The basic pillar for understanding the internal and external environment is the detailed strategic analysis, which is then supplemented by methods used to solve problems (Ishikawa diagram, Brainstorming, TOPSIS). The output of the thesis is to suggest solutions that will help again increase the attendance of this subject.
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Misner, Scottie, and Evelyn Whitmer. "Keeping Foods Cold for Picnics, Grilling, and Camping." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/146666.
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DeBoer, John Kenneth. "Camping in the Classroom: Ridiculous Theatre as Serious Drama." VCU Scholars Compass, 2007. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/874.
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My first semester pursuing my MFA in Voice and Speech Pedagogy I vocal-coached an openly gay student playing a straight character who would mask his sexual identity in such a manner that his performance became stiff and uninteresting. Rather than using his personal identity as an asset in the pursuit of a successful performance, his chosen vocal tactics removed any sense of theatricality from his performance. I confronted the student and suggested such extreme vocal suppression diminished the quality of his overall performance. He replied, "So you want me to get the gay out."His use of the phrase, "get the gay out" to describe a fuller adaptation of his sexual identity to suit the character fascinated me and led to me to create a performance seminar course that used open acknowledgment of Camp performance styles as a valuable way to prepare students, gay or straight, for careers on the stage and screen. This thesis is a record of the course taught in the spring of 2007; CAMP: RIDICULOUS THEATRE AS SERIOUS DRAMA.
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Carson, William C. "The history of camping within the Conservative Baptist movement." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Sirost, Olivier. "Les mondes du camping : formation par l'image et evasion vers la nature. les experiences de l'air a travers la revue camping (1926-1963)." Aix-Marseille 2, 1999. http://www.theses.fr/1999AIX22026.
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Les enquetes quantitatives menees sur le camping ces 30 dernieres annees n'arrivent pas a cerner le campeur, ni a s'accorder sur ce qu'est le camping. Ces difficultes de comprehension du phenomene posent le probleme de l'anonymat du campeur et d'une relation a la fois universelle et particuliere a la nature. Nous proposons d'apprehender alors le camping par le biais d'une minorite : les campeurs des clubs. Ces derniers jouent un role pionnier dans le developpement du camping en france, et jettent un regard sur l'ensemble du phenomene en constituant differents mondes de la vie. Parmi ces mondes on distingue plus particulierement les associations, les fabricants et la presse. L'examen quantitatif et qualitatif de la revue camping qui federe l'ensemble de cette population permet une analyse de 1926 a 1963 du camping associatif. L'interet de cette revue est de se situer au cur du quotidien des campeurs et de participer a leurs experiences vecues. En se positionnant sur le territoire d'une connaissance ordinaire, le sociologue decouvre ainsi les cadres et les usages souterrains qui donnent un sens au camping, bien different des constats statistiques de l'entassement estival. Deux types de campeurs apparaissent : le randonneur ou vieux campeur qui pratique le camping itinerant ; l'anonyme qui pratique le camping fixe de masse. Le randonneur s'inspire des cadres du club des explorateurs, alors que l'anonyme invente l'ambiance de la promiscuite. Entre ces deux figures se joue un jeu ecologique par la construction d'un territoire sensible : l'air. Cette construction sociale de la nature conditionne alors les expressions de l'archaique, du tissu social ne du devetissement et d'une socialite ludique. De ce fait, le camping est un formidable vecteur des pratiques corporelles libres.
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Gaubaitė, Vilma. "Lietuvos kempingų paslaugų vartotojų profilis." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140227_150627-87356.
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Magistro baigiamojo darbo „Lietuvos kempingų paslaugų vartotojų profilis“ tikslas – atlikus teorinę ir praktinę kempingų paslaugų analizę, sudaryti kempingų paslaugų vartotojų profilio modelį ir jį identifikuoti. Tikslui pasiekti išanalizuoti Lietuvos ir užsienio autorių moksliniai šaltiniai apie laisvalaikio reikšmę, kempingų ir jų teikiamų paslaugų esmę, vartotojus ir jų profilį kempingų atžvilgiu. Atlikta mokslinės literatūros analizė suteikė pagrindus parengti teorinį kempingų paslaugų vartotojų profilio modelį. Siekiant gauti kuo patikimesnius rezultatus, buvo atlikti kokybinis ir kiekybinis tyrimai. Dokumentų analizė ir ekspertų interviu rezultatai įgalino aprobuoti teorinį modelį, kuriuo remiantis buvo atlikta anketinė apklausa, leidžianti identifikuoti Lietuvos kempingų paslaugų vartotojo profilį.The aim of master thesis is according to the theoretical and practical analysis of camping services to create camping service consumers’ profile and identify it. The theoretical part gives an overview of Lithuanian and foreign scientific resources of recreational value, camping and nature of their services, costumers and their profile in relation to camping. An analysis of scientific literature provided the theoretical foundations for the camping service consumers’ profile model. In order to obtain the most reliable results, has been carried out qualitative and quantitative research. Document analysis and expert interview results made it possible to approve a theoretical model whereby a survey was conducted to identify the Lithuanian camping service consumers’ profile.
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Badura, Matthias [Verfasser], and Gottfried [Akademischer Betreuer] Korff. "Camping als Urlaubsform. Eine explorative Studie / Matthias Badura ; Betreuer: Gottfried Korff." Tübingen : Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1162279664/34.
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Zanatta, Roberta Mociaro. "Abraão e Aventureiro: pensando o turismo de camping na Ilha Grande." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2010. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=1885.
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorA Ilha Grande (Angra dos Reis, RJ), sobretudo após a desativação (1994) do presídio com o qual esteve identificada por muito tempo, tornou-se um destino turístico muito valorizado e recebe atualmente turistas nacionais e internacionais nas suas diversas praias/comunidades. Entre as variadas possibilidades e formas de turismo que ocorrem nessas diferentes localidades da Ilha, trato aqui do turismo de camping nas vilas do Abraão e do Aventureiro, como uma forma significativa de manifestação do turismo na Ilha Grande. A partir de pesquisa junto aos principais atores sociais envolvidos nessa atividade turística nos dois contextos, mostro: de um lado, o formato, as vivências e as implicações desse tipo de turismo em cada uma das praias; e de outro lado, as percepções referentes às escolhas e estratégias relacionadas ao turismo de camping tanto da parte das populações locais quanto da parte dos visitantes.
Ilha Grande (Angra do Reis, RJ) has become a touristic spot, and its different beaches/communities have been visited by Brazilian as well as international tourists, mainly after the closure (in 1994) of the prison with which the island used to be identified. Amongst the various possibilities and forms of tourism that occur in these different areas of the island I study the camping tourism in the villages of Abraão and Aventureiro, while considering it a significant form of tourism in Ilha Grande. Based on research about the main social actors involved in such touristic activity in both communities, I demonstrate: on the one hand, the format, the living and the implications of such kind of tourism in each one of these communities; and on the other hand, the perceptions related to the choices and strategies as well adopted in relation to camping tourism both by local populations and by visitors.
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Sitzlar, Shelia Jennings. "University students' attitudes toward the handicapped in a residential camping program." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/101322.
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Tang, Hoang T. "Minsi Trails Council Boy Scouts Of America camping video and how can a summer camp experience contribute to a scout's emotional growth and self-identity /." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1992. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Ertin, Serkan. "Perpetuation Of The Gay Male Stereotype: A Study On Camping &." Phd thesis, METU, 2012. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614433/index.pdf.
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This study intends to analyse the terms camp and closet in Alan Hollinghurst&rsquos fiction, since all four of his novels - The Swimming-Pool Library (1988), The Folding Star (1993), The Spell (1998), and The Line of Beauty (2004) - investigate the gay male experience throughout the late-twentieth century The point in analysing these terms in Hollinghurst&rsquo
s work is to find out whether the author writes from the margin or in the centre to recreate the origin. Gay subjectivities are of great concern to this study, yet it does not mean that it will be a product of identity politics. Identity politics does regard gender, race, or ethnicities, which are nothing but social constructions, as fixed or biologically determined traits. Thus, identity politics, while trying to recentre the decentred and marginalised identities, re-establishes the binary structure of the Western thought. This study analyses how Hollinghurst, by camping and closeting the gay male, re-produces homosexuality as a distinct identity with a subculture of its own.
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Vroegop, John. "Nature Connectedness & Winter Camping : A Combination of Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Nationellt centrum för utomhuspedagogik (NCU), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-120253.
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A growing body of research indicates that nature connectedness should be an important component of environmental education programs as emerging empirical evidence shows a correlation between connectedness to nature and environmentally responsible behaviour. Despite an increased interest in further examination of the human-nature relationship, research is lacking in terms of specific factors or conditions that influence nature connectedness. In this study, a mixed methods approach was employed to quantitatively assess the impact winter camping had on nature connectedness and then qualitatively determine specific components of the camp experience that influenced this sense of nature connectedness. Nineteen scouts participated on a three day winter camp at Manning Park in British Columba, Canada, where they experienced many challenges such as sleeping in quinzees (snow caves) and learned new skills such as snowshoeing. The Nature Relatedness Scale was used to assess nature connectedness in this study. A pre-test was administered a few days before the winter camp and the post-test two days afterwards. The results from the paired sample T-test show that there was a statistically significant improvement in nature connectedness following the winter camp experience. Eleven scouts were then selected to participate in semi-structured interviews with the aim of gaining insight to the specific conditions of winter camping that influenced nature connectedness. The results indicate that the location of the camp, the condition of being immersed in nature, interacting with wildlife, the positive experience of challenges, the presence of risk, and freedom from technology are all contributing factors that influenced a sense o f nature connectedness. An increased environmental awareness was also a prevalent theme which supports research suggesting that there is a positive relationship between nature connectedness and pro-environmental behaviour. It is recommended that programs with the aim of promoting nature connectedness or environmental awareness should include as many of these components as possible. Further research should alsobe conducted to confirm that these results apply also to other populations as these results cannot be generalized with a sample size of nineteen.
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Morris, Nina Jane. "Feeling nature : naturism, camping, environment and the body in Britain, 1920-1960." Thesis, University of Hull, 2003. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:5465.
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This thesis considers the interaction of human beings with the natural environment. In particular, it addresses the ways that naturists and light-weight campers encountered, understood and reflected upon the spaces, places and environments around them in the period between 1920 and the late 1950s. In considering 'outdoor cultures' and drawing upon humanistic geography and recent literature concerning issues of embodiment, sensuality, and body culture, my research raises a number of important questions. These include the importance of citizenship and the ethos of outdoor recreation in the inter-war and immediate post-war period, debates about the embodied experience of naturists and campers and, in turn, the ways in which Nature was represented within their reflexive accounts. In working through issues of sensuality, self, body culture and morality, the thesis contributes to ongoing geographical debates concerning the body and embodiment; sensing the environment and outdoor cultures; and experiences of space and place and the mutual constitution of nature and society in inter-war European cultures. Drawing upon empirical analysis of archival and historical texts, and upon oral histories, photographs, art and poetry I consider embodied experience as a 'situated' practice in relation to the moral geographies of citizenship and idealism evident in the inter-war and immediate post war periods. The thesis demonstrates that human experience is mediated, directed, and evaluated by a wealth of social, cultural and historical parameters and that naturists' and campers' experience shaped and was shaped by wider discourses of morality, health and self.
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Goerig, Phillip David. "OHIO 4-H PROFESSIONALS PERCEPTIONS OF ATTITUDES TOWARDS 4-H CAMPING PROGRAMS." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1534585768473456.
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Allen, Catherine. "Faire son camping? : espace, temps et sociabilité chez les campeurs saisonniers du Québec." Thesis, Université Laval, 2007. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2007/24827/24827.pdf.
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Ce mémoire traite des motivations et des pratiques des campeurs saisonniers du Québec. S’inspirant de l’approche conceptuelle de Setha Low ayant trait à l’aménagement et aux conflits urbains, il s’intéresse aux différentes manières dont les campeuses et les campeurs produisent et construisent socialement l’espace, le temps et la sociabilité dans les terrains de camping sur lesquels ils résident année après année. Le mémoire repose sur une enquête ethnographique menée dans deux terrains de camping de la région de Montréal à l’été 2006. La recherche a permis de découvrir que, loin d’être des consommateurs passifs des services de loisir offerts dans les terrains de camping, les campeurs saisonniers s’impliquent activement dans l’aménagement spatial des terrains et des sites de camping, dans l’élaboration et la gestion des activités collectives qui leur servent de points de repères temporels tout au long de la saison et dans la mise en place d’une atmosphère propice aux échanges sociaux.This thesis explores the motivations and practices of seasonal campers in the province of Quebec. Following Setha Low’s conceptualization of urban development and conflicts, the author examines the different ways in which campers, year after year, socially produce and construct space, time and sociability in their campground. The thesis is grounded in an ethnographic study completed during the summer of 2006 in two campgrounds located near the city of Montreal. The research results show that, far from being passive consumers, seasonal campers contribute actively to the spatial development of camping grounds and sites, to the organization and management of collective activities and to the creation of an environment which facilitates social exchange.
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Choay, Virginie. "Le Camping ou la vie en harmonie pratico-symbolique de l'espace de vacances." Lille 3 : ANRT, 1987. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37594638c.
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Growcock, Andrew Jason William. "Impacts of Camping and Trampling on Australian Alpine and Subalpine Vegetation and Soils." Thesis, Griffith University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366707.
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This thesis examines the impact of recreational activities, specifically camping and trampling, on alpine and subalpine vegetation communities in Kosciuszko National Park, Australia. A survey approach was first used to determine visitor use levels and types of recreation activities within the main alpine area. An experimental methodology was then used to quantify the relationship between use and damage from camping and trampling to vegetation and soils. Specific questions addressed were: (1) what are the visitor numbers, demographics, activities and patterns of visitation to the Kosciuszko alpine area and have they changed since previous estimates?; (2) what is the relationship between levels of use and damage for camping in undisturbed alpine and subalpine vegetation communities and does this vary between tent and activity areas?; (3) (a) what is the relationship between levels of use and damage for trampling in the undisturbed alpine and subalpine vegetation communities when trampled once and (b) are thresholds and/or the relationship altered when trampling is repeated in the following year?; (4) what is the relationship between use and damage from trampling to plant communities following a large-scale disturbance (bushfire) and do natural processes during the following year of recovery eclipse any recreation impacts?; and (5) what recommendations can be made to minimise impacts of trampling and camping in high altitude sites in the Australian Alps? Research assessing the impact of recreation on the environment is important for conservation of protected areas. Recreation can affect a range of environmental components including vegetation and soils. These impacts can be measured using a range of parameters including vegetation cover, composition and height and soil compaction. When assessing the impact of recreation on vegetation and soils, four factors need to be considered: (1) amount of use; (2) type of use and behaviour; (3) timing of use; and (4) environmental characteristics. In this thesis it is proposed that low levels of recreation use may not cause significant damage to vegetation until a primary threshold point is reached where increasing use results in rapidly increasing amounts of damage. A second threshold may then be found above which increasing use does not result in significantly more damage. Type and intensity of impacts can vary among different activities so the effects of camping and trampling (which are popular activities in the area) were both examined at varying intensities of use. As vegetation types may also vary in their response, the impact of activities on different communities were compared. Finally, the effect of trampling after large scale fires was examined. Kosciuszko National Park is a unique mountain area that has been used for a variety of activities since European settlement. Tourism is now one of the largest land uses of the Park with indications of continued growth from the mid 1950's through until the early 1990's. As the area has high conservation values, minimising the amount of disturbance to the environment caused by tourists is important for the long term management of the Park.
Based on an extensive analysis of visitor survey data collected prior to the thesis in the 1999/2000 non-winter period, it was possible to characterise recreational use of the largest alpine area in Australia. Like many protected areas around the world, recreational use in Kosciuszko National Park is increasing during the non-winter period. During this survey, 102 000 visitors were estimated as entering the Kosciuszko alpine area with approximately 47 000 visitors undertaking activities of a half a day or more. This is a 10% increase since the previous estimate from the 1990/91 non-winter period. A variety of activities are undertaken within the area including sightseeing, day walking, mountain biking and camping. For camping, most trips were undertaken by small groups for short periods. Therefore the impacts to vegetation from one and three nights camping by groups of four people were assessed using an experimental approach. Camping for both one and three nights affected vegetation height, but to different extents. After three nights camping, there was a decrease in vegetation height in the tent and activity areas while after one night camping, a decrease in vegetation height only occurred in the tent area. Camping for three nights caused a short term increase in dead material, however six weeks after camping there was no difference in the cover of dead material among the control, tent or activities areas indicating that the effect was short lived. One night camping did not result in any significant increase in dead material. Bushwalking is one of the most popular activities to be undertaken in the Australian Alps including the Kosciuszko alpine area. Many visitors undertaking walks during this time depart hardened tracks in order to reach destinations such as mountain peaks and glacial lakes. An obvious impact of this trampling is the creation of pads and trails as the vegetation cover is replaced by bare soil that then becomes compacted and/or erodes. The thresholds before signs of disturbance occur as a result of trampling vary among vegetation communities and among parameters measured. Generally, primary thresholds were exceeded after moderate use with damage still evident one year later. Reduced vegetation height occurred at lower levels of use, but recovered quickly. Vegetation cover showed limited recovery once damaged. This was particularly apparent for bog communities, which also had very low resistance to damage. Repeat trampling in the following year compounded the damage and lowered the primary thresholds.
Impacts and thresholds from trampling in subalpine areas within weeks of the landscape level bushfires in 2003 differed from those in the undisturbed community. Where areas had been burnt, low levels of trampling caused exposure and loss of underlying bare soils with secondary thresholds reached at low to moderate use. These thresholds occurred for both extensively burnt and partially burnt areas. The damage caused by trampling however, was rapidly eclipsed by natural processes with no significant effects after one year. When examining the impacts of trampling in extensively burnt subalpine grasslands one year after the bushfires the thresholds for cover were again lower than undisturbed conditions even though there was substantial vegetation recovery from the fires. Low to moderate use was required to exceed the primary threshold for vegetation cover with a secondary threshold achieved after moderate use. Twelve months of recovery had however, allowed soils to become more cohesive with moderate to high trampling use now required to cause significant losses of soil. This research has shown that the identification of two thresholds of disturbance will be beneficial for management decision making. A primary threshold will define the upper limit of use for dispersed recreational use while a secondary threshold will define when concentrated use should occur. This information is valuable, as while the resistance of the vegetation communities examined in this research was moderate in some communities, resilience was always low. As such, recovery from disturbance will be slow and damage should therefore be minimised as much as possible.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Environmental and Applied Science
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Marques, Ricardo Jorge Martinez. "A prática de escalada em rocha na redução de comportamentos de risco-estudo experimental com jovens com problemas emocionais e de comportamento, com necessidades educativas especiais." Master's thesis, Instituições portuguesas -- UTL-Universidade Técnica de Lisboa -- -Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, 1995. http://dited.bn.pt:80/30023.
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Fernando, Ana Catarina Rocha. "Análise do modelo das actividades desportivas dos grandes espaços-no âmbito da sistemática das actividades desportivas." Master's thesis, Instituições portuguesas -- UBI-Universidade da Beira Interior -- -Departamento de Ciências do Desporto, 2001. http://dited.bn.pt:80/30191.
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Garst, Barry Austin. "An Exploration of Developed Forest Camping Experiences and Meanings in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27570.
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Developed forest camping has received little attention in the recreation research since the late 1960s and early 1970s. Changes in socio-demographics, technology, and the publicâ s expectations for amenities over the past forty years suggested that the nature of the developed camping experience may have changed. Thus, the purpose of this study was to understand the modern developed forest camping experience and associated meanings and the influence of technology on developed forest camping. In-depth interviews were conducted in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area with thirty-eight camping groups in three campgrounds which varied in their level of development.
Developed forest camping experiences were described by participants as a combination of what they were doing (i.e., activities), who they were interacting with (i.e., social interaction), where they were camping (i.e., setting), and what they were feeling while they were there (i.e., psychological states/feelings). The camping experience occurred in stages and it emerged over the course of participantsâ trips, with emotional highs and lows. Camping was a social experience, with participants defining much of their experience in terms of who they were with. The developed camping experience was influenced by the natural environment, particularly scenic beauty and other aesthetic setting qualities.
The majority of participants in this study suggested that they were able to get a nature-based experience even in highly developed camp settings in which large motor homes, televisions, and satellite dishes were common. Participants used a range of camping gear and electronics, and this technology was important to promote comfort and conveniences and for a distraction during inclement weather.
The associated meanings of developed forest camping were restoration (i.e., rest, escape, and recovery), family functioning, special places, self-identity, social interaction, experiencing nature, association of God and nature, novelty, and the opportunity for children to learn. Restoration was the most commonly expressed meaning across all three campground types. The most commonly expressed life-context meanings were restoration and sharing positive family memories and stories. These family memories and stories often developed into important camping traditions.
Recommendations for recreation managers, study limitations, and opportunities for future research are identified and discussed.Ph. D.
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Grandfield, Daniel. "Park and recreation : a study of camping opportunities at Prairie Creek Reservoir Muncie, Indiana." Virtual Press, 1989. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/722753.
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During this creative project rationale, developed from scientific fact, community needs and the values inherent to the student was utilized as the foundation for decisions associated with the development of a campground facility for Prairie Creek Reservoir. Comprehensive and site specific problem-solving methods were used to form a broad overview of the park and recreation planning and design procedures available to landscape architects.At the comprehensive scale, a survey was conducted to assess the community need for the camping experience. An inventory of existing camping opportunities available to the residents of Delaware County was used, in conjunction with the survey results and recreation standards, in a supply/demand equation to determine the number and the type of camping facilities needed to meet present and future demand for the camping experience. The concept of camping at Prairie Creek Reservoir Park was viewed in this light.Site scale investigations began with the establishment of user and resource criteria. Natural, cultural and economic data were collected from the landscape contained within, and immediately surrounding, the property leased by the Muncie Park Board at the Prairie Creek Reservoir site. This information was analyzed in accordance with the design criteria to produce a series of computer generated maps. The student identified alternative campground sites within the site with the help of these visual aids. The campground site, best meeting the user needs and resource capabilities, was selected and a series of development proposals for the campground facility was prepared.Department of Landscape Architecture
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Ward, Walton (Walton Henry). "Design of a lightweight camping cot using carbon fiber tent poles and ripstop nylon." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36686.
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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (p. 26).
A lightweight camping cot is currently unavailable in the backpacking market. Although camping cots do exist, they are not competitive in weight and size with sleeping pads typically used by campers. On average, sleeping pads weigh 2 pounds while the lightest weight camping cot on the market is 5 pounds. In addition, the cot does not collapse to the size of a sleeping pad. These factors prevent cots from being a suitable alternative to sleeping pads. In order to bridge this discrepancy, a lightweight cot was designed and constructed in order to give campers a viable alternative to sleeping pads. The lightweight cot designed for this thesis weighs approximately 3 pounds and collapses to the size of a sleeping pad. This 1 pound increase in weight from a sleeping pad is made up for by increased comfort while sleeping and safety during lightning storms. The lightweight cot utilizes carbon fiber poles for its structural support and ripstop nylon for the cot surface. The carbon fiber poles are connected with plastic fittings. Each of the cot's components was selected due to its highly lightweight properties and overall strength.
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Natali, Francesca. "Rilevamento geologico del settore dell'Elba orientale tra la località Alberone e il Camping Canapai." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2022.
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Questa tesi riguarda un limitato areale dell’Elba orientale, posto tra il Camping Canapai e la località Alberone. Lo scopo della tesi è quello di descrivere l’assetto strutturale e la tettono-stratigrafia dell’area presa in esame, portando evidenze che confermino la geologia e la tettonica osservata in campagna con il più ampio contesto geologico-strutturale nel quale si trova l’Isola d’Elba. Inoltre, si è scelta di approfondire la natura diagenetica, ma anche tettonica, della Formazione del Calcare Cavernoso.
È proposta una carta geologica in scala 1:5000 e una sezione geologica orientata W-SW/E-NE; in aggiunta, sono allegate fotografie e stereonet.
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Lopes, Diana Alexandra Martins. "As dimensões da experiência turística: uma análise comparativa à prática de camping e glamping." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/19022.
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Mestrado em Gestão e Planeamento em TurismoA presente dissertação tem por objetivo analisar a prática do campismo e as particularidades da experiência turística que lhe está subjacente, bem como a sua mais recente modalidade – o glamping. É também objetivo, através das conclusões deste trabalho, sensibilizar as empresas e a academia para a importância da revalorização da atividade campista e das particularidades que lhe são inerentes, considerando a sua importância para o setor turístico. Neste âmbito, o “estado da arte” realizado, permitiu concluir que os temas relacionados com o campismo ainda apresentam margem de evolução, sendo ainda reduzida a investigação nesta área. É importante conhecer os gostos pessoais dos campistas/glampers e o que pretendem da sua experiência, de modo a ir ao seu encontro, garantir a sua satisfação e contribuir para a definição do posicionamento de mercado mais adequado para os empreendimentos de campismo e de glamping. Verifica-se que o mercado asiático pode ser importante, sobretudo para o glamping, apesar de este mercado estrangeiro ainda não ser representativo no campismo. Os resultados do estudo empírico, realizado mediante um inquérito por questionário, sugerem que a localização e a zona envolvente são os elementos mais importantes na escolha do parque de campismo, o que de certo modo está associado à importância conferida às dimensões estética e escapista. O bom estado das instalações e dos equipamentos não é apenas importante na escolha do parque de campismo, também se revela importante como forma de revalorização. A oferta de uma experiência memorável e positiva torna-se importante para a satisfação global. A criação de programas específicos de atividades, apesar de estas não serem valorizadas na escolha do parque, podem ser relevantes para combater a sazonalidade e corresponder às tendências da procura. Constata-se ainda que os resultados do estudo qualitativo demonstram que a comparação das vertentes campismo/glamping pode não fazer sentido, uma vez que podem ser completamente diferentes, dependendo da tipologia do alojamento e do serviço prestado pelo mesmo.
This dissertation aims to analyze the camping and the camping experience, as well as it most recent form – the glamping. It is also objective of this work through the conclusions sensitize companies and academy to the importance of revaluing the camping activity and their peculiarities, considering its importance for the tourism setor. In this scope, the “state of the art” realized allowed to conclude that the issues related to the camping still have growth margin, the research in this area is still reduced. It is important to know the personal preferences of the campers/glampers and what they want to get from their camping experience, in order to meet their expectations, avoid dissatisfaction and to help to define campsites and glamping accommodations market positioning. It appears that the Asian market can be especially important for glamping although this foreign market is still not representative in camping. The results of the empirical study, conducted through a questionnaire survey, suggest that the location and the surrounding area are the most important elements in the election of the campsite, which is somehow related to the importance attributed to aesthetic and escapist dimensions. The good condition of facilities and equipment offered by campsite it is not only important in choosing the campsite but it is also important for increase the value of the camper activity. Offer a memorable and positive experience becomes important for overall satisfaction. The development of specific activity programs, although they are not highly valued, they can be relevant to reduce the seasonality and correspond to the demand trends. The qualitative study results demonstrate that comparison between camping and glamping experiences may not to make sense, because they can be totally different, depending on the typology of accommodation and service provided.
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Lion, Gaspard. "Habiter en camping. Trajectoires de membres des classes populaires dans le logement non ordinaire." Thesis, Paris Sciences et Lettres (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PSLEH056.
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Au croisement de la sociologie des classes populaires et de la sociologie urbaine et du logement, cette thèse porte sur l’une des formes de logements non ordinaires qui a connu un développement massif en France dans les territoires ruraux et périurbains au cours de ces dernières années : le camping résidentiel. Combinant immersion ethnographique dans plusieurs campings de la région parisienne, entretiens, archives et statistiques, elle montre l’existence d’une véritable stratification interne à cet habitat, eu égard à l’hétérogénéité des situations résidentielles, des trajectoires, des ressources, des expériences et des styles de vie des habitants. Le camping résidentiel est de fait apparu comme remplissant trois grandes fonctions sociales segmentant la population qui le pratique : il peut représenter une alternative à la maison individuelle inaccessible, figurer un déclassement subjectif et objectif ou encore s’apparenter à une solution qui pallie la pénurie de logement abordable et évite le dénuement extrême de la rue. Inscrite dans une approche à la fois contextualiste et dispositionnaliste des manières d’habiter, la thèse rapporte ces trois fonctions du camping – qui constituent également trois styles de vie distincts – aux caractéristiques particulières de cette forme d’habitat non ordinaire mais aussi à des ressources, des trajectoires et des socialisations résidentielles différentes articulées à des dispositions populaires relativement homogènes. Elle identifie enfin les causes, les dynamiques et les conséquences des pratiques de délogement en documentant « de l’intérieur » un cas de fermeture de terrain de camping, exemple de concrétisation du risque associé au statut juridique de cet habitatThis thesis finds itself at the intersection of the sociology of the working classes and urban sociology, with a special interest in housing. It focuses on one of the forms of non-ordinary housing that has seen massive development in France in recent years: residential camping. Combining an ethnographic immersion in several campsites in the Paris region, interviews, archives and statistics, it shows the existence of a real internal stratification within this habitat, taking into account the heterogeneity of residential situations, trajectories, resources, experiences and lifestyles of the inhabitants. Residential camping has in fact emerged as fulfilling three major social functions which segment the population that practices it: it may represent an alternative to the inaccessible single-family home, or stand as a subjective and objective downgrading or even be a solution that makes up for the shortage of affordable housing, thus preventing the extreme destitution of living in the streets. Illustrating a dispositionalist-contextualist approach to ways of living, the thesis connects these three functions of camping - which also constitute three distinct lifestyles - with the particular characteristics of this unusual form of housing. It also links it to different resources, trajectories and forms of residential socialisation corresponding to relatively homogeneous popular dispositions. Finally, it identifies the causes, dynamics and consequences of eviction practices by documenting "from the inside" the case of a campground closure, an example of the risk involved in the legal status of this habitat
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Lion, Gaspard. "Habiter en camping. Trajectoires de membres des classes populaires dans le logement non ordinaire." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris Sciences et Lettres (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018PSLEH056.
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Au croisement de la sociologie des classes populaires et de la sociologie urbaine et du logement, cette thèse porte sur l’une des formes de logements non ordinaires qui a connu un développement massif en France dans les territoires ruraux et périurbains au cours de ces dernières années : le camping résidentiel. Combinant immersion ethnographique dans plusieurs campings de la région parisienne, entretiens, archives et statistiques, elle montre l’existence d’une véritable stratification interne à cet habitat, eu égard à l’hétérogénéité des situations résidentielles, des trajectoires, des ressources, des expériences et des styles de vie des habitants. Le camping résidentiel est de fait apparu comme remplissant trois grandes fonctions sociales segmentant la population qui le pratique : il peut représenter une alternative à la maison individuelle inaccessible, figurer un déclassement subjectif et objectif ou encore s’apparenter à une solution qui pallie la pénurie de logement abordable et évite le dénuement extrême de la rue. Inscrite dans une approche à la fois contextualiste et dispositionnaliste des manières d’habiter, la thèse rapporte ces trois fonctions du camping – qui constituent également trois styles de vie distincts – aux caractéristiques particulières de cette forme d’habitat non ordinaire mais aussi à des ressources, des trajectoires et des socialisations résidentielles différentes articulées à des dispositions populaires relativement homogènes. Elle identifie enfin les causes, les dynamiques et les conséquences des pratiques de délogement en documentant « de l’intérieur » un cas de fermeture de terrain de camping, exemple de concrétisation du risque associé au statut juridique de cet habitatThis thesis finds itself at the intersection of the sociology of the working classes and urban sociology, with a special interest in housing. It focuses on one of the forms of non-ordinary housing that has seen massive development in France in recent years: residential camping. Combining an ethnographic immersion in several campsites in the Paris region, interviews, archives and statistics, it shows the existence of a real internal stratification within this habitat, taking into account the heterogeneity of residential situations, trajectories, resources, experiences and lifestyles of the inhabitants. Residential camping has in fact emerged as fulfilling three major social functions which segment the population that practices it: it may represent an alternative to the inaccessible single-family home, or stand as a subjective and objective downgrading or even be a solution that makes up for the shortage of affordable housing, thus preventing the extreme destitution of living in the streets. Illustrating a dispositionalist-contextualist approach to ways of living, the thesis connects these three functions of camping - which also constitute three distinct lifestyles - with the particular characteristics of this unusual form of housing. It also links it to different resources, trajectories and forms of residential socialisation corresponding to relatively homogeneous popular dispositions. Finally, it identifies the causes, dynamics and consequences of eviction practices by documenting "from the inside" the case of a campground closure, an example of the risk involved in the legal status of this habitat
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Rosbladh, Emma, and Maria Einarsson. "Utformning av ett campinghotell." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för byggteknik (BY), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-44480.
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Med förhoppning av att öka spontanturismen till kommunen samt campingens,Tingsryd Resort, dragkraft har ett förslag på ett campinghotell tagits fram. Extra viktigt för ett hotell är själva placeringen, det ska sticka ut och locka förbipasserande till platsen, vilket gynnas om det placeras i närhet av en större trafikled. På en camping är närheten till natur och vatten även en viktig parameter som kan locka de besökare som vill bo lugnt men ändå ha nära till diverse aktiviteter. Det finns 2 förslag att välja mellan, vilka redovisas genom detaljerade ritningar och illustrationer. Dessa skiljer sig i form och har utformats i olika kulörer för att ge inspiration till hur det kan se ut.
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Daniels, Melissa Lynn. "Minimizing Visitor Impacts to Protected Lands: An Examination of Site Management and Visitor Education Methods." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42509.
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This thesis contains two studies that explore different methods of visitor management in recreation. The management strategies studied here are both relatively indirect approaches intended to minimize the environmental and social impacts that visitors cause in protected areas. The Annapolis Rocks study focuses on visitors' evaluations of a site management strategy that shifted camping from a flat, open area to constructed side-hill campsites. A visitor questionnaire was administered before and after the treatment to determine visitors' ratings of importance and satisfaction for various campsite attributes. We found some evidence of visitor displacement but concluded that the site management strategy supported the intentions of the managers. The Leave No Trace study evaluates the effectiveness of the Trainer courses in improving the knowledge, ethics, and behavior of the participants and encouraging them to teach others in the community. This study employed pre-course, post-course, and follow-up questionnaires to evaluate the participants' short-term and long-term gains from the course. Trainer course participants showed significant short-term and long-term gains from the course, with a slight decline in the total gain four months after the course. The participants showed improvements in low-impact behaviors, suggesting that education is an effective visitor management strategy. These studies demonstrate that managers can be successful at controlling visitor impacts without relying on stringent regulations and enforcement.Master of Science
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Genson, Jenna McEwen. "Examining the Interrelationship of Motivation and Place Attachment in a Residential 4-H Camping Environment." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32238.
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Minimal research has examined the interrelationship between motivation, place attachment, and the need to belong in a residential camping environment. The purpose of this study was to better understand the role of place attachment and the need to belong in facilitating 4-H Camp Graham campers and counselors interest in returning to residential 4-H summer camp year after year. All participants included in this study were at least 18 years of age, graduated from high school, former 4-H members, and attended 4-H camp for at least two consecutive years. Three camping clusters participated in focus group interviews for a total of 21 participants. A fourth camping cluster and participants unable to attend their designated focus group, were invited complete an online survey. Overall, campers and counselors were primarily motivated to return to camp each year due to the relationships, memories, and sense of belonging formed at camp. While nature and location played a role in the camp experience by providing a secluded environment free from outside influence, these attachments were secondary. Attachment to camp grew over time and participants valued the camp experience highly and tended to choose camp friendships and the camp experience over other opportunities. Longevity at camp influenced the strength of attachment. This research suggests that intentionality in these areas of staff training and program planning are critical to camper and counselor connection to camp. Additionally, this research provides tangible evidence that points to the value of sharing the residential camping experience with potential funders and parents.Master of Science in Life Sciences
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Burns, Joanna L. (Joanna Lynn Brannan). "The Psychological Effects of a Therapeutic Camping Experience on First Time Campers with Spina Bifida." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1994. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279081/.
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Camping has been identified as a resource for educational, therapeutic, and recreational growth. The purpose of this study was to determine the psychosocial effects of a therapeutic camping experience with first time campers with spina bifida. In this study with four first time campers with spina bifida, three areas related to the camp experience were observed and measured: recreation participation, fun/pleasure, and self esteem. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used, including the Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory, the Recreation Participation and Fun Inventory, participant and non-participant observations, interviews, and a counselor questionnaire. The measurements of self esteem, recreation participation, and fun/pleasure were taken at three intervals, before camp, during camp and three weeks following the camp experience. The four camper case studies demonstrated that each camper experienced his/her own unique first time camp experiences.
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Duncan, Rebecca D. "Youth leadership life skills development of participants in the West Virginia 4-H camping program." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2000. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1370.
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Lawrie, Misty Suanne. "Patterns of coastal tourism growth and multiple dwelling : implications for informal camping along the Ningaloo coastline." University of Western Australia. School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, 2008. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2008.0222.
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Over the past few decades, the development of coastal areas has become an increasingly contested arena. For many years, tourism in remote coastal areas has been the preserve of a few intrepid campers, surfers and recreational fishers. More recently, however, numbers along parts of the coast have increased rapidly, not only contributing to an expansion of camping activity, but also pressure for more commercially oriented tourism. This has contributed to concerns about the environmental sustainability of tourism in remote coastal areas. Governments have increasingly been faced with the challenge of balancing ecological concerns with the pursuit of economic development. Adding to the complexity are the differing needs and demands of various segments of the tourism market all looking to enjoy particular places. Balancing the demands of campers, backpackers, package tourists and others in a single place is often wrought with conflict. This study explores some of these issues in a remote coastal area in Western Australia. The Ningaloo coast has evolved from a difficult to reach destination used by a small number of campers, to one of Western Australia's most popular tourist destinations in just two decades. The thesis examines the factors underlying the growth and change of tourism in the region, tracing its evolution from a few small rudimentary campsites to proposals for large scale resort developments. Of particular interest to this thesis is how planning and policy processes aim to address developmental pressures and resource use/planning conflicts. Additionally, this study provides an insight into the issues facing the informal, long term camper as the traditional segment of Ningaloo's tourism market. It examines how current planning and policy for the Ningaloo coastline affects this group by reshaping traditional tourism use of the area.
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Melanson, Omer. "Le phénomène du dé-marketing associé au manque de sites de camping au Parc national Kouchibouguac." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0023/MQ35699.pdf.
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Steinbusch, Lina. "Sintra Eco Camping." Master's thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/18932.
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Este trabalho foca-se no desenvolvimento de um projecto assente na sustentabilidade, tendo como base o ecoturismo, através da elaboração de um plano de negócios relativo a um eco parque de campismo no município de Sintra. O ecoturismo é uma forma de turismo responsável que se desenvolve em áreas naturais de forma a promover a preservação do ambiente e o bem-estar da população.
Realizado algum enquadramento teórico sobre a sustentabilidade, o ecoturismo e o campismo, e explanada a metodologia utilizada, desenvolve-se posteriormente um plano de negócios para a criação de um eco parque de campismo na freguesia de Colares, próximo da Praia Grande.
É objectivo deste parque a oferta de alojamento alternativo ao existente no município, em pleno contacto com a natureza, de modo a beneficiar, não só a economia e a população local, mas promovendo também actividades que incentivem e criem acções de conservação e preservação do ambiente. Pretende-se que as actividades propostas, que englobam passeios na região, amostras gastronómicas, workshops ecológicos, entre outros, beneficiem os visitantes e turistas, mas também a população residente.
No âmbito do plano de negócios, após a apresentação do parque, realiza-se a análise dos principais mercados alvo e, de seguida, desenvolve-se o plano de marketing. No plano dos recursos humanos e no plano de operações que se seguem, aprofunda-se o conhecimento sobre o funcionamento do parque e suas actividades. Finaliza-se o estudo com o plano financeiro e as devidas conclusões, com base em todo o trabalho desenvolvido para este projecto de mestrado.This paper focuses on the development of a project based on sustainability, which centers on ecotourism, by drawing up a business plan for an eco-camping in the municipality of Sintra, in Portugal. Ecotourism is a responsible form of tourism that develops in natural areas in order to promote the preservation of the environment and the people's well-being. Once presented the theoretical framework on sustainability, ecotourism and camping, and explained the methodology employed, a business plan is elaborated for the creation of an eco-camping in Colares, near Praia Grande. The purpose of this camping park is to offer an alternative accommodation to those existing in Sintra, in plain contact with nature, in order to benefit the economy and local population, by also developing activities that promote and create actions for the preservation and conservation of the environment. It is intended that the proposed activities, which include, among others, tours in the region and environmental oriented workshops, will benefit visitors and tourists, as also the resident population. Under the business plan, following the presentation of the park, an analysis of the main target markets is carried out, giving rise to the development of a marketing plan. The human resources plan and the operations plan, which follow, deepen the knowledge of the workings of the park and its activities. The study finishes with the financial plan and the necessary conclusions based on all the work involved in this master degree project.
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Tseng, Wen-Yung, and 曾文永. "The Effect of Temporal Distance on Camping Category: The Moderating Role of Camping Experience." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59076547110440227343.
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碩士國立體育大學
休閒產業經營學系碩士班
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This study re-examined Liberman and Tropes’ (2002) classic study investigating the effect of construal level on categorizing based on Construal level theory (CLT). CLT predicted distant future events were represented in high-level, abstract categories and near future events were represented in low-level, specific categories. Study 1 (N = 36) indicated near future group (N=18) has more categories (M = 6.67) than distant future group (M = 5.39; t(36) = 2.09, p < .05) which supported previous study. Study 2 (N = 61) intended to extend Study 1 by examining the moderating role of personal schema on the relationship between temporal distance and category. However, result od study 2 did not supported our prediction. Implication and application were discussed
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"Sächsische Schweiz - Camping- und Herbergsführer." Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V, 2017. https://slub.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A35792.
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Das Elbsandsteingebirge mit den Nationalparks Sächsische und Böhmische Schweiz ist ein Naturerlebnis der Extraklasse. Die Landschaft fasziniert durch ihren Formenreichtum – mit Tafelbergen, Felsnadeln, Schluchten, Wäldern und dem Elbtal. Etwa 170 der insgesamt über 700 Quadratkilometer großen Region sind als Nationalpark geschützt. Um die 1.200 Kilometer Wanderwege, 1.100 frei stehende Sandsteinfelsen mit 21.000 verschiedenen Kletterwegen allein auf deutscher Seite, zahlreiche Radrouten sowie verschiedene Wassersportangebote: Für jeden Geschmack ist etwas dabei. Übernachten können Sie genau dort, wo es am schönsten ist: ganz nah und mitten in der wildromantischen Natur. Ob mit Zelt, Wohnmobil, Wohnwagen oder in der Herberge – die Möglichkeiten sind vielseitig. Mit unserem kostenlosen Informations- und Buchungsservice beraten wir Sie gern rund um Ihren Urlaub.
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Wu, Yi-Jhen, and 吳苡溱. "Research on Characteristics of Tourists in Camping Areas –A Case Study of the Longmen Camping Park." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/y2522n.
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碩士世新大學
觀光學研究所(含碩專班)
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This study aims to explore the behavioral characteristics of the consumers in the Longmen Camping Park--primarily through their decision-making models. A field survey was conducted by means of convenience sampling and a total of 403 valid questionnaires were collected. In analyzing the data of these questionnaires, the socioeconomic statistical variables and the traits of the consumption behavior of the tourists in the Longmen Camping Park are interpreted and described in detail. Besides, the data are tested by a travel-related lifestyle scale and are analyzed by means of such methods as factor analysis, cluster analysis, variance analysis, and chi-square homogeneity test in order to find out whether various clusters of tourists differ in socioeconomic background, lifestyle, and consumption behavior. Finally, suggestions for future research are offered for reference by the tourist industry and related governmental agencies. The major findings of this study were as follows. Firstly, the majority of the tourists to this camping park were women. The largest percentage of the tourists were aged from 36 to 45. These tourists mainly worked in business and the service industry and they mostly earned a monthly income of NT$40,000 – NT$60,000. The greatest number of them had received a college or junior college education. Most of them were single and lived in greater Taipei, namely Taipei City, New Taipei City and Keelung City. Secondly, with respect to consumer behavior, 175 of these tourists came here to get close to nature, which was their chief need/motivation. Most of them learned about this camping area because of the recommendations made by relatives or friends, and they travelled by car. The majority of them visited the park for the first time. Each tourist spent an average of NT$500-NT$1,000 here. And a large percentage of them came here together with their family members or relatives. Thirdly, according to their lifestyles, this study divides these consumers into four clusters, namely “life-changing & relaxing type,””negative tourist type,””having fun with family type,” and “abundant life and sociable type.” It is found that except for the variable of gender, these clusters show significant differences in various demographic variables. Finally, when making consumption decisions, consumers in different clusters show significant differences in terms of tourist need/motivation, information gathering, purchase behavior, and post-purchase behavior.
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LIN, YAN-CHEN, and 林演宸. "A Study on Campers’ Campsite Attributes, Camping Experience Preferences, Past camping Experiences and Campsite Choice Intention." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9e3hc2.
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碩士逢甲大學
建設碩士在職學位學程
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Abstract People who are living in the urban areas would like to go into the nature for outdoor recreational activities and camping has become a trend of this kind. In recent years, in order to meet the demands of camping activities, campsites are booming in the rural or countryside areas. Inspite of the legal problem, the management problems are derseved to be emphasized. Based on the supply-demand rules of the market, the campsite managers need to understand the needs of the campers in order to offer the supply. This study investigated the needs of campers with different social economic backgrounds based on their campsite attribute preferences, camping experience preferences, past camping experiences and campsite choice intentions. On-line survey was used to collect data by snowball sampling approach and consequently ended up with 354 valid questionnaires. SPSS statistical methods were used for data analyses to examine the study hypotheses. The study results were presented as the followings. 1.The reliability tests were applied to variables including: campsite attribute preferences, camping experience preferences, past camping experiences and the results showed that they all gained a reliability of Cronbach’s alpha value greater than 0.7, which menat the variables of all the three kinds were reliable. Then, exploratory factor analysis method was applied to gain factors of each kind of questions and ended up first with 2 factors for campsite attributes preferences, including: “resources of facilities and services” and “traffic and landscape spots”; secondly, 3 factors for camping experience preferences, including: “leisure and fun experiences”, “natural environment experiences” and “inspiration of learning experiences”; finally, 3 factors for the past camping experiences, including: “facilities aspect”, “services aspect” and “natural resources aspect”. As to the campsite choice intention, only one factor was gained due to only 3 questions. 2.There were significant differences in campsite attributes preferences for the factor of facilities and services resources when the genders and residence were different; There were significant differences in some of the camping experience preferences factors when genders and education levels were different; There were significant differences in 3 factors of the past camping experiences when education levels were different. 3.In the mutual relationship analyses for the factors of campsite attributes preferences, camping experiences preferences, past camping experiences and campsite choice intentions, respectively. Except factors between campsite attribute preferences for traffic and landscape spot factor and camping experience preference for leisure and fun experience factor, all the rest factors showed different levels of significantly positive relationships among those factors. 4.In terms of campsite management, the campsite attributes should be focused on the provision of natural environment experiences as the first priority; while the campsite attribute of “traffic and landscape spot’ may enhance campers’ inspiration of learning experiences and may have high significant relationship with the past camping experiences of “natural resources” factor. According to the study results and discussions, some suggestions were presented for the references of the campsite managers in their campsite operations; meanwhile there are some future study issues also to be presented for interesting researchers to continue relevant studies.
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Hewer, Micah Joel. "Weather and Camping in Ontario Parks." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/6729.
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Climate and weather have a major influence over seasonality in nature-based tourism by determining the availability and quality of certain outdoor recreational activities (Butler, 2001). Climate and weather act as central motivators involved in the travel decisions of tourists (Mintel International Group, 1991; Kozak, 2002). Climate as an attraction is also an integral component considered in destination choice among tourists (Lohmann and Kaim, 1999; Hamilton and Lau, 2005; Gössling et al. 2006). Due to the relationship between climate, weather and outdoor recreation, climate change is expected to have a direct impact on park visitation and camper decision-making (Jones and Scott, 2006a; 2006b). This study contributes to the understanding of weather sensitivity for different tourism segments across varying climate zones world-wide which can contribute to more informed park tourism planning and climate change adaptation in Ontario. Using a survey-based approach, this study identified and compared the stated weather preferences and weather related decision-making of campers from two different provincial parks in Ontario. The two provincial parks selected as case studies, based on differing park characteristics and perceived climatic requirements, were Pinery and Grundy Lake.
Statistically significant differences (at the 95 percent confidence level) were observed in stated weather preferences and weather related decision-making, based on differences in respondent characteristics. Most notably, activity participation, length of planned stay and age of the respondent had the most significant and widespread effect on weather preferences and camper decision-making. Temperature preferences between the two parks were strikingly similar. However, differences in weather related decision-making were statistically significant showing campers at Pinery to be more sensitive to weather than those at Grundy Lake. Overall, parks that are more beach-oriented, closer to tourism generating areas and are characterised by visitors with shorter than average lengths of stay, are likely to be the most sensitive to weather variability. As such, it will be most important for parks that rely on similar tourism generating markets and share similar park characteristics as Pinery, to place a greater planning emphasis on climate change adaptation, as these parks are likely to be most affected by the impact of climate change on park visitation in Ontario.
Climatic warming was not perceived by campers as a major threat to park visitation in Ontario. Instead, heavy rain, strong winds and unacceptably cool temperatures were the most influential weather variables in relation to camper decision-making. In response to the perceived threat of heavy rain and strong winds to camping in Ontario, and in association with projected increases pertaining to the frequency and intensity of these weather events under climate change, a number of recommendations have been made, which could be implemented by Ontario Parks in an effort to reduce camper vulnerability to extreme weather and improve overall trip satisfaction.
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Chen, Jared, and 陳惠治. "Moving Castle (camping car) business plan." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48202699116538007304.
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碩士輔仁大學
國際創業與經營管理學程碩士在職專班
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Moving Castle is a market pioneer in car rental business perspective into the camping industry, trends in urbanization Potential, to provide an enabling people to easy, free, free, easy, simple, economical, effective, meaningful, content, tools to enjoy leisure, to meet the leisure needs of urban people. Wave of global urbanization, the rapid changes in urban and rural population, on the huge impact human health, leading to increased demand for leisure rather than vacation. The result of urbanization, urban population, more and more pressure is getting bigger, do not need a holiday, but the leisure activities. Taiwan's industrial structure leisure market designed primarily for a holiday market, there is no right product to meet the leisure needs. How to efficiently provide products to meet consumer demand for leisure is the purpose of the business plan. RV industry in Taiwan not as mature countries in Europe and America, and South Korea and other emerging countries are not, indicating that Taiwan might have no market, so the early start should be prudent capital management. How to create sustainable sources of supply of vehicles, depending on operating conditions and changes in the industry to adjust motor development strategy is an essential. As the market is embryonic, the traditional camping by the vehicle owner purchase expensive business model to be a pioneering approach to reduce the initial investment risk. In the market development section, and the early pioneers selected target market is people who have a free personality. Living requirements is free, unfettered. Convenient and easy way is to make people relaxed focus of a marketing plan, business plan is the key success factors. Companies take the leisure market route, to the most people to understand the primary objective of leisure customers. These people understand the leisure, is to live up to people. How to provide competitive prices? How to take down the structure? How the potential market is opened? Consumer motivation happen? How to follow the psychological state of consumers? How the system is designed business? Needs to be continuously developed? ... ... And so on, are critical to the future development of enterprises. The business plan so that everyone can see is a process, not only spend less, it is smart design, carry out the entire business process. Started in this business plan to leisure, to meet the leisure needs of consumers, have the opportunity to replace and subvert the existing tourism market in Taiwan, and creating.
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JU, LU SHU, and 呂淑如. "Action Research on children camping activities." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7zxyu5.
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碩士國立臺東大學
幼兒教育學系碩士班
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The purpose of the present study is to investigate the results of implementing an adventure-educational camping activity by real action which is carried out by an on-site kindergarten teacher. Improvement and modification of the teaching strategy will be achieved by investigating the effect of the adventure camping activity on preschool kids; analyzing preschool kid’s social interaction and breakthrough in courage and confidence. Thirty 4 to 5 year-old preschool children are chosen from the students, who are taught by the investigator, to participate the three-step camping activities which include indoor overnight camping, outdoor overnight camping, and outdoor camping. Qualitative information can be collected through interview and observation 1. The kindergarten adventure camping activity is a teaching process which is designed to be from simple to complex, from indoor to outdoor and from overnight camping to outdoor camping. 2. The staged designed camping activity is able to enhance confidence and social interaction ability of the preschool children, also, helping them to overcome fear by increasing their courage. Parent’s risky concerns about the adventure camping activity can be reduced as well. 3. Action research is a continuously developing dynamic process; reviews after finishing each stage of the activity should be done. 4. The support from school administration towards the camping activities has influence on the confidence of teachers to carry out innovative teaching and the process of implementation. Teachers and children’s parents should have close communication to seek for full support and cooperation. Suggestions related to adventure camping activity about the school administration, program performer, collaboration of children’s parent and future research direction are provided based on the aforementioned conclusions.
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Po-Yuan, Chang, and 張柏園. "A Study on Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction of Camping Site － A Case of Nalu Camping Site." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/65dz6e.
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碩士大葉大學
管理學院碩士在職專班
102
In this study, the visitors of Nalu camping site of Xinshe District in Taichung City were taken as the sampling objects to explore the emphasis degree of service quality and customer satisfaction of people with different demographic background variables in camping site. Questionnaire survey method was used to collect data, with 450 copies of questionnaires being distributed and 399 valid ones collected. The collected data was conducted statistical analysis verification by SPSS12.0 software package. Data analysis methods included Descriptive Statistics, Reliability Analysis, Independent-Samples t-test, One-way ANOVA, Simple Regression Analysis, Kano Model, and. Importance- Performance Analysis. The main results were summarized as follows: 1.In different demographic background variables, people with different genders, education levels, occupations, family life cycles, and residential areas were significantly different in customer satisfaction. 2.In different demographic background variables, people with different education levels, occupations, family life cycles, and residential areas were significantly different in service quality. 3.The results also showed that service quality had a significantly positive impact on customer satisfaction. 4.Kano Model was used to explore camping tourists’ camping perception of service quality. The result showed that humane facilities, safety patrol services, real-time services, and initiative to inform the contents of service were attractive quality elements. 5.IPA analysis was conducted to measure the tourists’ attributes of service quality in camping site. The result showed that venue facilities, information completeness, Strengthen patrols, understanding the needs of tourists, and enhance the convenience of facilities should pay attention to the demands of the improvement program for the problem.
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Fu, Huen-Lian, and 傅惠蘭. "A Means-End Approach to Explore The Camping Motivation of Family Tourists--An Example of Lungman Camping Park." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/91466693456611235812.
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碩士世新大學
觀光學研究所(含碩專班)
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Motivation is so concealed that sometimes people themselves are not conscious about it. However by means-end approach, the study have found a useful way to understand people’s motivation. In this study we are trying to find the meaning and the value of camping, the ancient activity, to people today by exploring the camping motivation of family tourists. Those information is quite useful for camping entrepreneur to map out their camping areas, to design camping activities, and also to proceed to promote camping activity as a widely accepted recreational activity. What is camping for family tourists today? The results have show seven attributes given to camping by those interviewed family tourists. Those attributes are：1. The necessity of building tent and everything have to do by themselves. 2. The experience of outdoor wildlife. 3. A good chance and environment to participate group activities. 4. Lifestyle-related activities. 5. Fully autonomy 6. Close to the nature. 7. Economical expense. And what is the camping motivation of family tourists? The camping motivation of family tourists is quite obviously related to the members of the family, especially the members of children and teenagers, for most of people believe that camping is educational and can further advance family’s emotion and love. Therefore, although camping is still conceived of having some inconvience, it still provides some specific attributes for people to enrich their spirit, to strengthen their relationship with others, to relax, and in the end to own a happy and healthy life.