Dissertations / Theses: 'Parks'

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Korsakaitė, Inga. "Mini parkai ir jų projektavimas." Bachelor's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2013~D_20140414_144627-43360.

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Darbe pateikiama informacija apie mini parkus ir jų projektavimą. Pateikiamas mini parko apibrėžimas, jų charakteringi bruožai. Pateikiama mini parko kūrimo, Telšių mieste, koncepcija ir projektiniai pasiūlymai.
This work object is to create a pocket park in Telsiai city project. Work objectives: Gather information about pocket parks, to analyze and summarize. Present pocket park definition. Present the pocket park's concept and design concepts.

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Makowski, Ellen Huening. "Scenic parks and landscape values." New York : Garland Pub, 1990. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/21762220.html.

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Chan, Ping-kwong Richard. "Solid waste management strategy in Hong Kong country parks /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B1470917X.

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Lai, Ying-wai Steve. "A study of urban park soils and user impacts in Hong Kong /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13525281.

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Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994.
Some illustrations are mounted photos. Some illustrations accompanied by transparent guard sheets with outline drawings. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 234-244).

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Coffman, James D. "Cascades Park : a preservation and recreation development plan, Bloomington, Indiana." Virtual Press, 1985. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/507990.

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This creative project produced a Development Plan for the 60-year-old 200+ acre Cascades Park in Bloomington, Indiana. Combining principles of historic preservation with passive forms of unfacilitized recreation provided the framework for the final design concepts. The final product was the actual master development plan and 11 other 30" x 40" sheets that illustrated a thorough inventory and analysis of the park and its context, suitabilities of the park for specific forms of recreation, concepts, and graphic illustrations. The inventory and analysis sheets have sought to identify the unique character of the park that came about from two distinct sources: 1) The natural environment that spawned the interest for the area to become a park in 1924 and, 2) The park amenities in the forms of shelters, retaining walls, play equipment, water wells, drives, etc. that were added in the past 60 years indicating man's impact upon the area. The design concepts for the park emphasized and protected this unique character. The extent of information, both written and graphic, on the 12 sheets was intended to provide the information without needing an accompanying booklet or oral explanation from the designer. In addition to the site-specific information that was illustrated in the maps, general information was also required. To understand the social framework that was responsible for the creation of Cascades Park and other parks of the time, park planning principles of the 1920's were researched. These were then compared and applied where possible to the historic development of Cascades Park. Also, developmental criteria were established for forms of recreation that were found to be in demand in Bloomington and had the potential of being accommodated in the park with a minimal disruption of its natural beauty.
Department of Landscape Architecture

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Rizzuto, Carolyn. "Hocking Hills State Park a look at state park development /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2006. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1144084406.

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Rossi, Sebastian Dario. "Factors Affecting People-Park Relationships in Peri-Urban National Parks." Thesis, Griffith University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366840.

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Protected areas such as national parks are key mechanisms for conserving nature. They also provide important opportunities for people to engage in a range of nature based tourism and recreation activities, engendering active lifestyles and providing access to fresh air, solitude and nature. In part due to the psychological and health benefits of these activities, visitation to protected areas is increasingly popular, especially for parks close to cities. Rapid urban growth in many cities has also heightened demand for, and increased use of, protected areas. Visitor use of protected areas can however, adversely impact both visitors and local communities if not properly managed. National park managers face the challenge of accommodating often times competing expectations about these types of protected areas, including providing access without negatively affecting the natural environment or visitors’ experiences. Reliable information is needed about visitor characteristics, the activities they undertake, and their expectations of parks including the types of activities permitted. We also need to know how the values, attitudes, and travel patterns of visitors shape their park experiences. Moreover, we need to know how nearby communities interact with the park and their attitudes about visitor activities. To better understand how these factors potentially affect people-park interactions, including parks close to cities, this thesis assessed six peri-urban national parks in South East Queensland, Australia.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Zhang, Li. "An evaluation of an urban riverfront park, Riverfront Park, Spokane, Washington experiences and lessons for designers /." Connect to this title online, 2002. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2002/L%5FZhang%5F050602.pdf.

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Von, Kursell Alexander Andrew. "Replanning urban parks." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ31655.pdf.

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Tripp, Michael William. "The emergence of national parks in Russia : with studies of Pribaikalski and Zabaikalski National Parks in the Lake Baikal region of south-central Siberia." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0002/NQ34287.pdf.

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Hoch, Richard J. "Uneven development of nature an historical geography of Ohiopyle State Park /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 1999. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=880.

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Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 1999.
Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains iv, 44 p. : col. map. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-44).

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Chan, Ka-yin. "Park for future : Sha Tin Park /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B34612543.

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Srisomyong, Niorn. "A study of park visitors' use of interpretive programs at Lake Wissota State Park, WI." Online version, 2000. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2000/2000srisomyongn.pdf.

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Kafarowski, Joanna. "Developing an effective working relationship between park groups and B.C. parks." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape8/PQDD_0007/MQ41375.pdf.

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Bernal, Kaitlin. "Making public parks public: Increasing inclusivity in Denver's Civic Center Park." Kansas State University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35502.

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Master of Landscape Architecture
Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning
Anne E. Beamish
One of the most important aspects of a public space is its accessibility and inclusivity for all people. In urban parks, this often means that a wide variety of users must be considered during the design process. Denver Civic Center Park is a historic urban park in the heart of Denver’s downtown. The park caters to a variety of people ranging from tourist, who briefly visit the park, to people who are experiencing homelessness, and call the park home. Ensuring that the needs of people varying in age, culture, and economic background is key to any urban park’s success. Semi-structured interviews, site observations, site inventory and analysis, and critical mapping helped assess Denver’s Civic Center Park’s inclusivity and accessibility. Through a combination of improved infrastructure and additional amenities, a thoughtful redesign of the historic park addressed today’s challenges with homelessness and created a more inclusive environment. Because of the historic nature of the park only specific modifications to the southern ares were made. There are two reasons to create inclusive public spaces. The first is the social mixing that comes from people of different backgrounds and cultures sharing a safe environment. Social mixing connects groups of people through passive and active interactions that are built on seeing someone or overhearing their conversations. Social interactions, that take place in a safe environment, can trigger empathy within the community and start to build relationships between people of different socioeconomic groups. The second reason focuses on the ethics of designing public space. The infrastructure and policy of a public space should not be exclusive to a “desirable” demographic, but should include all existing users and the surrounding community. Because a large portion of users in Denver’s Civic Center Park are people experiencing homelessness, the design and programmatic amenities should consider their needs and desires. Landscape architects can influence the public’s views and the way people interact with each other by designing safe and active urban public spaces. In this project I asked, what design policies and strategies could be implemented to make Denver’s Civic Center Park more inclusive and secure for all park users, including those experiencing homelessness?

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Schmidt, Sarah. "Domesticating parks and mastering playgrounds, sexuality, power and place in Montréal, 1870-1930." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ29568.pdf.

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Zeigler, Connie J. "INDIANAPOLIS AMUSEMENT PARKS, 1903-1911: LANDSCAPES ON THE EDGE." Thesis, Connect to resource online, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/1595.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2007.
Title from screen (viewed on Feb. 18, 2008). Department of History, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Annie Gilbert Coleman, Robert G. Barrows, Owen J. Dwyer III. Includes vitae. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-127).

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au, deb quarmby@supernerd com, and Debbie Quarmby. "The politics of parks : a history of Tasmania's national parks 1885-2005." Murdoch University, 2006. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20090422.140836.

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This thesis examines the history of Tasmanias national parks and protected areas from 1885-2005, analysing the interests, and the organisations and individuals representing them, which have influenced outcomes. Significant organisations representing different and sometimes competing interests have been community based groups, chiefly the naturalist and scientific bodies, bushwalking clubs and environmental organisations; tourism associations, industry interests, notably forestry, mining and hydro-electricity, federal, local and state governments and government agencies, notably the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The thesis argues that the establishment and development of Tasmanias national parks and protected areas have been shaped by the negotiations, accommodations, conflicts and shifting relative power among these competing interests. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries consensus of interest among Tasmanias social and political elite facilitated the declaration of Tasmanias first scenery reserves and national parks. Conflicts of interest between preserving land in its natural state and industrial development grew apparent from the 1920s however, and Tasmanian governments managed park expansion through politics of compromise in which national parks accommodated industry demands. The environment movement that emerged in the 1960s protested national parks residual status and with federal government support defeated the State governments plan to build a dam within an area proposed for a Wild Rivers National Park. Following environmentalists success in over-riding State government processes to expand the States national park estate and World Heritage Area in the early 1980s; the State government strengthened its direct control over the National Parks and Wildlife Service and focused its attention on national parks tourism role. Aspects of tourism in national parks are, however, incompatible with the preservation of environmental and wilderness values, which resulted in further political conflict between government-supported tourism interests and the national parks movement. This thesis complements earlier research on Tasmanian national park history by Mosley, Castles, Shackel, Mendel and Cubit by extending analysis of that history to the twenty-first century, examining the role of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in that history since the agencys inception in 1971, and addressing both environmental and social perspectives of national park history. It concludes that by the twenty-first century Tasmanian national park policy required a framework of social values associated with national parks in which to situate environmental protection as national parks primary purpose.

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Quarmby, Debbie. "The politics of parks : a history of Tasmania's national parks 1885-2005." Thesis, Quarmby, Debbie (2006) The politics of parks : a history of Tasmania's national parks 1885-2005. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2006. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/470/.

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This thesis examines the history of Tasmania's national parks and protected areas from 1885-2005, analysing the interests, and the organisations and individuals representing them, which have influenced outcomes. Significant organisations representing different and sometimes competing interests have been community based groups, chiefly the naturalist and scientific bodies, bushwalking clubs and environmental organisations; tourism associations, industry interests, notably forestry, mining and hydro-electricity, federal, local and state governments and government agencies, notably the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The thesis argues that the establishment and development of Tasmania's national parks and protected areas have been shaped by the negotiations, accommodations, conflicts and shifting relative power among these competing interests. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries consensus of interest among Tasmania's social and political elite facilitated the declaration of Tasmania's first scenery reserves and national parks. Conflicts of interest between preserving land in its natural state and industrial development grew apparent from the 1920s however, and Tasmanian governments managed park expansion through politics of compromise in which national parks accommodated industry demands. The environment movement that emerged in the 1960s protested national parks' 'residual' status and with federal government support defeated the State government's plan to build a dam within an area proposed for a Wild Rivers National Park. Following environmentalists' success in over-riding State government processes to expand the State's national park estate and World Heritage Area in the early 1980s; the State government strengthened its direct control over the National Parks and Wildlife Service and focused its attention on national parks' tourism role. Aspects of tourism in national parks are, however, incompatible with the preservation of environmental and wilderness values, which resulted in further political conflict between government-supported tourism interests and the national parks movement. This thesis complements earlier research on Tasmanian national park history by Mosley, Castles, Shackel, Mendel and Cubit by extending analysis of that history to the twenty-first century, examining the role of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in that history since the agency's inception in 1971, and addressing both environmental and social perspectives of national park history. It concludes that by the twenty-first century Tasmanian national park policy required a framework of social values associated with national parks in which to situate environmental protection as national parks' primary purpose.

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Quarmby, Debbie. "The politics of parks : a history of Tasmania's national parks 1885-2005." Quarmby, Debbie (2006) The politics of parks : a history of Tasmania's national parks 1885-2005. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2006. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/470/.

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This thesis examines the history of Tasmania's national parks and protected areas from 1885-2005, analysing the interests, and the organisations and individuals representing them, which have influenced outcomes. Significant organisations representing different and sometimes competing interests have been community based groups, chiefly the naturalist and scientific bodies, bushwalking clubs and environmental organisations; tourism associations, industry interests, notably forestry, mining and hydro-electricity, federal, local and state governments and government agencies, notably the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The thesis argues that the establishment and development of Tasmania's national parks and protected areas have been shaped by the negotiations, accommodations, conflicts and shifting relative power among these competing interests. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries consensus of interest among Tasmania's social and political elite facilitated the declaration of Tasmania's first scenery reserves and national parks. Conflicts of interest between preserving land in its natural state and industrial development grew apparent from the 1920s however, and Tasmanian governments managed park expansion through politics of compromise in which national parks accommodated industry demands. The environment movement that emerged in the 1960s protested national parks' 'residual' status and with federal government support defeated the State government's plan to build a dam within an area proposed for a Wild Rivers National Park. Following environmentalists' success in over-riding State government processes to expand the State's national park estate and World Heritage Area in the early 1980s; the State government strengthened its direct control over the National Parks and Wildlife Service and focused its attention on national parks' tourism role. Aspects of tourism in national parks are, however, incompatible with the preservation of environmental and wilderness values, which resulted in further political conflict between government-supported tourism interests and the national parks movement. This thesis complements earlier research on Tasmanian national park history by Mosley, Castles, Shackel, Mendel and Cubit by extending analysis of that history to the twenty-first century, examining the role of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in that history since the agency's inception in 1971, and addressing both environmental and social perspectives of national park history. It concludes that by the twenty-first century Tasmanian national park policy required a framework of social values associated with national parks in which to situate environmental protection as national parks' primary purpose.

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Salas, Javier Antonio 1982. "Park Availability and Expenditure Effects on Crime, Poverty, Wealth and Obesity Indicators." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10693.

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xi, 41 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
Urban parks play an important role in cities. Lack of understanding about their effects on urban dwellers and their capacity to play a role in promoting social well-being could diminish their benefits. With population growth in cities, park managers may need to increase the quantity and quality or diversify parks to achieve the same results. The relationship between availability and expenditure on parks and urban quality of life has received little research attention. An analysis of 75 US cities determined that park density, operational expenditure and park acreage as a percentage of the city are significantly related to average levels of income, obesity and violent crimes. Optimum park density is 49 people per acre of park. Violent crime is a key determinant of whether urban parks generate a virtuous cycle improving health and income and reducing obesity rates or a vicious cycle achieving the contrary.
Committee in Charge: Dr. Jean Stockard, Chair; Dr. Neil Bania; Dr. Robert Young

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Stange, Maximilian, Benjamin Jacobsen, Stefanie Schubert, Mark Richter, Tom Wolf, and Lilly Meynerts. "Leitfaden Green Energy Parks." Universitätsverlag Chemnitz, 2021. https://monarch.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A75424.

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Der Leitfaden Green Energy Parks ist eines der Ergebnisse aus dem EFRE geförderten Forschungsprojekt GRIDS – Grüne Energien für Industrielle Verbünde. Das Dokument bietet ein teilstrukturiertes Vorgehen zur Planung von umweltfreundlicheren Energieversorgungs- und Bereitstellungkonzepten für industrielle Verbünde (unter industriellen Verbünden werden in erster Linie Gewerbe- und Industrieparks verstanden). Der Leitfaden bietet damit erstmalig eine Zusammenfassung von Hinweisen und Empfehlungen für die Planung und Gestaltung von industriellen Verbünden. Der Leitfaden geht hierbei explizit auf bereits bestehende Verbünde (Brown Field) ein. Der Leitfaden zeigt, wie eine möglichst ökologisch Nachhaltige Energiebereitstellung industrieller Verbünde erfolgen kann, sodass diese ökonomisch tragfähig ist.:1. Einleitung 2. Konzept 3. Datenbeschaffung und -analyse 4. Technologien und Maßnahmen 5. Validierung 6. Fördermöglichkeiten 7. Anhang 8. Literatur
The Green Energy Parks guide is one of the results from the EFRE funded research project GRIDS - Green Energies for Industrial Alliances. The document provides a semi-structured approach to planning greener energy supply and provision concepts for industrial alliances (industrial alliances are primarily understood to be commercial and industrial parks). For the first time, the guideline offers a summary of hints and recommendations for the planning and design of industrial networks. The guideline explicitly deals with existing networks (brown field). The guideline shows how an ecologically sustainable energy supply of industrial networks can be achieved so that it is economically viable.:1. Einleitung 2. Konzept 3. Datenbeschaffung und -analyse 4. Technologien und Maßnahmen 5. Validierung 6. Fördermöglichkeiten 7. Anhang 8. Literatur

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Al-Awais, Saeed Ahmed 1958. "PARKS FOR SAUDI ARABIA." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275496.

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Procházka, Lukáš. "Role vědecko-technických parků ve světovém hospodářství." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-10371.

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The thesis is concerned with the role of science and technology parks in the world economy. It explores the experience of Silicon Valley and Route 128 and tries to identify key factors that are important for development of a science and technology park (STP). There is a signifact part of the thesis concerned with the role of STPs in selected european and asian economies.

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Tiedt, Lourien. "Travel motivations of tourists to selected marine national parks / Tiedt L." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7577.

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Tourism comprises the world's largest industry, and beaches (marine tourism) are considered as one of the major tourism attractions in the world. Marine tourism includes different aspects such as the ocean, coastal water sports, hotels and restaurants, island and beach resorts, recreation, fishing boat operators, cruise ships and charter yacht companies. One of the main contributors to marine and wildlife tourism in South Africa, is South African National Parks (SANParks), comprising of 21 national parks. Of the 21 National Parks six are marine national parks covering 4004.4 square kilometres namely West Coast, Wilderness, Tsitsikamma, Addo Elephant, Agulhas and Table Mountain National Parks. The two most known Marine National Parks in South Africa are Tsitsikamma and Addo Elephant National Parks: Addo Elephant for the fact that it is the only national park in South Africa hosting the BIG 7, namely elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, leopard, whales and great white sharks. Tsitsikamma National Park is important as it is the first and oldest Marine National Park in Africa. South African National Parks receive thousands of visitors each year and tourists visiting these parks are a source of revenue for national parks and by determining travel motives, marketing can be undertaken more effectively, and specific factors can be taken into account when the marketing strategies are being planned. The literature review indicated that an understanding of tourist motives is a key aspect in understanding tourist behaviour. If the travel motives of tourists are known to product owners, in the case of South African National Parks, they will assist the product owner with product development as well as its marketing strategy. By understanding tourist behaviour one can understand why tourists buy certain products and why they make certain decisions. Tourist behaviour can be analysed in terms of the purchasing process a tourist goes through when making a decision. Different tourists will have different decision making processes and will have different motives for buying different products and services. To be able to understand how buyers proceed through the decision making process one has to look at the tourist decision–making process which consists of different influences like demographic factors, the marketing mix, internal/ psychological, external/social and situational factors. From the literature review, the following travel motivations theories were identified: Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Murray's classification of needs, Mill and Morrison's needs and wants theory, Push and Pull theories and the Sun lust and Wanderlust theory. It was found in the literature review that there are some travel motives that are found in most of the nature based destinations such as “relaxation and escape”, “learn about nature” and “park attributes” to name but a few. The research, however, also found that travel motives are closely linked to what these destinations offer and it was also found that different marine destinations seem also to have different travel motives. The aim of this study is, therefore, to determine the travel motives of tourists to selected Marine National Parks in South Africa. Secondary data was used to determine the visitor's profile as well as the factor analysis on travel motives. Four hundred and eight questionnaires were administered to the Addo Elephant National Park and 495 to the Tsitsikamma National Park. The data analysis consisted of two parts, the first part was descriptive data and here the profile of the visitors to the two selected marine national parks was discussed. In the second part a factor analysis was conducted. The aim of a factor analysis is to reduce the data and to assist in the interpretation of the data. A factor analysis further describes the variance–covariance relationship among a number of variables in terms of a few underlying but unobservable random quantities, called factors. For this research a principal axis factor analysis with Oblimin with Kaiser Normalisation rotation was performed on the 22 travel motive items. The visitors' profiles for both the parks were quite similar except for the following: The largest percentage of the visitors to Tsitsikamma National Park were Afrikaans speaking and not as in the case of Addo Elephant National Park most tourists were English speaking, The major markets for Addo Elephant National Park, were the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces and for the Tsitsikamma National Park the major markets were Gauteng and the Western Cape Provinces. The factor analysis regarding travel motives revealed the following four factors: Education and knowledge seeking, Relaxation and escape, Park attributes and Family togetherness. A comparison was done regarding the travel motives of tourists to the two national parks to determine if there were any differences. A small to medium effect size was found for “relax and escape” and “education and learning about wildlife”, therefore, a small to medium statistical significant difference were found. This research confirmed that different marine destinations have different travel motives. Therefore, marketers can use this information and focus on individual marketing for each park based on the products they offer.
Thesis (M.Com. (Tourism))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012.

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Chau, Chun. "Redevelopment of Wan Chai Park : culture as a factor of landscape design /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25950575.

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Price, Kari L. "The effect of quality, quantity and interpretive diversity on program attendance in Indiana state parks." Virtual Press, 1991. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/770949.

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Interpretation in both national and state parks provides more than mere entertainment to the visitor. Interpretation has been proven to be an effective deterrent to littering, vandalism and the deterioration of natural park resources. The focus of this research is to determine whether high quality programs, a large number of programs, and/or a diversity of programs offered by Indiana state parks attract a higher percentage of the total number of visitors entering a park facility to an interpretative event.The subjects need in this research were the state parks of Indiana. Data was obtained from a weekly form (SP-48) used by the Indiana parks. SP-48 forms from 1987 through 1990, Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend, were used: the total number of programs incorporated into this study was 20,595. The parks were divided into categories (all parks, year-round parks, and seasonal parks) and groups (high, medium and low number of facilities) to provide a similar statistical grouping for analysis.The factors studied were paired and regression analysis were performed on each pairing. Correlation coefficients indicated that an increase in the quantity of programs offered was highly correlated (p<001) to an increase in the percent of gate entrants participating in an interpretive event. Presentation diversity was significantly related to either of the above variables.
Department of Natural Resources

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Ziaesaeidi, Parisa. "Preferences of youth for social engagement in neighbourhood parks." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236240/7/Parisa_Ziaesaeidi_Thesis.pdf.

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This research expands our understanding of youth social activities, and the conditions and locations for their greater social engagement within neighbourhood parks. This study used behaviour settings theory to explore youth motives and preferences for park use in the Moreton Bay Region of South-East Queensland, Australia. This thesis used a qualitative methodology that included two youth-friendly data collection methods: a photo-choice tool with youth aged 9-17; and a one-off workshop with youth aged 16-23. Findings suggest that youth motives to use parks were predominantly linked to being socially engaged through play-based activities with friends.

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Bayless, Brittany N. ""The show windows of a state" a comparative study on classification of Michigan, Indiana , and Ohio parks /." Connect to this title online, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1143423813.

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Pang, Shun-chin. "Environmental awareness spiritual park at Lau Fau Shan." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B38210204.

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Li, Chi-yan. "Selecting site for Disneyland theme park development in Hong Kong : a Gis-based MCDM-SDSS approach /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B21042603.

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Li, Laam-hung Candy. "Into nature : sculptures in the park, Tai Tam Valley /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25947977.

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Ho, Chung-ho. "Hong Kong Science Park." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25956073.

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Yu, Ying-ho Zeno. "A natural hub for scientists : Hong Kong Science Park /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25952663.

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Barros, Ana Agustina. "Ecological Impacts of Visitor Use, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Argentina." Thesis, Griffith University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366504.

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Protected area managers often face the challenge of conserving biodiversity while at the same time providing tourism and recreational opportunities for visitors. Popular nature based activities in more remote mountain protected areas include sightseeing, hiking and mountaineering. There are often commercial services provided to support these activities including pack animals for transport and campsite services. These, along with general visitor use, can result in a range of ecological impacts on soils, vegetation, wildlife and aquatic systems. In mountain ecosystems, impacts on vegetation are particularly important as alpine plants often have limited capacity to recover from damage due to the short growing season and poor soils. While a range of impacts from visitor use have been documented in alpine ecosystems in the Northern Hemisphere, there is limited research in the Southern Hemisphere. This is particularly true for the Andes, even though they account for 13% of the world’s mountains and are increasingly popular destinations for hiking and mountaineering. Prior to this thesis, for example, there was only one Masters thesis that assessed visitor impacts in the highest protected area in the Southern Hemisphere, Aconcagua Provincial Park in the dry Andes of Argentina, despite the Park receiving over 33,000 visitors per year. Impacts of visitor use on vegetation in this Park and other protected areas in the dry Andes is of particular concern as visitor use tends to be concentrated in the few areas where vegetation is found. This includes concentrated visitor use of alpine steppe vegetation (29.5% of the Park) and alpine meadows (0.4%) in Aconcagua Park. This thesis assesses the ecological impacts of increasing visitor use of Aconcagua Provincial Park, including impacts on vegetation.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Ng, Wai-sze. "Educational potential of country parks /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B17665322.

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Wilson, Norma J. "Mining in parks : an analysis of the policy framework for B.C.'s provincial parks." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42025.

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The provincial parks of British Columbia have endured varying degress of resource exploitation since the creation of the first provincial park in B.C., Strathcona Park in 1911. B.C. Parks, the government agency which manages B.C.'s parks, administers the Park Act (R.S.B.C. 1979 C.309) and derives its dual goals for recreation and conservation from the Act. In addition to the Park Act, there are several levels of policy for B.C. Parks which guide decisions regarding resource use in parks, including "Striking the Balance - B.C. Parks Policy Statement," occasional policy statements in News Releases, and some conditions in resource use permits. This thesis examines the levels of policy which guide decisions regarding mining in parks in British Columbia and the consistency of the commitment to the goals of B.C. Parks through the policy levels. The approach to policy analysis taken is that a policy is both an output of the level above, and an input to the level below. Three criteria are derived from the definitions of policy in the literature. They are that policy should be clear and a guide to decision-making, that it should be forward-looking, and that it should be enforceable. The fourth criterion says that the goals of B.C. Parks stated in the Park Act should be traceable through the policy levels. Since 1973, there have been five policies regarding mining in B.C.'s parks which stand out as significantly altering the commitment of B.C. Parks to its goals. In two of these policies the recreation and conservation goals of B.C. Parks are apparent, while the goals are not apparent in three of the policies. Foreseeable decisions for mining in parks are examined, and the ability of the present policies to guide the decisions is tested. B.C. Parks retains little decision-making authority with respect to mining in parks. On a mineral claim in a recreation area, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources has jurisdiction. Off a mineral claim in a recreation area, B.C. Parks has limited authority over mining activities. The fundamental decisions which rests with B.C. Parks is whether or not the recreational values of the area are sufficiently impaired by mining to delete it from the park system. Surprises can occur when the results are different from what was expected, either because the cause is different, the behaviours are not what was anticipated, or an action produces the opposite result from what was intended (Holling 1986: p.294). Several surprises with regard to mining in Parks are imagined and the challenge to the goals of B.C. Parks through the policy levels is examined. A strong commitment to the goals at the upper levels of parks policy, and reflected through the levels is proposed to ensure that B.C.'s parks survive challenges from mining and from other sources.
Applied Science, Faculty of
Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of
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Botterill, Jackie. "The fairest of the fairs, a history of fairs, amusement parks, and theme parks." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/mq24093.pdf.

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McConnell, Kristen. "Let's go to the Park: Allegheny County Parks Re-imagined through Service Design." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2013. http://repository.cmu.edu/theses/47.

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Abstract. This thesis project analyzes how the principles and methods of service design, design thinking, and human-centered design research can be utilized to re-imagine a county-level parks department, specifically Allegheny County Parks. Allegheny County Parks is a system of nine parks that have suffered for 30+ years from deferred maintenance, funding cuts, and other shortages. Boyce Park, one of the nine County parks, includes a broad range of prototypical park activities. My previous employment and established relationships made Boyce Park an excellent service design case study. To begin the project, I employed exploratory research methods (e.g., literature reviews, observations, participation in services, surveys, and interviews) to understand the design space. Then, generative research methods (e.g., affinity diagrams, personas, stakeholder maps, and service blueprints) led to the identification of key service improvement areas: organizational structure, increase revenue, infrastructure, user-centered park policies and communications. The area of communications was chosen for further exploration, due to its potential as a first step in transforming the parks and affecting the other service improvement areas. Another round of communications-centered exploratory and generative research (e.g., benchmarking and speed dating) was completed, resulting in a new service ecology and communications system proposal for Allegheny County Parks. A portion of the new communications system, specifically a responsive website design for mobile, tablet and desktop platforms, was prototyped. The responsive design, which showcased an activity finder and reservation system, was evaluated through paper prototyping sessions. The feedback from these sessions was implemented within a final HTML prototype.

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Cimatche, Luc. "Managing 'ecotourism' in national parks : a case study of Korup National Park, Cameroon." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.438132.

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Lee, Kit-tak Jessica. "Conservation and recreation in country parks /." [Hong Kong] : University of Hong Kong, 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13814278.

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Williams, James Jonathan. "Hunting in early modern England : an examination with special reference to the reign of Henry VIII." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.325998.

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Ren, Hai. "Economies of culture : theme parks, museums, and capital accumulation in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6493.

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Wong, Ching-long Jerome. "Opera centre & cultural park at Central-Wanchai waterfront." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25945725.

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Grassler, Andreas, and Roman Glinnikov. "Knowledge Transfer in Science Parks." Thesis, University of Kalmar, Baltic Business School, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-353.

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The contemporary information society demands efficient knowledge management and therefore, the transfer of knowledge becomes an important issue. The purpose of this research is to contribute to the understanding of how the knowledge transfer in Science Parks takes place and which knowledge transfer supporting conditions are offered within the Science Park environment.

Through the conduction of several in depth interviews with the management of Science Parks as well as the representatives of their tenant companies it can be concluded that Science Parks seem to offer favourable conditions for knowledge transfer. This is facilitated by the established structural arrangements as well as the supporting activities of the Science Parks‟ management.

An important assumption is made within the scope of this study that certain favourable conditions may as well be relevant for off Science Park firms and thus, presumably making the present study interesting and valuable for a larger audience.

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Ng, Wai-sze, and 吳慧思. "Educational potential of country parks." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31253519.

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Poon, Po-wan Shirley, and 潘寶雲. "Reducing traffic in country parks." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43894446.

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Poon, Po-wan Shirley. "Reducing traffic in country parks." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk:8888/cgi-bin/hkuto%5Ftoc%5Fpdf?B23339275.

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Flickinger, Mark John. "Bicycle use in national parks." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/186671.

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Since national park visitation has been rapidly increasing each year, the National Park Service (NPS) has been struggling to manage their popular parks and control automobile-related problems: urbanization, crowding, emission pollution, and damage to natural resources. However, the advent of the mountain-bike and increased public interest in bicycling presents an opportunity for the NPS to alleviate its automobile use problems by enabling bicycle use as a transportation alternative. The purpose of this dissertation is to clarify the role of bicycle use in national parks and enable the NPS to create informed policies to support this role. A review was conducted of NPS bicycle facilities and use. An in-depth examination, involving four surveys and three case studies, was made of the personal and social aspects affecting bicycle use. Results indicated that perceptions about bicycle use and favorable support for increased access within national parks is generally consistent among the groups surveyed: trail users, general park visitors, and park service employees within park units and regional administrative offices. As an alternative to automobile use, the advantages of bicycling in front-country areas of parks appear to offset any disadvantages; while within back-country areas, the disadvantages appear to outweigh the advantages. To successfully increase bicycle access, plans should be created which maximize the benefits of bicycling and minimize potential disadvantages. Safety issues, trail user conflicts, and resource damage can be reduced through effective design. A focus should be placed on separating trail user groups and providing safe bicycle access on park roadways. National parks offer unique opportunities for bicycling since they attract a wide range of age groups and provide a relatively safe environment. Yet compared to local and state government agencies, the NPS appears to be lagging behind in the development of bicycle facilities. The three greatest impediments for improving facilities in national parks are lack of funding, rigidity in current transportation policies, and funding strategies that are centered on automobile use.

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Hoekzema, Abbey. "Into the Canyons." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500188/.

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Into the Canyons is a documentary short that provides an intimate portrait of two volunteer Wilderness Rangers working and living in Zion National Park in Utah for a summer. Sarah dreams of being a Park Ranger for the National Park Service, but must wait till she earns US citizenship. Working in an office, Allen wants a change in lifestyle. Together they explore the Wilderness and learn what it means to be a Park Ranger.

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