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Zhang, P. and Park, S. (2023) Investigating Spatial Heterogeneity of Park Inequity Using Three Access Measures: A Case Study in Hartford, Connecticut. Applied Geography. Volume 151, 2023, 102857, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102857.
Park, S., Kim, S., Lee, J. et al. (2022) Evolving norms: social media data analysis on parks and greenspaces perception changes before and after the COVID 19 pandemic using a machine learning approach. Nature Scientific Reports 12, 13246. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17077-3
Brown, L., Basak-Smith, M., Bradley, K., Stearns, S., Morzillo, A. and Park, S. (2021). Exploring the Implications of Increased Rural Trail Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health, Planning, Equity, and Inclusivity. CHOICES Special Issue.
Casey, T. T., Garcia, R. A., & Fix, P. J. (2019). Amarillo, TX BLM Field Office Outcomes-Focused Management (OFM) Recreation Focus Group Study, 2018. Project report for the BLM Amarillo Field Office. BLM PLRRP Report #9. Grand Junction, Colorado: Colorado Mesa University, Natural Resource Center, Department of Social and Behavioral Science.
Fix, P. J., Covelli Metcalf, E., Virden, R. J., Casey, T. T., & Garcia, R. A. (2018). Blackfoot and Marcum-Kershaw Mountains Block Management Areas Outcomes-Focused Management (OFM) Recreation Study, Fall 2017. Project report for the BLM Missoula Field Office. BLM PLRRP Report #8. Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Natural Resources and Extension, Department of Natural Resources Management.
Fix, P. J., Brooks, J. J., & Harrington, A. M. (2018). Achieving goals and making meanings: Toward a unified model of recreational experience. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 23, 16-25.
Casey, T. T., Virden, R. J., Fix, P. J., & Garcia, R. A. (2018). Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Outcomes-Focused Management (OFM) Recreation Focus Group Study, 2016 - 2017. Project report for the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument. BLM PLRRP Report #2. Grand Junction, Colorado: Colorado Mesa University, Natural Resource Center, Department of Social and Behavioral Science.
Casey T. T., Virden, R. J., Fix, P. J., & Garcia, R. A. (2018). Missoula, MT BLM Field Office Outcomes-Focused Management (OFM) Recreation Focus Group Study, 2017 - 2018. Project report for the BLM Missoula Field Office. BLM PLRRP Report #7. Grand Junction, Colorado: Colorado Mesa University, Natural Resource Center, Department of Social and Behavioral Science.
Fix, P. J., Brown, C., Virden, R. J., & Casey, T. T. (2018). Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Outcomes-Focused Management (OFM) Recreation Study, Spring 2017. Project report for the BLM Las Cruces District Office. BLM PLRRP Report #3. Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Natural Resources and Extension, Department of Natural Resources Management.
Fix, P. J., Covelli Metcalf, E., Virden, R. J., & Casey, T. T. (2018). Garnet Winter Recreation Area Winter 2017 OFM Study. Project report for the BLM Missoula Field Office. BLM PLRRP Report #4. Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Natural Resources and Extension, Department of Natural Resources Management.
Fix, P. J., Covelli Metcalf, E., Virden, R. J., Casey, T. T., & Garcia, R. A. (2018). Garnet Ghost Town Outcomes-Focused Management (OFM) Recreation Study, Summer 2017. Project report for the BLM Missoula Field Office. BLM PLRRP Report #6. Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Natural Resources and Extension, Department of Natural Resources Management.
Paudyal, R. ; Stein, T.V.; Ober, H.K.; Swisher, M.E.; Jokela, E.J.; and Adams, D.C. (2018). Recreationists’ Perceptions of Scenic Beauty and Satisfaction at a Public Forest Managed for Endangered Wildlife. Forests. 241(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/f9050241
Tidball, K. G., & C. A. Aktipis, (2018). Feedback enhances greening during disaster recovery: A model of social and ecological processes in neighborhood scale investment.Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 34, 269-280. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2018.07.005
Betrabet-Gulwadi, G., & Scholl, K. (2017). Campus Infrastructure and Sustainable Resource Management Practices: Mapping Campus DNA for Human Resiliency. World Sustainability Series. Springer, pp 103-118.
Fix, P. J., Covelli Metcalf, E., Virden, R. J., Casey, T. T., & Garcia, R. A. (2017). Blackfoot and Marcum-Kershaw Mountains Block Management Areas Outcomes-Focused Management (OFM) Recreation Study, Fall 2016. Project report for the BLM Missoula Field Office. BLM PLRRP Report #1. Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Natural Resources and Extension, Department of Natural Resources Management.
Tidball, KG, S.Metcalf, M. Bain, T. Elmqvist. (2017). "Community-led reforestation: cultivating the potential of virtuous cycles to confer resilience in disaster disrupted social–ecological systems." Sustainability Science. (online access)
Whiting, J. A., Larson, L. R. Green, G. T., & Kralowec, C. (2017). Outdoor recreation motivation and site preferences across diverse racial/ethnic groups: A case study of Georgia State Parks. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 18, 10-21. doi: 10.1016/j/jort.2017.02.001
Bricker, K.S., Hendricks, W. W., Greenwood, J.B., & Aschenbrenner, C.A. (2016). Californians’ Perceptions of the Influence of Parks and Recreation on Quality of Life. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 34(1), 78-96.
Larson, L. R., Keith, S. J.*, Fernandez, M., Hallo, J. C., Shafer, S. C., & Jennings, V. (2016). Ecosystem services and urban greenways: What’s the public’s perspective? Ecosystem Services, 22, 111-116. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.10.004
Jennings, V., Yun, J., & Larson, L. (2016). Finding common ground: Environmental ethics, social justice, and a sustainable path for nature-based health promotion. Healthcare, 4(3), 61. doi: 10.3390/healthcare4030061
Larson, L. R, Jennings, V., & Cloutier, S. A. (2016). Public parks and wellbeing in urban areas of the United States. PLOS ONE, 11(4), e0153211. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153211
Jennings, V., Larson, L. R., & Larson, C. L. (2016). Ecosystem services and preventive medicine: a natural connection. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 50(5), 642-645. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.11.001
Jennings, V., Larson, L., & Yun, J. (2016). Advancing sustainability through urban green space: cultural ecosystem services, equity, and social determinants of health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13, 196. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13020196
Wright, R. B. & Fix, P. J. (2016). Interior Alaska Community Recreation Study: Assessing Characteristics of Recreation Trips. Project report for the US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management. Fairbanks, AK: Department of Natural Resources Management, School of Natural Resources and Extension, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Chan, J., B. DuBois, and KG Tidball. (2015). Refuges of Local Resilience: Community Gardens in Post-Sandy New York City. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 14(3), p. 625–635. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2015.06.005
Larson, L. R., Whiting, J. W., Green, G. T., & Bowker, J. M. (2015). Physical activity of youth in non-urban parks: an observation-based assessment. Leisure/Loisir, 38(3-4): 225-232. doi: 10.1080/14927713.2015.1042212
Larson, L. R., Whiting, J. W., Green, G. T., & Bowker, J. M. (2015). Contributions of non-urban state parks to youth physical activity: a case study in northern Georgia. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 33(2), 20-36. (online access)
Kil, NY; Holland, S.M.; and Stein, T.V. (2015) Experiential Benefits, Place Meanings, and Environmental setting preferences between proximate and distant visitors to a national scenic trail. Environmental Management. 55(5): 1109-1123.
Larson, L. R., Whiting, J. W., Green, G. T., & Bowker, J. M. (2014). Physical activity levels and preferences of ethnically diverse visitors to Georgia state parks. Journal of Leisure Research, 46(5), 540-562. (online access)
Kil, N; Stein, T.V.; Holland, S.M. (2014) Influences of wildland-urban interface and wildland hiking areas on experiential recreation outcomes and environmental setting preferences. Landscape and Urban Planning, 127: 1-12.
Cloutier, S., Larson, L., Jambeck, J., & Scott, N. (2014). Are sustainable cities “happy” cities? Associations between sustainable development and human well-being in urban areas of the United States. Environment, Development & Sustainability, 16(3), 633-647. doi: 10.1007/s10668-013-9499-0
Fix, P. J. (2014). Characteristics of Summer 2013 Dalton Highway Recreational Visitors: Implications for the Central Yukon RMP. Fairbanks, AK: Department of Natural Resources Management, School of Natural Resources and Extension.
Larson, L. R., Whiting, J. W., Green, G. T., & Bowker, J. M. (2014). Physical activity locations in Georgia: Frequency of use by socio-demographic group. Journal of Outdoor Recreation & Tourism, 5-6, 68-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jort.2013.11.001
Tidball, KG. (2014). "Seeing the forest for the trees: Hybridity and social-ecological symbols, rituals and resilience in post-disaster contexts." Part of a special issue “Exploring Social-Ecological Resilience through the Lens of the Social Sciences: Contributions, Critical Reflections and Constructive Debate,” Ecology and Society, 19(4) 25. doi: 10.5751/ES-06903-190425
Fix, P. J., Carroll, J., & Harrington, A. M. (2013). Visitor Experiences across recreation settings: A management or measurement issue? Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 3-4, 28-35.
Fix, P. J. (2013). Recreation Use on the Fortymile Wild and Scenic River, Summer 2012. Fairbanks, Alaska: Department of Humans and the Environment, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Larson, L. R., Whiting, J. W., & Green, G. T. (2013). Youth outdoor recreation and state park use: Perceived benefits from the parent/guardian’s perspective. Children, Youth, and Environments, 23(3) 89-118. doi: 10.7721/chilyoutenvi.23.3.0089
Tidball, KG & RC Stedman. (2013). "Positive Dependency and Virtuous Cycles: From Resource Dependence to Resilience in Urban Social-Ecological Systems." Ecological Economics. 86: 292–299. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.10.004
Tidball, KG. (2012). "Urgent Biophilia: Human-Nature interactions and biological attractions in disaster resilience." Ecology and Society. 17(2): 5. doi: 10.5751/ES-04596-170205
Whiting, J. W., Larson, L. R., & Green, G. T. (2012). Monitoring visitation in Georgia state parks using the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC). Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 30(4), 21-37. (online access)
Albritton, R. and Stein, T.V. (2011) Integrating social and natural resource information to improve planning for motorized recreation. Applied Geography 31: 85-97.
Tidball, K. G. & Kransy, M. E. (2018). "Urban environmental education from a social-ecological perspective: Conceptual framework for civic ecology education." (Chinese version translated by Wang Zizhou). Journal of World Information, 31: 14-25. (original work published in 2010).
Larson, L. R., Cooper, C. B., & Hauber, M. E. (2016). Emotions as drivers of wildlife stewardship behavior: Examining citizen science nest monitors’ responses to invasive house sparrows. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 21(1), 18-33. doi: 10.1080/10871209.2015.1086933
Skupien, G. M., Andrews, K. M., & Larson, L. R. (2016). Teaching tolerance? Effects of conservation education programs on acceptance capacity for the American alligator. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 21(3): 264-279. doi: 10.1080/10871209.2016.1147624
Friedl, S. E., Ober, H. K., Stein, T. V. & Andreu, M. G. (2015). Modernizing training options for natural areas managers. Journal of Extension. 53(5).
Flowers, A. E.*, Carroll, J. P., Green, G. T., & Larson, L. R. (2014). Using art to assess environmental education outcomes. Environmental Education Research. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2014.959473
Kil, N.Y.; Holland, S.M.; and Stein, T.V. (2014). Structural relationships between environmental attitudes, recreation motivations, and environmentally responsible behaviors. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 7-8: 16-25.
Lauber, B. & K.G. Tidball. (2014). "Characterizing Healthy Urban Systems: Implications for Urban Environmental Education." Cities and the Environment (CATE): Vol. 7(2) 2. (online access)
Sharp, R. L., Larson, L. R., Green, G. T., Tomek, S. (2012). Comparing interpretive methods targeting invasive species management at Cumberland Island National Seashore. Journal of Interpretation Research, 17(2), 23-43. (online access)
Hofreiter, T.D.; Monroe, M.C.; and Stein, T.V. (2007) Teaching and evaluating critical thinking in an environmental context. Applied Environmental Education and Communication 6: 149-157.
Jacobson, S.K.; Gape, L; Sweeting, M.; and Stein, T.V. (2005) Using a nominal group process to plan educational outreach for a Bahamas park. Applied Environmental Education and Communication 4: 305-316.
Tidball, Keith G. (2019). "Extension disaster education and green readiness, response, and recovery: Synergies and partnerships." In: Campbell, Lindsay K.; Svendsen, Erika; Sonti, Nancy Falxa; Hines, Sarah J.; Maddox, David, eds. Green readiness, response, and recovery: A collaborative synthesis. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-185. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 208-218. doi: https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-P-185-paper14
Tidball, Keith G.; Krasny, Marianne E.; Weinstein, Elon D. (2019). "Response, recovery and greening in the red zone: Lessons for policy and practice." In: Campbell, Lindsay K.; Svendsen, Erika; Sonti, Nancy Falxa; Hines, Sarah J.; Maddox, David, eds. Green readiness, response, and recovery: A collaborative synthesis. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-185. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 24-43. doi: https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-P-185-paper2.
Bricker, K. (2018). “Positioning Sustainable Tourism: Humble Placement of a Complex Enterprise.” Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, Vol. 36, Number 1, 2018, pp. 208-214.
Sakurai, R., K.G. Tidball, R.C. Stedman, & H. Tsunoda. (2018). "Exploring Social-Ecological Resilience via Three Megafauna in Japan: An exercise in integrating ideas of human dimensions of wildlife management, Satoyama, and SES thinking." 政策科学 Policy Science. 25(2).
Bricker, K. and Kerstetter, D. (2017). “Effecting positive change-an introduction.” Journal of Ecotourism, Vol. 16, Issue 3, pp. 201-202. Special Issue: The Future We Want: Effecting Positive Change through Ecotourism, K.
Dustin, D., Tysor, D., Bricker, K., & Brownlee, M. (2017). “Warriors on Cataract.” River Management Society Journal, Vol. 30, Number 3, 2017, pp. 1, 4-9.
Harris, B., Larson, L. R., & Ogletree, S. (2017). Different views from the 606: Impacts of an elevated linear trail on crime in Chicago. Environment & Behavior. doi: 10.1177/0013916517690197
Joshi, O., Poudyal, N., & Larson, L. (2017). The influence of socio-political, natural, and cultural factors on international tourism growth: a cross-country panel analysis. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 19(3), 825-838. doi: 10.1007/s10668-016-9767-x
Larson, L. R., Lauber, T. B., & Kay, D. L. (2017). Local government capacity to respond to environmental change: Insights from towns in New York State. Environmental Management, 60(1), 118-135. doi: 10.1007/s00267-017-0860-1
Larson, L. R., Usher, L. E., & Chapmon, T. (2017). Surfers as environmental stewards: Understanding place-protecting behavior at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Leisure Sciences. doi: 10.1080/01490400.2017.1305306
Schwab, K., Dustin, D., & Bricker, K. (2017). “Reframing Humankind’s Relationship with Nature: Contributions from Social Exchange Theory.” Journal of Sustainability Education.
Scholl, K., & Humphery, B. (2017). 2017 Dry Run Creek Landowner Watershed Awareness Survey Report. Submitted to Black Hawk Soil and Water Conservation District.
Siemer, W. F., Larson, L. R, Decker, D. J., Stedman, R. C., Cooper, C., Doyle-Capitman, C., & Seekamp, E. (2017). Measuring complex connections between conservation and recreation: an overview of key indicators (pp. 47). Human Dimensions Research Unit Publication Series 17-3. Ithaca, NY: Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University. NY. Available at: https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/48206/HDRU%2017-3%20%20Measuring%20complex%20connections%20between%20conservation%20and%20recreation.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
Stedman, R. C., Larson, L. R., Tidball, K. G., Tidball, M., & Curtis, P. (2017). Hunting and the local food movement: insights from New York State. Wildlife Society Bulletin. doi: 10.1002/wsb.802
Hulling, C., Oberbreckling, B., Hackbart, C., Giberson, N., Kenyon, J. & Scholl, K. (2016). UNI Student Active Transportation Habits. Submitted to UNI Facilities & UNI Office of Sustainability.
Tysor, D., Bell, S., Brownlee, M., Bricker, K., & Dustin, D. (2017). “North America’s Rivers: Pathways to Recovery?” River Management Society Journal, Vol. 30, Number 2, 2017, pp. 20-24.
Ramasubramanian, L., M. Menser, E. Reiser, Allred, G. Ferenz, Barra, Bolstad, Meyer, Brezin, Curtis, Feder, Forrester, Lewis, KG Tidball, Viltz, and Wells (2016). “Neighborhood and Community Perspectives of Resilience in the Jamaica Bay Watershed” in Sanderson, Solecki, Waldman, and Parris (editors), Prospects for Resilience: Insights from New York City’s Jamaica Bay, Island Press, Washington DC.
Ramasubramanian, L., M. Menser, E. Reiser, M. Brezin, L. Feder, R. Forrester, R. Leichenko, S. Allred, G. Ferenz, M. Brezin, J. Bolstad, W. Meyer, and K. Tidball. (2016). “Strategies for Community Resilience Practice for the Jamaica Bay Watershed” in Sanderson, Solecki, Waldman, and Parris (editors), Prospects for Resilience: Insights from New York City’s Jamaica Bay, Island Press, Washington DC.
Larson, L. R., Stedman, R. C., Cooper, C., & Decker, D. J. (2015). Understanding the dimensions of pro-environmental behavior. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 43: 112-124. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.06.004
Cooper, C., Larson, L., Dayer, A., Stedman, R., & Decker, D. (2015). Are wildlife recreationists conservationists? Linking hunting, birdwatching, and pro-environmental behavior. Journal of Wildlife Management, 79(3), 446-457. doi: 10.1002/jwmg.855
Larson, L. R., Decker, D. J., Stedman, R. C., Siemer, W. F., & Baumer, M. S. (2014). Exploring the social habitat for hunting: A comprehensive view of factors influencing hunter recruitment and retention. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 19(2), 105-122. doi: 10.1080/10871209.2014.850126
Kil, NY; Holland, S.M.; Stein, T.V. (2014). Place meanings and participatory planning intentions. Society and Natural Resources: An International Journal, 27(5): 27:5, 475-491.
Tidball, KG. (2014). "Peace Research and Greening in the Red Zone: Community-based Ecological Restoration to Enhance Resilience and Transitions Toward Peace." In Oswald-Spring, Brauch, and Tidball eds. Expanding Peace Ecology: Peace, Security, Sustainability, Equity and Gender. Springer-Verlag.
Tidball, KG and ME Krasny, Editors. (2013). Greening in the Red Zone: Disaster, Resilience and Community Greening. Springer-Verlag, Netherlands.
Larson, L. R., & Poudyal, N. C. (2012). Developing sustainable tourism through adaptive resource management: A case study of Machu Picchu, Peru. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 20(7), 917-938. doi:10.1080/09669582.2012.667217
Kil, NY; Stein, T.V.; Holland, S.M.; and Anderson, D.H. (2012). Understanding place meanings in planning and managing the wildland-urban interface: The case of the Florida Trail hikers. Landscape and Urban Planning. 107(4): 370-379.
Yates, G.E.*; Stein, T.V.; Wyman, M.S. (2010). Factors for collaboration in Florida’s tourism resources: Shifting gears from participatory planning to community-based management. Landscape and Urban Planning 97: 213-220.
Stein, T.V.; Lint, R.; and Warren, M. (2010). A collaborative approach to managing the societal impacts in the wildland-urban interface. Journal of Forestry 108: 126-131.