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COST Action E33: Forest Recreation and Nature Tourism

Project Leader
Muhar Andreas, Project Leader
Duration:
27.05.2004-31.12.2008
Programme:
COST
Type of Research
Applied Research
Project partners
AGL Arbeitsgruppe für Landnutzungsplanung Institut für ökologische Forschung, St.Andrä-Str. 8, DE-82398 Etting-Polling, Germany.
Contact person: Ulrike Pröbstl;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Alterrra Green World Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.
Contact person: Sjerp de Vries;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Contact person: Athanassios Hatzistathis;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Basel University Institute of Environmental Sciences, St. Johanns-Vorstadt 10, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
Contact person: Bruno Baur;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
CEMAGREF Bordeaux, 50 avenue de Verdun, F-33612 CESTAS Cedex, France.
Contact person: Daniel Terrasson;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute, Horsholm, Denmark.
Contact person: Frank Søndergaard Jensen;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Edinburgh College of Art, 79 Grassmarket, EH1 2HJ Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Contact person: Simon Bell;
Function of the Project Partner: Koordinator
Federal Research Center of Forestry and Forest Products, Leuschnerstr. 91, D-21002 Hamburg, Germany.
Contact person: Peter Elsasser;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Finnish Forest Research Institute, Unioninkatu 40A, FIN-00170 Helsinki, Finland.
Contact person: Tuija Sievänen;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Flemish Forest Organisation_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ , Geraardsbergsesteenweg, 267, B - 9090 Gohtrode, Belgium.
Contact person: Geert Van Kerckhove ;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Forest Research Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Contact person: Eleni Xanthopoulou;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Forest Research Institute, Cvjetno naselje 41, HR-10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia.
Contact person: Dijana Vuletic ;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Forest Service Department of Agriculture and Food, Kildare Street 2, Dublin , Ireland.
Contact person: Kevin Collins;
Function of the Project Partner: Koordinator
Forestry Department , Cyprus.
Contact person: George Pattichis;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Icelandic Forestry Association , Ranargata 18, 101 Reykjarvik , Iceland.
Contact person: Jon Geir Petursson;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
IDF Toulouse (Institut pour le Dévelopement Forestier), 7, chemin de la Lacade, F-31320 AUZEVILLE, France.
Contact person: Olivier Picard;
Function of the Project Partner: Koordinator
Instituto Politécnico de Bragancça, Campus de Santa Apolonia Apartado 1172, P - 5300-854 Bragança, Portugal.
Contact person: José Manuel Castro ;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Latvian State Forest Service, 13. Janvara Iela, LV - 1932 Riga, Latvia.
Contact person: Baiba Rotberga;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Lithuanian Forest Research Institute, Liepu 1, Girionys, LT-4312 Kaunas reg., Lithuania.
Contact person: Olgirda Belova;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
North Trondelag Research Institute, Bomveien 3, N-7725 Steinkjer, Norway.
Contact person: Jørund Aasetre;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Fakkelgården, N-2624 Lillehammer, Norway.
Contact person: Margrete Skår;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Slovak Agricultural University, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering , Tulipanova 7, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia.
Contact person: Jan Supuka;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.
Contact person: Marcel Hunziker;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
University of Helsinki, Department of Forest Ecology, P.O. Box 24, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
Contact person: Liisa Tyrväinen;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
University Sopron, Sopron, Hungary.
Contact person: Endre Sciberna;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator
Wageningen Agricultural University, P.O. Box 9101, NL-6700 HB Wageningen, Netherlands.
Contact person: Birgit Elands;
Function of the Project Partner: Sub-Koordinator

Further information: http://www.openspace.eca.ac.uk/costE33/welcome.htm

Staff
Brandenburg Christiane, Project Staff
Arnberger Arne, Project Staff
BOKU Research Units
Institute for Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning
Funded by
COST Office, 149 avenue Louise, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Abstract
The objectives are grouped into 3 main areas of focus for the COST Action, reflecting different groupings of research, each divided into sub-groups in order to provide more focus on:

Economic and social values of forests for recreation and nature tourism
Recreation and nature tourism supply and demand, including actual usage.
Recreation planning and management
Keywords
forestry; tourist research;
Visitor Monitoring; Recreation Planning; Social Carrying Capacity;
Publications

Arnberger, A. (2015): Lenkung von Besucherströmen aus Sicht der Erholungsplanung – Ein Überblick.

In: In R. Egger & K. Luger (Hrsg.), Tourismus und Mobile Freizeit: Lebensformen, Trends, Herausforderungen. , 281-298; BoD-Verlag, Norderstedt; ISBN 978-3-7386-0507-5

Arnberger, A. (2013): Besuchermanagement aus internationaler Sicht - Ein Überblick über Forschungen und Anwendungen.

In: Clivaz, C., Rupf. R., Siegrist, D. (Hrsg.), Visiman. Beiträge zu Besuchermonitoring und Besuchermanagement in Pärken und naturnahen Erholungsgebieten 10, 16-27; Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Landschaft und Freiraum. HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil, Rapperswil; ISBN 978-3-9523972-5-1

Eder, R; Arnberger, A (2012): Zu viel Adrenalin für zu wenig Natur? Über die Vereinbarkeit von Extremsport, Abenteuertourismus und Naturschutz.

zoll+ Österreichische Schriftenreihe für Landschaft und Freiraum, 20, 30-33; ISSN 1025-2479

Pröglhöf, R., Muhar, A. (2010): The visitors' perspective of visitor monitoring.
[5th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas 2010, Wageningen, Netherlands, 30.05.2010 - 03.06.2010]

In: Gossen, M., Eilands, B., van Marwijk, R., Eds., Recreation and tourism in a changing world. Proc. 5th Int. Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas, 294-295; ISBN: 978-90-327-0387-5

Sievänen, T., Arnberger, A., Dehez, J., Jensen, F.S. (2009): Monitoring of forest recreation demand.

In: Bell, S., Simpson, M., Tyrväinen, L., Sievänen, T., Pröbstl, U. (Eds.), European Forest Recreation and Tourism. A Handbook, 105-133; Taylor and Francis, London; ISBN 978-0-415-44363-0

Arnberger, A., Grant, N. (2008): Site specific studies on recreational use in forests.

In: T. Sievänen, A. Arnberger, J. Dehez, N. Grant, F. S. Jensen and H. Skov-Petersen (eds.) , Forest Recreation Monitoring – A European Perspective 79, 43-58; Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, Helsinki; ISBN 978-951-40-2098-8

Arnberger, A., Muhar, A. (2008): Austria: Cost action e33 WG2 country report: Recreation and nature tourism demand, supply and actual usage..

In: Sievänen, T., Arnberger, A., Dehez, L., Grant, N., Jensen, F. S. & Skov-Petersen, H. (eds.) , Forest Recreation Monitoring – A European Perspective 79, 106-114; Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, Helsinki; ISBN 978-951-40-2098-8

Sievänen, T., Arnberger, A., Dehez, L., Grant, N., Jensen, F. S. & Skov-Petersen, H. (eds.) (2008): Forest Recreation Monitoring – A European Perspective.

. 79, 245; Working Papers of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, Helsinki; ISBN: 978-951-40-2098-8

Arnberger, A. (2007): Internationale Entwicklungen im Besuchermonitoring – Ein Überblick .
[Besuchermonitoring und ökonomische Effekte in Nationalen Naturlandschaften, Suhl, Germany, 01.11.2006]

In: Biosphärenreservat Vessertal –Thüringer Wald, Verwaltung (Hrsg.), Besuchermonitoring und ökonomische Effekte in Nationalen Naturlandschaften, November 2006 , Suhl , 8-17

Dehez, J., Arnberger, A., Sievänen, T., Jensen, F.S., Skov-Petersen, H. (2007): Recreation monitoring in European countries: results of Cost Action E33.
[6th Symposium IUFRO Division ISSRM 2007 - Integrative Science for Integrative Management, Saarisslkä, Finland, 14.08.2007 - 20.08.2007]

In: Sievänen, T., Tapaninen, S., Virtanen, E., Integrative Science for Integrative Management, IUFRO Division VI, IUFRO Division VI Symposium, 14.-20.08.2007, Saariselkä, Finland, 12-12

Muhar, A., Arnberger, A., Brandenburg, Ch. (2005): Besuchermonitoring in Erholungs- und Schutzgebieten.
[2. Kongress Umwelt, Naturschutz und Sport im Dialog, Cologne, Germany, 13.09.2004 - 14.09.2004]

In: Institut für Natursport und Ökologie, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln: 2. Kongress Umwelt, Naturschutz und Sport im Dialog, 13.-14.9.2004, Köln; Schriftenreihe Natursport und Ökologie, 17, 17-25, Köln; ISSN 1612-2437

Vorträge

Arnberger, A. (2009): Cost-actions – a European networking tool? .

, ISSRM 2009 - 15th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, July 5–8, 2009, Vienna

Arnberger, A. (2007): Monitoring and management of recreation in protected areas; international experiences – an overview.

Symposium „Management of Tourism in Protected Areas“, 26.09.-28.09.2007, Otepää

Arnberger, A., Muhar, A. (2007): Erholung und Tourismus im Wald: Ein internationaler Überblick aus Sicht der Forschung.

Destination Wald – Touristische Aktivitäten im forstlichen Umfeld, 12.04.2007, Wien

Dehez, J., Arnberger, A., Sievanen, T., Jensen, F.S., Skov-Petersen, H. (2007): Recreation monitoring in European countries: results of Cost Action E33.

IUFRO Division VI Symposium, 14.-20.08.2007, Saariselkä, Finland

Arnberger, A. (2006): Internationale Entwicklungen im Besuchermonitoring – Ein Überblick Internationale Entwicklungen im Besuchermonitoring – Ein Überblick .

Besuchermonitoring und ökonomische Effekte in Nationalen Naturlandschaften, November 2006 , Suhl

Arnberger, A. (2006): On-site Visitor Monitoring Methods – Experiences from Austria.

Cost-Action e33 Meeting, Oktober 2006, Poprad

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