Even when they account for a large part of damages caused by forest fires on environmental and landscape services they are seldom included in the valuation of damage assessments. Some fires within natural parks have caused significantly larger impacts on these environmental and landscape services...

Although the significance of the Internet has been widely discussed in previous studies, the research of e-commerce has focused primarily on organizational and business perspectives (Sigala 2004). The growing number of Internet users allows a better understanding of online tourists who seek travel...

The BeachExplorer is a web platform and free app for citizen science on the North Sea beach. It is designed as an introduction to the individual observation of nature and offers as a special feature an image-based identification aid for over 2000 species found on the beach. This also allows holiday ...

This article deals with the possibilities of travel agencies to adapt to new technologies. After reviewing the electronic commerce impact on services enterprises, and more precisely on travel agencies, the paper defines the issues characterizing the travel agency industry. The present study shows...

The USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program has concluded that statewide urban forest inventories are feasible based on a series of pilot studies initiated in 2001. However, much of the tree crown data collected during inventories are based on visual inspection and therefore ...

Wetlands are ecosystems that provide numerous goods and services that have an economic value, not only to the local population living in its periphery but also to communities living outside the wetland area. Ag-Gol is one of the most important seasonal wetland of the country. The aim of this...

The term "object of cultural heritage" means a man-made historical object on natural landscape. A suitable methodology for finding and defining cultural heritage objects has been prepared. The testing of the methodology and the research began in 2003. The pilot area was situated in the southern...

The U.S. Forest Service is responsible for developing tools to facilitate effective and efficient fire management on wildlands and urban-wildland interfaces. Existing GIS-based fire modeling software only permits estimation of the costs of fire prevention and mitigation efforts as well as the...

People value proximity and easy access to protected areas in urban landscapes, including state and regional parks, wildlife refuges, and open space preserves. The popularity of outdoor recreation activities such as hiking and birdwatching has more than doubled in the past 20 years, and surveys...

The coastal area shows high population density with many urban conglomerations and in consequence, rapid population growth. Therefore, an Integrated Coastal Resource Management (ICRM) process is needed to develop and manage human uses of coastal resources following the principles of sustainable...