Gundersen, Vegard Venter, Zander Wold, Line Camilla Junker-Köhler, Berit Selvaag, Sofie Kjendlie
Published in
International journal of environmental research and public health
Play, physical activity, and social interaction with other children in nature are important for healthy and social development in childhood and adolescence. The extent to which lockdown policies during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the way children engaged in outdoor activities remains unclear, especially in a country with free access to abundant ...
kolkos, georgios kantartzis, apostolos stergiadou, anastasia arabatzis, garyfallos
This study proposes a sustainable ecotourism framework for the development of semi-mountain and mountain regions of Paiko in Greece, focusing on the strategic design and ranking of trail paths using the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) VIKOR method. Aiming to balance environmental conservation with economic benefits, we designed 19 trails path...
malinowski, mariusz smutka, luboš sadowski, arkadiusz
Organic farming takes on particular importance in the context of implementing the sustainable development concept as it combines environmentally safe farming methods with (as a general assumption) producing pollution-free food. Hence, environmental conditions might play a role in determining the development pace of that type of farming. The key obj...
leda, patryk piasecka, izabela leda, anna szala, grzegorz tomporowski, andrzej walichnowska, patrycja bałdowska-witos, patrycja kruszelnicka, weronika
The production process requires massive amounts of minerals, fossil fuels, and energy. The efficient use of energy and natural resources appears to be crucial to the state of affairs. It should be noted that the post-consumer management of solar power plant elements results in a certain amount of power and matter, as well as harmful effects on the ...
gong, kangcheng wang, chendi yin, jun
As people age, their activity radius gradually narrows, leading to increased interaction with the community environment. The natural environment (NE) within the community may influence the subjective and psychological well-being (SPWB) of older people (i.e., air quality, noise, green space, and blue space). To enhance the NE and promote the SPWB of...
Yakovleva, Tatyana
Published in
E3S Web of Conferences
In the science of law legal definitions are considered as the semantic core, thanks to which a legal norm functions, and represent a reliable legal basis for further social transformations. In order to identify the characteristic features, properties, content of the concept of environment and its components, to establish their relationship, feature...
afentou, nafsika jackson, louise andrade, luiz flavio elliott, stephanie hull, katrina shepherd, jenny frew, emma
Blue spaces, like canals, are central to health policies promoting physical activity (PA), enhancing wellbeing, and addressing inequalities. Alongside the health benefits, they can offer an array of societal, environmental, cultural, and other welfare-enhancing benefits, which shape the overall value of blue spaces for population wellbeing. This st...
Pan, Pan Shao, Mingyue He, Peitong Hu, Lin Zhao, Sijian Huang, Longyu Zhou, Guomin Zhang, Jianhua
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Frontiers in Plant Science
Cotton, a vital textile raw material, is intricately linked to people’s livelihoods. Throughout the cotton cultivation process, various diseases threaten cotton crops, significantly impacting both cotton quality and yield. Deep learning has emerged as a crucial tool for detecting these diseases. However, deep learning models with high accuracy ofte...
Hojka, Zbigniew
Published in
Studia Historiae Oeconomicae
Some of the spas there trace their origins to the first half of that century. Thanks to its diverse natural and geographic environment Western Galicia was somehow predestined to establish spas. There were mineral waters and a favorable microclimate. An additional advantage was the mountainous natural environment, especially, in the south of the reg...
Lopes, Marilia K. S. Falk, Tiago H.
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Frontiers in Virtual Reality
Evidence supporting the benefits of immersive virtual reality (VR) and exposure to nature for the wellbeing of individuals is steadily growing. So-called digital forest bathing experiences take advantage of the immersiveness of VR to make individuals feel like they are immersed in nature, which has led to documented improvements in mental health. T...
