Public recreation and landscape protection – with sense hand in hand? , 2020
Sources of motivation to recreational activities vary and affect the way how visitors move throug... more Sources of motivation to recreational activities vary and affect the way how visitors move through landscape, the time they spend at attractions or the social groups they are a part of. These characteristics are important in creating a strategy for visitors as well as for designing a space. A survey was conducted at the ponds in the Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape. The study classified visitors by age, recreational activity, the character of the group, and by the motivation for their visit. The methods included census and questionnaire surveys conducted in selected locations. Over 4 days, 559 groups and individuals were recorded, 88 individuals responded to the survey. The major categories of visitors covered small groups (64.9 %), cyclists (85%) and visitors coming from greater distances (95%). Cyclists tend to spend less time at the monuments in the landscape; 53.1% of cyclists pass them, whereas 90 % of walkers stop at least for 2 minutes. The average visitor to the Lednice-Valtice Complex is a cyclist coming with a group of friends, using the landscape predominantly for sports activities. Although the respondents did not highlight nature or culture as their interests, these values were often presented as the motivation for their visit. The results suggest that recreation has a potential for raising awareness about the values of cultural landscapes and for promoting understanding and protection of natural and cultural values.
Public recreation and landscape protection – with sense hand in hand? , 2020
Sources of motivation to recreational activities vary and affect the way how visitors move throug... more Sources of motivation to recreational activities vary and affect the way how visitors move through landscape, the time they spend at attractions or the social groups they are a part of. These characteristics are important in creating a strategy for visitors as well as for designing a space. A survey was conducted at the ponds in the Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape. The study classified visitors by age, recreational activity, the character of the group, and by the motivation for their visit. The methods included census and questionnaire surveys conducted in selected locations. Over 4 days, 559 groups and individuals were recorded, 88 individuals responded to the survey. The major categories of visitors covered small groups (64.9 %), cyclists (85%) and visitors coming from greater distances (95%). Cyclists tend to spend less time at the monuments in the landscape; 53.1% of cyclists pass them, whereas 90 % of walkers stop at least for 2 minutes. The average visitor to the Lednice-Valtice Complex is a cyclist coming with a group of friends, using the landscape predominantly for sports activities. Although the respondents did not highlight nature or culture as their interests, these values were often presented as the motivation for their visit. The results suggest that recreation has a potential for raising awareness about the values of cultural landscapes and for promoting understanding and protection of natural and cultural values.
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