Planning for residents’ needs must be done well in advance to ease public fears about new high-density housing projects lacking open space for recreation.
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Global ocean temperatures have been at record highs almost daily for over a year, and economies are feeling the heat.
City parks are like outdoor living rooms: If people feel welcome and relaxed, they will settle in.
President Biden has called for protecting large, old trees from logging, but many of them could be cut while the regulatory process grinds forward.
A journalism professor discovers that some of the best lessons for future journalists can be taught on a pool table.
Team sport provides postpartum mothers with opportunities to build community, enhance health and well-being, and counter the often unrealistic and self-sacrificing expectations of motherhood.
Protecting old and mature trees is the simplest and least expensive way to pull carbon out of the atmosphere – but proposed logging projects threaten mature stands across the US.
South Africa needs to integrate urban green spaces as part of valuable infrastructure and provide framework for their sustainability.
Lake Powell’s existential crisis is a unique opportunity to save a treasured landscape.
Ensuring a swimming site is safe is key to getting people using it. That means giving people timely information about water quality.
People may think that green spaces often hide criminals. On the contrary, there is evidence they contribute to reducing crime.
A scholar who used to evaluate after-school programs says they should do more than just be a place for kids to hang out and socialize.
Voters need to hold political candidates and their parties to account on sport and recreation issues and advocate for support from provincial and territorial governments.
What are the best recommendations that would help mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission in sport and recreation facilities?
‘Hustle culture’ is so pervasive in U.S. society that not even the coronavirus pandemic could shake the urge to prioritize productivity.
Outdoor recreation is booming across the US, but research shows that the presence of humans – or the trails they hike and ski on – can have harmful effects on wildlife at less-than-close range.
Groundwater was once thought to buffer streams from warming, but an inexpensive new technique shows streams fed by shallow groundwater may be just as susceptible as those without.
The provision of recreational activities and access to public space have always been underpinned by moral and class values. Planning the post-pandemic reopening should address these inequities.
Joe Rogan, a popular podcast host, derided gaming as a waste of time. For parents who are worried that this is true, understanding their children’s motivation can allay their concerns.
A new survey finds that Americans are willing to accept limits on visitors to public lands to reduce crowds, and want staff and visitors to wear masks.
Top contributors
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Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
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Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
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Professor of Architecture; Affiliate Faculty, Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Professor, Gender Equity and Sport, Griffith University
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Jay Maddock is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Director of Research for the Center for the Blue Economy, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Environmental Economics, The Ohio State University
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Affiliate Faculty in Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Professor of History, University at Buffalo
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Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University
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Hydrogeologist, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Connecticut
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PhD Candidate, Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
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Science writer and editor, Australian National University
