Squeezing the most from volunteered geographic information to monitor mountain biking in peri-urban protected and recreational areas at a metropolitan scale

Recent studies have proved that volunteered geographic information is a valid data source to monitor outdoor activities within protected and recreational areas. However, these studies were carried out mainly at local scales, overlooking the real potential of such data for managing recreational activ...

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Autores: Nogueira Mendes, Ricardo Manuel, Farías Torbidoni, Estela Inés, Pereira da Silva, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2023.100624
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Palabra clave:VGI
Mountain bikers
Peri-urban parks
Monitoring
GPS tracks
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spelling Squeezing the most from volunteered geographic information to monitor mountain biking in peri-urban protected and recreational areas at a metropolitan scaleNogueira Mendes, Ricardo ManuelFarías Torbidoni, Estela InésPereira da Silva, CarlosVGIMountain bikersPeri-urban parksMonitoringGPS tracksRecent studies have proved that volunteered geographic information is a valid data source to monitor outdoor activities within protected and recreational areas. However, these studies were carried out mainly at local scales, overlooking the real potential of such data for managing recreational activities on larger scales. In this research, using 9526 mountain bike tracks shared by 1319 identified riders, we studied 5 different peri-urban parks in a large metropolitan area. We learned that mountain biking actively targets these areas and that recreational behaviours shift according to each location. Users' commitment could be inferred from the dataset, adding new value to previous studies. This broader scale can also provide insights regarding riders’ preferences and behaviours, providing park staff and managers with better information ranging from use intensity in the entire area to identifying environmental and social conflicts, thereby allowing measures to be taken to mitigate these. Management implications •GPS tracks from volunteered geographic information (VGI) can provide park managers with information regarding recreational uses in their territories. •Uses and behaviours vary among local protected and recreational areas (P&RAs) regarding mountain biking in a metropolitan context. •These datasets can help managers of P&RAs to monitor mountain biking activity, its displacement and intensity. The datasets also help to identify suitable locations for implementing real counts, surveys, or awareness campaigns targeting this particular user group.This publication was made with the support of CICS.NOVA-Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences of the NOVA University of Lisbon, UIDB/04647/2020, (financial support of FCT/MCTES through National funds) and National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC) – University of Lleida.Elsevier2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2023.100624https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/463167reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)InglésReproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2023.100624Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2023, vol. 42, 100624cc-by-nc-nd (c) Ricardo M. Nogueira Mendes, Estela Inés Farías-Torbidoni, Carlos Pereira da Silva, 2023Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/4631672026-06-24T12:42:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Squeezing the most from volunteered geographic information to monitor mountain biking in peri-urban protected and recreational areas at a metropolitan scale
title Squeezing the most from volunteered geographic information to monitor mountain biking in peri-urban protected and recreational areas at a metropolitan scale
spellingShingle Squeezing the most from volunteered geographic information to monitor mountain biking in peri-urban protected and recreational areas at a metropolitan scale
Nogueira Mendes, Ricardo Manuel
VGI
Mountain bikers
Peri-urban parks
Monitoring
GPS tracks
title_short Squeezing the most from volunteered geographic information to monitor mountain biking in peri-urban protected and recreational areas at a metropolitan scale
title_full Squeezing the most from volunteered geographic information to monitor mountain biking in peri-urban protected and recreational areas at a metropolitan scale
title_fullStr Squeezing the most from volunteered geographic information to monitor mountain biking in peri-urban protected and recreational areas at a metropolitan scale
title_full_unstemmed Squeezing the most from volunteered geographic information to monitor mountain biking in peri-urban protected and recreational areas at a metropolitan scale
title_sort Squeezing the most from volunteered geographic information to monitor mountain biking in peri-urban protected and recreational areas at a metropolitan scale
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Nogueira Mendes, Ricardo Manuel
Farías Torbidoni, Estela Inés
Pereira da Silva, Carlos
author Nogueira Mendes, Ricardo Manuel
author_facet Nogueira Mendes, Ricardo Manuel
Farías Torbidoni, Estela Inés
Pereira da Silva, Carlos
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author2 Farías Torbidoni, Estela Inés
Pereira da Silva, Carlos
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv VGI
Mountain bikers
Peri-urban parks
Monitoring
GPS tracks
topic VGI
Mountain bikers
Peri-urban parks
Monitoring
GPS tracks
description Recent studies have proved that volunteered geographic information is a valid data source to monitor outdoor activities within protected and recreational areas. However, these studies were carried out mainly at local scales, overlooking the real potential of such data for managing recreational activities on larger scales. In this research, using 9526 mountain bike tracks shared by 1319 identified riders, we studied 5 different peri-urban parks in a large metropolitan area. We learned that mountain biking actively targets these areas and that recreational behaviours shift according to each location. Users' commitment could be inferred from the dataset, adding new value to previous studies. This broader scale can also provide insights regarding riders’ preferences and behaviours, providing park staff and managers with better information ranging from use intensity in the entire area to identifying environmental and social conflicts, thereby allowing measures to be taken to mitigate these. Management implications •GPS tracks from volunteered geographic information (VGI) can provide park managers with information regarding recreational uses in their territories. •Uses and behaviours vary among local protected and recreational areas (P&RAs) regarding mountain biking in a metropolitan context. •These datasets can help managers of P&RAs to monitor mountain biking activity, its displacement and intensity. The datasets also help to identify suitable locations for implementing real counts, surveys, or awareness campaigns targeting this particular user group.
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