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Seppo Kellomäki (email)

Polut ulkoilun kanavoinnissa.

Kellomäki S. (1977). Polut ulkoilun kanavoinnissa. Silva Fennica vol. 11 no. 4 article id 4979. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a14833

English title: Trails in guiding recreational activity in Helsinki, Southern Finland

Abstract

The aim of the paper was to investigate the potentials offered by trails in guiding recreational activity. The study is based on interviews and questionnaires concerning recreationists using two recreation areas owned by the city of Helsinki in Southern Finland. According to the results, the recreationists visit terrain without trails every time they visit a recreation area. The main reason for this was obtaining varying recreational experiences. The recreationists used, however, the same route nearly every visit, which suggests that trails have a great potential in guiding reacreational activities. Special attention was paid to the role of trails in activities involving physical exercise. The correlation between the socio-economic background of recreationists and their preferences for trails was very low.

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Original keywords
metsien virkistyskäyttö; ulkoilu; kaupunkimetsät; ulkoilureitit; polut

English keywords
recreation; paths; urban forests; recreational activity

Published in 1977

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