Outdoor recreation in Sweden during and after the COVID-19 pandemic - management and policy implications

This paper reports results from three studies concerning outdoor recreation participation and trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. The studies, undertaken at national, regional and local levels, used surveys, interviews and PPGIS approaches, to build a solid knowledge base. Results are ana...

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Published inJournal of environmental planning and management Vol. 66; no. 7; pp. 1472 - 1493
Main Authors Hansen, Andreas Skriver, Beery, Thomas, Fredman, Peter, Wolf-Watz, Daniel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 07.06.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Access
Accessibility
administrative management
COVID-19
COVID-19 infection
Human Geography
implications
issues and policy
Knowledge base
Knowledge bases (artificial intelligence)
Kulturgeografi
lifestyle
management
Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Outdoor activities
Outdoor recreation
pandemic
Pandemics
Participation
policy
Recreation
Redistribution
Samhällsvetenskap
Social and Economic Geography
Social och ekonomisk geografi
Social Sciences
Sweden
Trends
Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap
Sweden
Policy
Outdoor recreation
Sweden
Management
Covid-19
Implications
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Summary:This paper reports results from three studies concerning outdoor recreation participation and trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. The studies, undertaken at national, regional and local levels, used surveys, interviews and PPGIS approaches, to build a solid knowledge base. Results are analyzed with particular attention given to management and policy implications based on the following observations: increased outdoor recreation participation, changes in lifestyle and routines, new visitor profiles and activity trends, spatial changes, visitor displacement, spatial redistribution, and indications of post-pandemic outdoor recreation behavior. The Swedish case is of special interest because of high accessibility to nature areas and few restrictions to recreate in nature due to the pandemic. Hence, this study could serve as a reference for other countries with more COVID-19 related restrictions and less accessible nature for recreation.
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ISSN:0964-0568
1360-0559
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DOI:10.1080/09640568.2022.2029736