Les déterminants de la valeur récréative des forêts: l’exemple de la lorraine

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This article presents the results of a survey carried out in 2010 on recreational uses of forests in the Lorraine
region. They show that forests are very important recreational sites for people in the Lorraine, in terms of
both the proportion of visitors (94% of the respondents) and the number of visits per year (25 on average).
The results also show that distance from the forest is an important factor when choosing a forest to visit.
Most of the people in Lorraine go to forests that are close to their home. An analysis of experimentation on
choices (as between three different forests) shows that the forest’s features are decisive. The respondents
were willing to go further for a deciduous or mixed forest with several marked trails, a parking or picnic area,
or a lake, river or stream.
Translated title of the contributionDetermining the factors for the recreational value of forests - The example of Lorraine forests
Original languageFrench
JournalRevue Forestiere Francaise
Volume64
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)331-338
Number of pages8
ISSN0035-2829
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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