Recreational Park Research Articles

EFEKTIFITAS BAURAN PEMASARAN DI TAMAN WISATA MATAHARI PADA ERA NEW NORMAL

<em> <em> Matahari Tourism Park is a place of recreation and tourism with the motto Recreation and Education Park. Meanwhile, referring to the data from the management of the Matahari Tourism Park, the number of tourist visits since the pandemic has decreased. Referring to the data in the last three years, Matahari Tourism Park has experienced a decline in tourists which has an effect on company income. This matter needs to be seen in terms of effectiveness, especially the marketing mix in the new normal era. The indicators of effectiveness include goal achievement, integration, and adaptation. Researchers want to know the effectiveness of the marketing mix at Taman Wisata Matahari in the new normal era. This research uses qualitative methods. Data collection techniques were carried out by means of observation, literature study, and in-depth interviews with informants. The variables of this study refer to the marketing mix, namely product, price, place, and promotion. Qualitative data analysis consists of three streams of activities that occur simultaneously, namely data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing/verification. the effectiveness of the marketing mix at Taman Wisata Matahari in the new normal era, namely products in the form of water tourism rides, game rides, adventure rides, and educational rides. As for other products, namely accommodation facilities, fields, gazebos, culinary and souvenirs, as well as tour packages. Regarding the price in the form of an entrance ticket to Matahari Tourism Park, it is Rp. 60,000 for domestic and Rp. 150,000 for foreign countries. Meanwhile, place in the form of product marketing locations is focused on TWM locations. The focus of the marketing location for TWM products is in the Jabodetabek area at this time. Meanwhile, promotion is in the form of social media. Overall, all of these variables are included in the adaptation indicators</em></em>

Repurposing of a Closed Surface Coal Mine with Respect to Pit Lake Development

In the coal phase-out era, achieving sustainable mine closure is significant and prioritizes targets for the mining industry. In this study, the already closed lignite mine of Kardia, North Greece, is investigated, where the mine void left is naturally filled with water. The viability of different repurposing land uses is evaluated, and the natural water level development inside the mine pit is investigated concerning its future uses. The potential for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels developed on mining land and its surrounding area is evaluated in combination with the application of pumped hydro storage (PHS) technology, utilizing pit lake water. Except for electricity system planning, other end-uses that offer multiple, mutually reinforcing and lasting benefits are investigated, such as recreation parks, terrestrial wildlife, aquaculture and agriculture. All repurposing scenarios are evaluated with regard to the spatiotemporal evolution of the lake, by generating forecasts of the dependent variables (rainfall and temperature) via linear (autoregressive integrated moving average) and non-linear (artificial neural network) models. The prediction of pit lake natural development redefines the new land use layout and the land repurposing decisions. This is essential for strategic planning, considering the Greek lignite mining industry’s priority regarding transitioning from the current coal-based electricity to renewable energy sources (RES) technology.

Application of The Theory of Reason Action in Public Acceptance towards Physical Activity Participation among People with Disabilities

Being supported and accepted in communities is essentials for people with disabilities to get involved in physical activity together with community members. The theory of reasoned action (TRA) by Ajzen and Fishbein (1980) was adopted as the fundamental for this study because people’s intention or motivation was the determinant of their behavior. To further study this problem, the present research aims to examine the influence of public’s attitude and subjective norms on acceptance towards people with disabilities participation in physical activity. An exploratory model of public acceptance was developed. Using convenience sampling technique, a total of 444 responses were collected from the public (without disabilities), who were exercising at four urban public recreation parks located in Klang Valley. Correlation analysis was used to analyze the data collected and identify the relationship of the attitude and subjective norms with the public acceptance. Correlation coefficient showed that there was a low relationship (.270), p=.001<.05 between the attitude construct and public acceptance. Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected. Future study can include meaningful assessment of other different factors, including their moderating effects. Implications of the result for future practice and directions of research were discussed.

Single Mowing Event Does Not Reduce Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) on Recreational Hiking Trails.

Nuisance and medically important ticks can be abundant in a variety of forested landscapes, including recreational parks. Strategies to reduce the abundance of host-seeking ticks in high-use areas within parks are limited. Mowing vegetation is a recommended method to control ticks, but few studies have evaluated the efficacy of this practice. The goal of this study was to determine if a single mowing event could reduce the abundance of host-seeking ticks on recreational trails. Ticks were collected by dragging trails at three recreational parks in northern Minnesota during June and July, 2021. A pre-intervention sample was taken followed by six consecutive weeks of tick sampling. We encountered a total of 3,456 ticks (2,459 Ixodes scapularis Say and 997 Dermacentor variabilis L.) during the 7-week study period. There were no significant differences in the abundance of I. scapularis (adults) or D. variabilis (adults only) between control and mown trail sections. Mowing was a significant predictor of nymphal I. scapularis abundance but trended towards more ticks in mown sections compared to controls. These results suggest that a single mowing intervention during early June is likely to be ineffective as a strategy to reduce the risk of human contacts with ticks on trails.

Transforming Parks into “Magical” Places for Play: Evaluating the “Meet Me at the Park” Play Spaces Grant Program

In 2017 the National Recreation and Park Association launched an initiative entitled “Meet Me at the Park: Transforming Parks and Improving Access to Play Spaces.” The purpose of this grant opportunity was to fund innovative and scalable projects that transform parks and improve access to play spaces for kids of all abilities (aged 3-11) and their families in underserved communities. To date, there have been three funding cycles. Each cycle funded a total of 25 park projects (Sample N=75) that were tasked with providing access to renovated play spaces to increase physical activity in the most underserved communities using innovative and scalable solutions. A sample of 24 parks (8 per cycle) were selected for an in-depth evaluation using a pre-post study design. Two primary data collection activities were conducted: 1) collecting systematic observations of play and recreation in communities (SOPARC) pre- and post-renovation of play spaces; and 2) collecting intercept surveys from 32 adults pre- and post-renovation of play spaces. SOPARC results showed significant increases in daily park use (20 vs. 37 visitors on average per day at baseline compared to post-renovation), and a 31.5% increase (p&lt;0.001) in the number of people engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Intercept survey results showed a 17.54 percentage point increase in the number of survey participants visiting the park for the first time. There was a 26.73 percentage point increase in the number of respondents stating that the park gave the kids a chance to experience something new and a 19.32 percentage point increase in respondents stating that the child they were with played more since using the park post-renovation. Results of the evaluation show that the investments in play space renovations were positively associated with increased park use, MVPA, and children’s park-based play. This information is important for park and recreation agencies, park and recreation advocates and elected officials to show that high quality, well-maintained parks are essential to improve public health outcomes and use of park spaces.

Sustainable Urban Agroecopark Development Plan for Optimizing Local Community Welfare and Preserving Traditional Agriculture Land at Padang Panjang City West Sumatera Province

Nature hilly area at Padang Panjang at West Sumatera Province is proposed to be sustainable agroecopark (SAEP) with dairy cow as main object. This urban recreation park is a healthy and educative outdoor space which is needed for accomodating new normal life type due to Covid 19 pandemic Study carried out on 3.2 Ha open space land at the city edge to create a conceptual park plan which could accommodate family leisure activity, increase local people welfare, and protect local landscape. Data and method of analysis used are descriptive analysis for site condition; RRA and CVM analysis for community acceptability. Published materials, site mapping and observation, survey and FGD were method of data collecting. Only 21% relatively flat area will developed as park actvities and facilities areas, and the rest hilly part will be preserved. Local community support SAEP development due to its positive impacts, and negative tourism impacts will be minimized by introducing sustainable park management model. Problems of job opportunity, forage supply and traditional agricultural land preservation will be solved with management of agriculture system of surrounding area. SAEP will be developed as interactive educational park in form of integrated farming within local nature and culture.

Metabarcoding data analysis revealed the plant dietary variation of long-tailed macaque Macacafascicularis (Cercopithecidae, Cercopithecinae) living in disturbed habitats in Peninsular Malaysia.

The long-tailed macaque (Macacafascicularis) has a wide range in both Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Although the primates are especially vulnerable to habitat alterations, this primate lives in disturbed habitats due to human-induced land-use. Thus, this study presents a faecal metabarcoding approach to clarify the plant diet of long-tailed macaques from five locations in Peninsular Malaysia to represent fragmented forest, forest edge, island and recreational park habitats. We extracted genomic DNA from 53 long-tailed macaque faecal samples. We found 47 orders, 126 families, 609 genera and 818 species across these five localities. A total of 113 plant families were consumed by long-tailed macaques in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 61 in the Malaysia Genome and Vaccine Institute, 33 in Langkawi Island, 53 in Redang Island and 44 in the Cenderawasih Cave. Moraceae (33.24%) and Fabaceae (13.63%) were the most common families consumed by long-tailed macaques from the study localities. We found that habitat type impacted diet composition, indicating the flexibility of foraging activities. This research findings provide an understanding of plant dietary diversity and the adaptability of this macaque with the current alteration level that applies to long-tailed macaque conservation management interest in the future.

The Park city perspective study: Revealing the park accessibility influenced by experiences of visitors under different travel modes

With social media platforms becoming popular in recent years, Big Data has become an effective way to explore human-oriented service capability of parks. In this research, the spatial accessibility of urban parks under four different travel modes (driving, transiting, biking, and walking) and multiple modes was analyzed by integrating the actual experiences of visitors and real travel time. We took the built-up area of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China as the research area and drew conclusions as follows: 1) park accessibility of Chengdu still has a large space for promotion. 2) Residents living in the east region of Qingyang District and Wuhou District, north area of Jinniu District, and Chenghua District are more convenient to visit parks, as well as the population center of Longquanyi District, Shuangliu District, and Pidu District. In addition, riders and walkers are more likely to go to the nearest park. 3) Accessibility of parks would be affected significantly during peak hours and weekends by driving and multiple modes, while the other travel modes had little influence. 4) Spatial aggregation was more obvious during the peak hours of weekdays under driving modes, while there were obvious cold spot areas distributed continuously for riders. 5) Park desert was found in Yongquan Subdistrict, Jitouqiao Subdistrict, and Chenglonglu Subdistrict, which were near the downtown. Overall, Chengdu must make rational use of small and micro spaces in the city to add greenery to the corners of the city and integrate parks with other surrounding industries to inspire the entertainment, economy, and tourism function of parks. Through the modified 2SFCA method, this study provide a more realistic and human-oriented way to demonstrate the accessibility. Also, the results can guide cities to understand what reasonable and appropriate parks they need to build to achieve the equalization of park recreation services.

Pendampingan Digital Marketing pada Taman Rekreasi Sengkaling Malang

The potential to use information technology that is increasingly effective and efficient is one of the opportunities to be able to compete. Digital Marketing is an important part of business development. The benefits of using digital marketing are as a way to introduce and increase business productivity. Sengkaling Recreation Park also collaborates with Small and Medium Enterprises that need assistance in the use of Digital Marketing technology. The result of this assistance is to increase business potential and become a characteristic with other businesses. Based on this service, the team concluded that the use of digital marketing needs to be done intensively because of the rapid development of information technology and has an impact on Sengkaling Recreation Park

Developing a granular scale environmental burden index (EBI) for diverse land cover types across the contiguous United States.

Critical to identifying the risk of environmentally driven disease is an understanding of the cumulative impact of environmental conditions on human health. Here we describe the methodology used to develop an environmental burden index (EBI). The EBI is calculated at U.S. census tract level, a finer scale than many similar national-level tools. EBI scores are also stratified by tract land cover type as per the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), controlling for urbanicity. The EBI was developed over the course of four stages: 1) literature review to identify potential indicators, 2) data source acquisition and indicator variable construction, 3) index creation, and 4) stratification by land cover type. For each potential indicator, data sources were assessed for completeness, update frequency, and availability. These indicators were: (1) particulate matter (PM2.5), (2) ozone, (3) Superfund National Priority List (NPL) locations, (4) Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, (5) Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (TSD) facilities, (6) recreational parks, (7) railways, (8) highways, (9) airports, and (10) impaired water sources. Indicators were statistically normalized and checked for collinearity. For each indicator, we computed and summed percentile ranking scores to create an overall ranking for each tract. Tracts having the same plurality of land cover type form a 'peer' group. We re-ranked the tracts into percentiles within each peer group for each indicator. The percentile scores were combined for each tract to obtain a stratified EBI. A higher score reveals a tract with increased environmental burden relative to other tracts of the same peer group. We compared our results to those of related indices, finding good convergent validity between the overall EBI and CalEnviroScreen 4.0. The EBI has many potential applications for research and use as a tool to develop public health interventions at a granular scale.

Revisiting Intention Among Tourist: The Role of Facilitating Infrastructure and Service Quality

The study aims to investigate the effect of facilities and service quality on return visit intentions. This research uses Smart PLS path analysis. Tourists that visited Kampoeng Wisata Cinangneng Recreation Park, Ciampea District, Bogor Regency, were studied. This study had 147 participants. The results showed: (1) Direct Effects showed that the facility had no significant effect on satisfaction and revisit intention, while service quality did, then satisfaction did; (2) Indirect Effects showed that the facility has no significant effect on the intention to revisit through satisfaction, while service quality does; In this study, service quality from addressing complaints and difficulties, speed and readiness to deliver services, providing a safe and comfortable area, and understanding tourists' needs can boost customer satisfaction and return intentions. The manager of Kampoeng Wisata Cinangneng Recreation Park should maintain and improve service quality to keep tourists coming back.

For the love of insects: gardening grows positive emotions (biophilia) towards invertebrates

As growing urban populations have fewer chances to experience nature, i.e., ‘the extinction of experience’, the subsequent loss of emotional affinities for biodiversity (biophilia) pose major challenges to environmental conservation. Gardening, as an everyday nature interaction and window into invertebrate ecological functioning may offer opportunities to develop biophilia. However, the associations between gardening and biophilia/biophobia towards invertebrates remains untested. We conducted an online survey (n = 443) with adults in Japan about their nature and gardening experiences, demographics, and species identification knowledge in relation to their biophilia (like) and biophobia (dislike, fear, and disgust) towards invertebrates. We also asked participants about their perceptions of invertebrates as ‘beneficials’ or ‘pests’. From responses, we ranked invertebrates according to the attitudes held towards them. We found that frequent gardeners were more likely to express biophilia and perceive invertebrates as beneficial, and generally less likely to express biophobia towards invertebrates. Frequency of visits to recreational parks, but not national/state parks was associated with increased biophilia and reduced dislike and fear of invertebrates. Our results suggest that gardening, in addition to localised nature experiences, acts as a possible pathway towards appreciation of invertebrate biodiversity. We recommend that policymakers and conservation organisations view urban gardening as a potential tool to minimise the negative impacts of the extinction of experience.Implications for insect conservationAs people are more likely to conserve what they love, finding ways to nurture positive attitudes towards insects is critical for the public support needed for successful insect conservation. Considering gardening is a relatively accessible form of nature connection even in cities, our findings of the association between gardening and biophilia towards invertebrates holds promise for potential pathways towards fostering support for insect conservation now and into the future.

First Report of Aedes vittatus in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Aedes vittatus is distributed throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe and can transmit dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses. Like other Aedes species, larvae develop in both natural and artificial containers in urban, suburban, and rural areas. In September 2021, an entomological survey was conducted at the National Institute of Health of Pakistan (NIH) and adjacent housing within the NIH colony. All containers with water were examined for Aedes mosquitoes at 150 locations, including residential properties, a plant nursery, junkyards, and recreational parks and playgrounds. A total of 103 larvae, 37 pupae, 5 female and 2 male Ae. vittatus were collected from a fountain. This was the first detection of Ae. vittatus in urban Islamabad. Additional vector surveillance is needed to better understand the geographical distribution, ecology, and behavior of this invasive species and to understand its possible role in the transmission of dengue and chikungunya viruses in Pakistan.

Perception of Visitors on Public Park Service and their Willingness to Pay

The public recreation parks are public goods and need timely upgrade to ensure increase public welfare. The aim of this study was to analyze the perception of the visitors on the key constructs of park service quality and estimate their willingness to pay (WTP) to access the existing public park service. Tikapur Public Park in Kailali District of Nepal was the selected study site. Regression analysis was used to identify significant variables associated with WTP. The estimated regression analysis output result shows that income level, age, years of schooling, household size, substitute site travel cost, gender, place of residence, park quality, average stay hours in the park significantly predicted the WTP of the respondent visitors. Therefore, the result shows that there is substantial space for improvement in the park to upgrade the park recreational service. Likewise, based on stated willingness to pay for the park entry fee, the existing fee is far below than their WTP. This evidence clearly indicates that TBP bestows substantial welfare to the whole society. The park management should pay enough attention upgrade quality of park. There should be comprehensive reform project to avail timely adequate park service so as to raise utility from the park.

ELECTRIC SCOOTER SEGWAY

In today’s world, the infrastructure of College and Industries are becoming insanely large so if one has to travel or visit from one place to another he has to walk a long distance and sometimes it becomes very hasty and inconvenient. Sometimes after too much travelling on campus, it causes strain and pain in the body. So to travel these distances a two-wheeled electric scooter like Segway was introduced. But, these scooters are very costly as they start from ₹ 50,000. Another problem with that vehicle is that they are difficult to handle when we drive the first time. So in alternate to this product, we developed whole newly designed product and this is Reliable, Eco-friendly, a Compact vehicle to travel easily. Its utilities are college campus, Airports, Industries, Recreational Parks, Sanctuaries, Museums, Palaces, Villas etc. So our project is on design and fabrication of two-wheel vehicle and also its a multipurpose utility vehicle. The concept of the model taken from children’s scooter bicycle. The complete body looks like a scooter bicycle in which platform is provided for standing and driving the electric powered scooter. This product is a battery powered and motor-driven vehicle. The scooter is intended to use in indoors areas as well as in outdoor areas, hence eradicating pollution like petrol engines. Key Words: Battery, EV, Electric scooter, Electric bike, Lead acid, Lithium-ion, Electric Motor, Brushless DC, AC motor, DC motor.

The Rescue Tractor: The Propaganda of Technological Progress in Soviet Publications for Children before the Second World War

Childhood in the USSR is a topic of considerable interest for both Russian and non-Russian researchers: it is driven by a constant demand for Soviet children’s literature, the use of related images in modern advertising, and Russians’ nostalgia for their childhood. Contemporary researchers mostly focus on the methods the Soviet government used to construct images of a happy childhood. In the Soviet Union, where the cult of childhood appeared early enough, Soviet propaganda formed the idea of the so-called “paradisiacal places” of Soviet childhood: pioneer camps, recreation parks, etc. The article’s author considers the first five-year plan in the USSR as being the main event of the turn of the 1930s that was explained and promoted to children by Soviet propaganda. The study specifically focuses on the propaganda of industrial development, and not on the topics of the friendship of peoples, class struggle, and the miserable life of workers and their children in other countries. Another feature of the article is the chosen time frame, which makes it possible to take a “screenshot” of the transitional stage of the existence of the Soviet state and the sharp turn in the early 1930s from ideas of internationalism to postulates of “all-Soviet national superiority”. Referring to the popularisation of the achievements of the first five-year plan, the study traces the ideological transition to national patriotic propaganda. The author refers to popular children’s magazines (Murzilka, Yozh, and Chizh) and books, some of which were created by avant-garde artists. The author considers the combination of text and image in children’s periodicals. Promoting industrial development, they presented the young reader with a whole arsenal of machines, putting forward a recognised “king” among them. There were a lot of applicants for wearing the “crown”, including military vehicles, which were extremely popular in the USSR. However, the Soviet country had a more terrible enemy than imperialists and counterrevolutionaries: malnutrition and hunger. It was this fact that made the tractor the main character of technical agitation at the turn of the 1930s in the USSR.

Pandemic wave trends in COVID-19 cases, mobility reduction, and climate parameters in major metropolitan areas in the United States.

In this paper, we analyzed the association among trends in COVID-19 cases, climate, air quality, and mobility changes during the first and second waves of the pandemic in five major metropolitan counties in the United States: Maricopa in Arizona, Cook in Illinois, Los Angeles in California, Suffolk in Massachusetts, and New York County in New York. These areas represent a range of climate conditions, geographies, economies, and state-mandated social distancing restrictions. In the first wave of the pandemic, cases were correlated with humidity in Maricopa, and temperature in Maricopa and Los Angeles. In Suffolk and New York, cases were correlated with mobility changes in recreation, grocery, parks, and transit stations. Neither cases nor death counts were strongly correlated with air quality. Periodic fluctuations in mobility were observed for residential areas during weekends, resulting in stronger correlation coefficients when only weekday datasets were included in the analysis. We also analyzed case-mobility correlations when mobility days were lagged, and found that the strongest correlation in the first wave occurred between 12 and 14 lag days (optimal at 13 days). There was stronger but greater variability in correlation coefficients across metropolitan areas in the first pandemic wave than in the second wave, notably in recreation areas and parks. In the second wave, there was less variability in correlations over lagged time and geographic locations. Overall, we did not find conclusive evidence to support associations between lower cases and climate in all areas. Furthermore, the differences in cases-mobility correlation trends during the two pandemic waves are indicative of the effects of travel restrictions in the early phase of the pandemic and gradual return to travel routines in the later phase. This study highlights the utility of mobility data in understanding the dynamics of disease transmission. It also emphasizes the criticality of timeline and local context in interpreting transmission trends. Mobility data can capture community response to local travel restrictions at different phases of their implementation and provide insights on how these responses evolve over time alongside disease trends.

Conversion of a Garbage Dump Yard into a Landscape Recreational Park: A Study of Impact on Human Perception with Reference to the Meethotamulla Rehabilitation Project

Solid waste is one of the main global issues that arise due to the malfunctioning of solid waste management. It creates an adverse effect on environmental, social, and economical aspects of human wellbeing. Sanitary landfill is a proper solution on solid waste management (SWM) which results in closed landfills leads to implement landscape architectural interventions as a secondary use. Meethotamulla garbage dump yard is one of the main examples which can be identified as a newly implemented project which converts a dump yard into a landscape recreational park for the first time in Sri Lanka. The objective of this study is to identify the impact of this conversion on the human perception of the surrounding community within the micro context and the study will be a motivative study on the landscape architectural approach in Sri Lanka. Changes in human perception were compared according to past, present, and future conditions of the community by using 30 participants who were selected randomly. Participants were selected according to a residential location under limitations such as distance from the dump yard, residential type, and age group. Information processing theory, prospect-refuge theory, Berlyne’s arousal theory, and theory of biophilia were used as the theoretical base for studying the impact on human perception (five senses) through a live interview. After analyzing data, the impact of the conversion on human perception has been affected positively by creating new landscape qualities and a comfortable environment. Initially, the Meethotamulla dump yard has changed the behavioral pattern of the community while leading to anincrease in illegal activities, drop-in educational level, and stressful environment etc. With the development of the recreational park, negative impacts have been controlled and pleasant landscape qualities like calm, pleasing, picturesque, spaciousness, and openness etc. have been improved. As a result, coherence, legibility, complexity, imageability, naturalness, visual scale, novelty, and surprisingness are landscape concepts that have been encouraged. The physical and mental health of the community has been positively impacting and it will be continued in the future as well.&#x0D; Keywords: Meethotamulla dump yard, Meethotamulla rehabilitation project, Solid waste management, Sanitary landfill, Landscape recreational park

Relations of the neighbourhood socio-economic and physical environment with 3-year changes in health-related quality of life among community-dwelling older adults in Belgium

Current evidence on the relations between neighbourhood environments and older adults' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) relies mainly on cross-sectional studies. This longitudinal study aimed to examine the relations of neighbourhood socio-economic status (SES) and objective and perceived physical environmental factors with 3-year changes in physical and mental HRQoL. Baseline and three-year follow-up data were collected in 503 Belgian older adults. Generalized linear mixed models were applied. Participants living in low compared to high SES neighbourhoods experienced stronger decreases in physical and mental HRQoL. Shorter objective distances to the nearest private recreational facility and park and better perceived aesthetics were associated with weaker decreases in physical HRQoL. Independent of time, higher perceived safety from crime was related to better physical and mental HRQoL. Unexpectedly, higher levels of perceived access to recreational facilities, land use mix diversity, connectivity and traffic safety were associated with stronger decreases in HRQoL. To prevent decreases in HRQoL, policies should prioritize older adults living in low SES neighbourhoods and provide aesthetically pleasing and safe neighbourhoods with nearby parks and private recreational facilities. Future research is needed to clarify the observed unanticipated effects and mediating pathways in the relations between neighbourhood environments and HRQoL.

The importance of fine-scale predictors of wild boar habitat use in an isolated population.

Predicting the likelihood of wildlife presence at potential wildlife–livestock interfaces is challenging. These interfaces are usually relatively small geographical areas where landscapes show large variation over small distances. Models of wildlife distribution based on coarse data over wide geographical ranges may not be representative of these interfaces. High‐resolution data can help identify fine‐scale predictors of wildlife habitat use at a local scale and provide more accurate predictions of species habitat use. These data may be used to inform knowledge of interface risks, such as disease transmission between wildlife and livestock, or human–wildlife conflict.This study uses fine‐scale habitat use data from wild boar (Sus scrofa) based on activity signs and direct field observations in and around the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. Spatial logistic regression models fitted using a variant of penalized quasi‐likelihood were used to identify habitat‐based and anthropogenic predictors of wild boar signs.Our models showed that within the Forest of Dean, wild boar signs were more likely to be seen in spring, in forest‐type habitats, closer to the center of the forest and near litter bins. In the area surrounding the Forest of Dean, wild boar signs were more likely to be seen in forest‐type habitats and near recreational parks and less likely to be seen near livestock.This approach shows that wild boar habitat use can be predicted using fine‐scale data over comparatively small areas and in human‐dominated landscapes, while taking account of the spatial correlation from other nearby fine‐scale data‐points. The methods we use could be applied to map habitat use of other wildlife species in similar landscapes, or of movement‐restricted, isolated, or fragmented wildlife populations.