In this special issue of the ORN Journal we celebrate common land with a seriesof articles that highlight the challenges of managing these special places and the innovations that help a wide range of uses co-exist and thrive. But first some background. There are 546,000 ha of registered common land in England and Wales and… Read the full article…
Public Parks and looking to the Future, with new ways of Managing them
In February 2017, the Communities and |Local Government Committee published its report on Public Parks having looked at three areas: Why parks matter What challenges are facing the parks sector How we can secure sustainable futures for parks The conclusion of the report was that Parks and greenspace matter and they make a vital contribution… Read the full article…
Digital Data and Outdoor Recreation
Edition 27 forward by Lynn Crowe, Professor of Environmental Management, Department of the Natural and Built Environment, Sheffield Hallam University In this edition of the ORN journal, we focus on the value of digital data and new technologies within outdoor recreation. Many of these papers are a result of presentations given at a research conference… Read the full article…
Volume 26 – Recreational Cycling
In this edition of the Outdoor Recreation Network journal we explore recreational cycling. We have brought together a range of articles that describe how many organisations have supported cycling activities through funding and creating off-road infrastructure and facilities, along with articles by researchers and policy makers to explore the opportunities, challenges and risks. There is… Read the full article…
Volume 25
In 2005 the Countryside (now Outdoor) Recreation Network commissioned joint research by its members from Jules Pretty and his team at Essex University to investigate the contribution that the outdoors makes to people’s health and well-being. We held a one day conference to present the findings hear from a number of case studies. A number… Read the full article…