Poor mental health costs about a tenth of global GNP. For many people, nature exposure
improves mental health. This generates a newly recognised health service value for national …

This research aims to explore the potentials of nature-based solutions (NbS) to mitigate the
socio-economic pressures rising from tourism development within protected natural areas …

Inbound tourist arrivals into China have been declining in recent years, possibly in response
to increasing levels of urban air pollution. To examine Westerners' contemporary views on …

Nature is a vital context for transcendent experiences fostering the spiritual dimensions of
humankind. Analysing data from protected areas in China, this paper investigates the ways …

Tourism is important in that protected areas (PAs) provide cultural ecosystem services.
However, interactions between humans and nature, between stakeholders, and between …

The Chinese economy is moving from rapid growth to high-quality development, with the
goal of striving for coordinated socioeconomic and eco-environmental development …

Ecotourism projects are mostly implemented in naturally fragile ecosystems as a savior of
nature, culture, and indigenous people. This paper aims to make quantitative study of …

Confucianism provides a specific view on the world held by many people living in several
Asian societies. It offers views on humans and nature that generally differ from other …

Conducting a periodical systematic review on a given field of study enables to comprehend
the conceptual development of a discipline. A decade has passed since the last in-depth …

The global economic value of parks through improved mental health of tourists has been
estimated at about ten times greater than direct park tourism expenditure. The Chinese term …