TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Method to Support Hikers in Natural Areas in the Selection of Paths Tailored for them
AU - Felice, Paolino Di 
JO  - Asian Journal of Information Technology
VL  - 13
IS  - 7
SP  - 382
EP  - 388
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1682-3915
DO  - ajit.2014.382.388
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ajit.2014.382.388
KW  - Hiking
KW  -hiking path
KW  -human factor
KW  -motivational factor
KW  -hazards
AB  - Hiking can provide rural economic development as well as a 
  variety of benefits on the community of walkers, including improved fitness 
  and public health. That is why, many communities are expanding their attention 
  in developing and maintaining recreational trails as tourist attractions to 
  stimulate economic growth. Nowadays, the more widespread way of serving hikers 
  by regional authorities consists in the development of web sites about trials. 
  Unfortunately, the existing sites are unsatisfactory because they display, in 
  a sort of digital shop window, all the paths surveyed leaving to the hikers 
  the decision of choosing one. This study first makes the conjecture that two 
  factors are relevant in the hiking domain called: human factor and motivational 
  factor. Then, building on such an assumption, it proposes a method for selecting 
  the set of paths that best fit the profile and motivations of a specific hiker, 
  hopefully by preventing that he runs into accident hazards and/or health risks 
  during the excursion.
ER  -