Environmental resource management

Pathology

Disease

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Redistribution (election)

Biology

Pandemic

Environmental planning

Politics

Recreation

Outbreak

Political science

Virology

Geography

Programming language

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Computer science

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Environmental science

Visitor pattern

Medicine

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

This paper reports results from three studies concerning outdoor recreation participation and trends during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden. The studies, undertaken at national, regional and local levels, used surveys, interviews and PPGIS approaches, to build a solid knowledge base. Results are analyzed with particular attention given to management and policy implications based on the following observations: increased outdoor recreation participation, changes in lifestyle and routines, new visitor profiles and activity trends, spatial changes, visitor displacement, spatial redistribution, and indications of post-pandemic outdoor recreation behavior. The Swedish case is of special interest because of high accessibility to nature areas and few restrictions to recreate in nature due to the pandemic. Hence, this study could serve as a reference for other countries with more Covid-19 related restrictions and less accessible nature for recreation.

Outdoor recreation in Sweden during and after the COVID-19 pandemic – management and policy implications