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Trends in wilderness use and their social and ecological implications

Creator:

Hall, Troy E.

Abstract:

Three studies were performed in Oregon wildernesses. The first used wilderness permit and trailhead registration data to evaluate trends in use of Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson, and Eagle Cap Wildernesses from 1976 to 1994. Recreational visitor days were found to have declined, but the number of visits increased dramatically, because...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Management implications of displacement and product shift : longitudinal research on the Rogue River

Creator:

Shindler, Bruce A.

Abstract:

While resource managers often rely on feedback from recreation users on which to base long-term decisions, displacement (when users dissatisfied with crowding or resource impacts move on to more remote sites) and product shift (users respond to increased densities by changing their definition of the recreation experience) are viewed as...

Resource Type:

Dissertation