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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Recreation Ecology"”.
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Recreation Ecology of Colorado Fourteeners: An Assessment of Trail Usage and Impacts
… of trail usage, explanatory variables, and recreational impacts across all 58 Fourteeners, and details evaluation adjustments that minimize error and produce results in-step with the resource management framework. Relative to a baseline study completed in 2005, substantial changes occurred …
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Integrating Geospatial Technology and Ecological Research in the Analysis of Sustainable Recreation Infrastructure
… dissertation is an inquiry into two disciplines: recreation ecology and geospatial analysis. The dissertation consists of three journal article manuscripts focusing on the sustainability of recreational infrastructure components in backcountry and wilderness settings. Two articles focus on …
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Longitudinal variation in environmental impact at rock climbing areas in the Red River Gorge limits of acceptable change study area, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
<p>Recreation ecology began in the 1960s to measure the impacts of recreation on ecosystems. Area of environmental impact is an important objective to assess recreational impact. However, few researchers have examined the trends of these impacts over time. This study measures the environmental area …
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Assessing and Evaluating Recreation Resource Impacts: Spatial Analytical Approaches
It is generally recognized that the magnitude of recreation resource impacts should be judged by their severity and spatial qualities, including extent, distribution, and association. Previous investigations, however, have primarily focused on assessing the severity of impacts, with limited …
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Visitor Impact Assessment and Management for Protected Areas in Central and South America
… functionality of certain facilities like recreation sites and trails. Recreation ecology and visitor impact management expertise and tools are available to help balance the potentially conflicting management goals of protecting natural resources and permitting visitation but such knowledge …
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Backcountry campsite conditions assessed for limits of acceptable change planning in Shenandoah National Park
… during a census completed using methods from recreation ecology. To assess the consistency and precision of campsite surveyors, techniques from educational measurement are adopted, including generalizability theory and decision studies. For each indicator, these techniques reveal the …
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Spatial Tools for Management of Protected Natural Areas: Case Studies in Camping Management and Trail Impact Assessment
… each contributing significant advancements to recreation ecology by examining the effectiveness of various spatial tools in camping and trail management. The first article leverages strategic spatial planning, considering topography and spacing, to limit camping impacts and enhance visitor …
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Location and Design of Recreational Hiking Trails: Application of GIS Technology
As population increases, the need for public recreation facilities and resources increases. The U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and other recreation providers are constrained by limited time and funding to plan for, and implement, recreational facilities for the areas that they serve. …
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An Adaptive Assessment of Visitor Impacts to Protected Areas
As an applied approach to recreation management, adaptive management allows researchers and protected area managers to cooperatively improve management policies, and achieve the dual mandate to protect natural resources and provide high-quality recreational experiences. Through an evaluation of the …
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Backcountry Trails Near Stream Corridors: An Ecological Approach To Design
… show that riparian landscapes are sensitive to recreation impacts. This thesis examines concepts for designing trails in ecologically compatible ways near backcountry stream corridors. The synthesis of the literature regarding the biophysical processes of stream corridors and the effects of …
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Spatial Studies to Support the Management of Long Distance Trails
… access to protected natural areas and providing recreation to hikers, runners, cyclists, equestrians, motorists, and many more worldwide. This research presents spatial studies intended to improve understanding of the environmental, managerial, and use-related factors that influence management of …
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Assessing and Evaluating Recreational Trails on Public Lands
This dissertation contains two journal articles; the first article (Chapter 2) evaluates the relative influences of use, managerial and environmental factors on trail width, from a survey of all formal trails in Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. Regression analyses of trail width data focus on …
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Modeling Areal Measures of Campsite Impacts on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, USA Using Airborne LiDAR and Field Collected Data
Recent research has emphasized the need to professionally manage campsites for long-term use, particularly in light of rising visitation to natural protected areas worldwide. Camping regulations vary considerably along the length of any long-distance trail due to the many land types and management …
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The Influence of Layout on Degradation of the Appalachian Trail
This research investigates the influence of layout and design on the severity of trail degradation. Previous trail studies have been restricted by relatively small study areas which provide a limited range of environmental conditions and therefore produce findings with limited applicability; this …