Parks and people : managing outdoor recreation at Acadia National Park / Robert E. Manning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Robert E., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Outdoor recreation--Research--Case studies.

Outdoor recreation.

Outdoor recreation--Environmental aspects--Maine--Acadia National Park--Management.

Acadia National Park (Me.)--Management.

Acadia National Park (Me.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Parks & people

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Vt. : University of Vermont Press ; Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A science-based approach to outdoor recreation management at Maine's Acadia National Park, applicable to parks and conservation areas nationwide

Contents:

Title Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Outdoor Recreation Research and Management at Acadia National Park; 1 | Visitor Use of Acadia National Park; 2 | Standards of Quality in Parks and Outdoor Recreation; 3 | Indicators and Standards ofQuality for the Schoodic Peninsula; 4 | Indicators and Standards of Quality for Trail and Campsite Conditions at Isle au Haut; 5 | Indicators of Quality for the Visitor Experience on Ocean Drive; 6 | Research to Guide Trail Management at Acadia National Park; 7 | Indicators and Standards of Quality across Space and Time

8 | Do Parks Make Good Neighbors?: Community Residents' Perceptions of Acadia National Park 9 | Design and Assessment of Transportation Systems on Mount Desert Island; 10 | Crowding in Parks and Outdoor Recreation; 11 | Crowding, Conflict, and Coping in Outdoor Recreation; 12 | Use of Visual Research Methods to Measure Standards of Quality for Parks and Outdoor Recreation; 13 | Alternative Measurement Approaches for Normative Standards of Crowding in Parks and Outdoor Recreation; 14 | What's Behind the Numbers?: Qualitative Insights into Normative Research in Outdoor Recreation

15 | Monitoring Recreation Visits to Acadia National Park 16 | Design and Implementation of a Monitoring Plan for the Carriage Roads; 17 | Computer Simulation Modeling as a Monitoring Tool for the Carriage Roads; 18 | Monitoring and Assessing Trail Conditions at Acadia National Park; 19 | Monitoring Visitor Impacts on Cadillac Mountain Using Remote Sensing; 20 | Monitoring Parking Lot Conditions to Assess the Effectiveness of Alternative Transportation and Travel Information Technologies at Acadia National Park; 21 | Managing Visitor Impacts on Cadillac Mountain

22 | Using Computer Simulation Modeling to Support Management of Social Carrying Capacity of Ocean Drive 23 | A Comparative Study of Tradeoffs among Trail Attributes at Acadia National Park; 24 | A Stated-Choice Analysis of Visitor Preferences on Cadillac Mountain; 25 | Assessing the Effectiveness of Intelligent Transportation System Technology to Manage Visitor Use at Acadia National Park; 26 | An Experiment in Park Traffic Patterns on the Acadia National Park Loop Road; Conclusion: Managing Parks and People; References Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612473029

9781282473027

1282473026

9781584658818

1584658819

OCLC:

558709093