Managing outdoor recreation : case studies in the national parks /

• Main Authors: Manning, Robert E., 1946- (Author), Anderson, Laura E., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2012.
• Subjects: National parks and reserves > Case studies. > Management > United States; Outdoor recreation > Case studies. > Management > United States; Natural Resource Economics, (New March 2000); Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000); Land Resources.; Sport and Recreational Activities, (New March 2000); Tourism and Travel.; Case studies.; Management.; National parks.; Nature tourism.; Outdoor recreation.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps,charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book addresses the issue of managing outdoor recreation to protect park resources and the quality of the visitor experience. The book is organized into three parts. Part I comprises five chapters that draw on the scientific and professional literature in parks and outdoor recreation to develop a systematic and creative approach to outdoor recreation management. Part II of the book presents a series of 20 case studies in managing outdoor recreation in the US National Parks. The 20 case studies span a considerable range of outdoor recreation-related problems and management practices, and a wide spectrum of national parks. Part III consists of a single chapter designed to extract an emerging set of principles that can be used to guide management of outdoor recreation.