| Abstract: | This paper reviews the body of literature on recreation resource impacts and their management in the United States, with a primary focus on research within designated wildernesses during the past 15 years since the previous review (Cole 1987b). Recreation impacts have become a salient issue among wilderness scientists, managers and advocates alike. Studies of recreation impacts, referred to as recreation ecology, have expanded and diversified. Research has shifted its focus more towards questions driven by wilderness and park planning frameworks such the Limits of Acceptable Change and the Visitor Experience and Resource Protection. This paper begins by providing an overview of recreation impacts and their significance in wilderness, followed by a review of research approaches and methods. Major findings from recent studies are summarized. The contribution of this knowledge base to management decisionmaking and practices is examined. The paper concludes with a discussion of major knowledge gaps and suggested areas for future research. |
| Genre: | Book chapter |
| ProdID: | 5211050 |
| Citation Author: | Leung, Y.F.; Marion, J.L. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Proceedings: Wilderness Science in a Time of Change, May 23-27, 1999, Missoula, MT. Vol. 5, Wilderness ecosystems, threats, and management |
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| Citation Public Comments: | OCLC: 46344134. PDF on file: 5512_Leung.pdf |
| Citation Publisher: | USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station |
| Citation Series: | Proceedings RMRS-P-15-Vol-5. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Recreation impacts and management in wilderness: A state-of-knowledge review; 2000; Book chapter; Proceedings: Wilderness Science in a Time of Change, May 23-27, 1999, Missoula, MT. Vol. 5, Wilderness ecosystems, threats, and management; Leung, Y.F.; Marion, J.L. |
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| Citation Year: | 2000 |
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| Text: | Recreation impacts and management in wilderness: A state-of-knowledge review; 2000; Book chapter; Proceedings: Wilderness Science in a Time of Change, May 23-27, 1999, Missoula, MT. Vol. 5, Wilderness ecosystems, threats, and management; Leung, Y.F.; Marion, J.L. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:23 -0500 |
| Publisher: | USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station |
