Parks and people : managing outdoor recreation at Acadia National Park /
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| Imprint: | Burlington, Vt. : University of Vermont Press ; Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, ©2009. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 336 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11199777 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Outdoor Recreation Research and Management at Acadia National Park
- Indicators and Standards of Quality
- Visitor Use of Acadia National Park
- Standards of Quality in Parks and Outdoor Recreation
- Indicators and Standards of Quality for the Schoodic Peninsula
- Indicators and Standards of Quality for Trail and Campsite Conditions at Isle au Haut
- Indicators of Quality of the Visitor Experience on Ocean Drive
- Research to Guide Trail Management at Acadia National Park
- Indicators and Standards of Quality across Space and Time
- Do Parks Make Good Neighbors? Community Residents' Perceptions of Acadia National Park
- Design and Assessment of Transportation Systems on Mount Desert Island
- Crowding in Parks and Outdoor Recreation
- Crowding, Conflict, and Coping in Outdoor Recreation
- Use of Visual Research Methods to Measure Standards of Quality for Parks and Outdoor Recreation
- Alternative Measurement Approaches for Normative Standards of Crowding in Parks and Outdoor Recreation
- What's Behind the Numbers? Qualitative Insights into Normative Research in Outdoor Recreation
- Monitoring
- Monitoring Recreation Visits to Acadia National Park
- Design and Implementation of a Monitoring Program for the Carriage Roads
- Computer Simulation Modeling as a Monitoring Tool for the Carriage Roads
- Monitoring and Assessing Trail Conditions at Acadia National Park
- Monitoring Visitor Impacts on Cadillac Mountain Using Remote Sensing
- Monitoring Parking Lot Conditions to Assess the Effectiveness of Alternative Transportation and Travel Information Technologies at Acadia National Park
- Management
- Managing Visitor Impacts on Cadillac Mountain
- Using Computer Simulation Modeling to Support Management of Social Carrying Capacity of Ocean Drive
- A Comparative Study of Tradeoffs among Trail Attributes at Acadia National Park
- A Stated-Choice Analysis of Visitor Preferences on Cadillac Mountain
- Assessing the Effectiveness of Intelligent Transportation System Technology to Manage Visitor Use at Acadia National Park
- An Experiment in Park Traffic Patterns on the Acadia National Park Loop Road
- Conclusion: Managing Parks and People
- References Cited
- Index