A Test of Concepts Inherent in Experience Based Setting Management for Outdoor Recreation Areas

Abstract

A B S T R A C T :This study examines assumptions o f the concepts which form the basis fo r experience based setting management o f outdoor recreation areas. To test the assumptions a sample o f wilderness users was surveyed and divided into experience groups based on differences in the specific experiences they desire. These experience groups were then tested fo r differences in their activity and setting preferences. The study was conducted at the Bridget Wilderness, the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, and the Popo Agie Primitive Area in Wyoming during 1978-79. Data were collected by questionnaire, and responses were examined by object cluster analysis to group users on the basis o f the types o f experiences important to them. Results offer supportfor the con cepts tested; three groups with different preferences fo r experiences were iden tified and were fo u n d to differ on the activities, setting, and management ac tions they prefer. Directions forfuture research are given and recommendations concerning the usefulness o f experience based information to recreation plan ning are discussed.K E Y W O R D S : Experience-based recreation setting management, recreation management, experience preferences, management preferences, wilderness recreation.

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