“…The original idea of negatively perceived crowding being solely caused by high user density has been disproven long ago (Absher & Lee, 1981)increasing use does not necessarily lead to lower satisfaction levels. According to further research, perceived crowding depends on a variety of factors such as usual social environments (Baum, Harpin, & Valins, 1975), nationality or origin (Doorne, 2000;Yagi & Pearce, 2007), visitor type (Manning, Valliere, Minteer, Wang, & Jacobi, 2000), the type of desired activity (J. L. Cohen, Sladen, & Bennett, 1975), previous experience (Absher & Lee, 1981;Grieser, Dawson, & Schuster, 2005;Kearsley & Coughlan, 1999;Manning et al, 2000), expectations (Absher & Lee, 1981;Ditton et al, 1983;Doorne, 2000;Schreyer & Roggenbuck, 1978), motivations (Ditton et al, 1983;Manning et al, 2000), the number of expected and actual encounters (Manning et al, 2000;Shelby, 1980), coping techniques (Kearsley & Coughlan, 1999;Schneider & Hammitt, 1995), and other aspects regarding the quality of the experience (Ditton et al, 1983;Glasson, Godfrey, & Goodey, 1995;Shelby, 1980). However, the main factor in determining the perception of other visitors is the environment itself and the particular gaze that it encourages in individuals.…”