The Relationship Between Environmental Concern and Acceptability of Environmental Impacts among Visitors to Two U.S. National Park Settings

Floyd, Myron F.; Jang, Hochan; Noe, Francis P.

doi:10.1006/jema.1997.0151

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“…This finding applies to a greater degree to visitors who have the wilderness (e.g. a national park) as their primary attraction/destination (Uysal et al 1994, Puhakka 2011 and have a higher environmental concern (Floyd et al 1997, Dorwart et al 2009). …”

Section: Factors Influencing Visitor Motivationmentioning

confidence: 84%

“…Such facilitation may, however, impact negatively on the experience of those who are seeking "authentic" experience in nature, and who prefer solitude (Virden & Schreyer 1988, Raadik et al 2010. To balance the need for resource protection and visitor satisfaction in national parks, it is vital to understand visitor tolerance/preferences for such facilitation and for values such as solitude, remoteness and isolation (Roggenbuck et al 1993, Floyd et al 1997, Meng et al 2006 Recent trends in natural area management such as the concepts of adaptive management (Plummer & Fennell 2009) or management by objectives , have explicitly declared the importance of "knowledge based" management, and should ideally be based on science and social science based research. This knowledge based principle is also imbedded in the Norwegian Nature Diversity Act (2009).…”

Section: National Park Management In Norwaymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The academic literature contains some evidence that visitors' outdoor activity preferences may influence their level of support for conservationorientated management actions. However, studies have also shown that visitors to parks and wilderness do observe and are influenced by a variety of negative environmental impacts (Floyd et al 1997). Research also shows that environmental outcomes such as litter, noise, vegetation, or damage to trees all influence wilderness users' perception of their experience in different wilderness areas (Roggenbuck et al 1993, Vistad 1995.…”

Section: Factors Influencing Visitor Motivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The increasing demand for visiting wilderness areas often requires management actions that both conserve the natural resources and ensure a high quality visitor experience. Many of the alpine national parks in southern Norway hold the last remaining populations of wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Europe. Therefore management needs more effective tools to reduce or remove recreational impact on wild reindeer populations. Management actions should also consult research-based knowledge on visitors. Therefore, this study explores the link between visitor motivations and their attitudes towards management actions on track-related -The strategy of 'area restriction' is highly controversial for local communities, due to their long tradition with subsistence harvesting, grazing and traditional agriculture; therefore such a strategy will receive only low approval among the locals and leave the management with low legitimacy at the local level.-The strategy of 'management of the track system' will affect most non-local visitors, but these visitors are more flexible in adapting to a new trail system in the area, or may shift to another area.-Visitors with strong place attachment, as well as wilderness seekers who desire solitude are difficult to influence with physical management actions.-A management strategy that will limit the area of use and behaviour of off-track visitors should include information about ecosystem vulnerability.4

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Section: Factors Influencing Visitor Motivationmentioning

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“…Two user characteristics (education and gender) and one pattern of trail use (experience based on frequency of general trail use) were identified for study (Floyd et al, 1997;Shin and Jaakson, 1997;Hartig, 1993;Schreyer and Beaulieu, 1986). The χ2-analysis (Babbie, 1998) was used to test the significance of the relationship between each user characteristic and pattern of trail use, and the respondents' perceptions of the effect of each recreational use impact on each experience indicator.…”

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“…As the demand for recreational experiences in natural areas is growing, it has made the pressure of adhering to this dual mandate difficult (Kliskey, 1994;Kearsley, 1990). Although recreational experiences are affected by a variety of setting attributes, including social, managerial, and natural factors, ecological impacts are rated as among the most important (Floyd et al, 1997). Recreational use impacts are usually heavily concentrated on a small percentage of the total natural area along a few popular trails and destinations (Hendee et al, 1990).…”

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Effects of recreational use impacts on hiking experiences in natural areas

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Brown

2003

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This study investigated the relationship between recreational use impacts and hiking experiences in natural areas. The effects of trail erosion, extension and widening, muddiness, tree and plant damage, fire rings, and litter were related to four dimensions of recreational experiencessolitude, remoteness, naturalness, and artifactualism. Recreational use impacts were found to have a negative effect on hiking experiences in natural areas. Litter, tree and plant damage, and fire rings had the greatest effect on hiking experience indicators; trail extension and widening and trail erosion had a moderate effect; and muddiness had a minimal effect on experience. Information generated through this study should assist in appropriate planning, design, and management of natural areas to maintain ecological integrity and to provide for quality hiking experiences.

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Defining Indicators and Standards for Tourism Impacts in Protected Areas: Cape Range National Park, Australia

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Visitors' perceptions of impacts and acceptable standards for environmental conditions can provide essential information for the sustainable management of tourist destinations, especially protected areas. To this end, visitor surveys were administered during the peak visitor season in Cape Range National Park, on the northwest coast of Western Australia and adjacent to the iconic Ningaloo Reef. The central focus was visitors' perceptions regarding environmental conditions and standards for potential indicators. Conditions considered of greatest importance in determining visitors' quality of experience included litter, inadequate disposal of human waste, presence of wildlife, levels of noise, and access to beach and ocean. Standards were determined, based on visitors' perceptions, for a range of site-specific and non-site-specific indicators, with standards for facilities (e.g., acceptable number of parking bays, signs) and for negative environmental impacts (e.g., levels of littering, erosion) sought. The proposed standards varied significantly between sites for the facilities indicators; however, there was no significant difference between sites for environmental impacts. For the facilities, the standards proposed by visitors were closely related to the existing situation, suggesting that they were satisfied with the status quo. These results are considered in the context of current research interest in the efficacy of visitor-derived standards as a basis for protected area management.

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The Relationship Between Environmental Concern and Acceptability of Environmental Impacts among Visitors to Two U.S. National Park Settings

Cited by 53 publications

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Linking visitor motivation with attitude towards management restrictions on use in a national park

Linking visitor motivation with attitude towards management restrictions on use in a national park

Effects of recreational use impacts on hiking experiences in natural areas

Defining Indicators and Standards for Tourism Impacts in Protected Areas: Cape Range National Park, Australia

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