Indicators of standards of the quality of the visitor experience at a heavily-used national park

Robert E. Manning; David W. Lime; Richard F. McMonagle

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Indicators of standards of the quality of the visitor experience at a heavily-used national park

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Authors:

Robert E. Manning, David W. Lime, Richard F. McMonagle

Year:

1995

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Vander Stoep, Gail A., ed. Proceedings of the 1994 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 1994 April 10-12; Saratoga Springs, NY.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-198. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 24-32

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Abstract

Contemporary approaches to determining and managing carrying capacity of national parks and similar areas focus on indicators and standards of quality. The National Park Service is currently developing the Visitor Experience and Resource Protection process which adopts this approach to carrying capacity. This process is being applied to Arches National Park, Utah, through a two-phase research program aimed at identifying indicators and standards of the quality of the visitor experience.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 1994 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Manning, Robert E.; Lime, David W.; McMonagle, Richard F. 1995. Indicators of standards of the quality of the visitor experience at a heavily-used national park. In: Vander Stoep, Gail A., ed. Proceedings of the 1994 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 1994 April 10-12; Saratoga Springs, NY.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-198. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 24-32