Gatineau Park: a case study of managing recreation in the wildland-urban interface

Abstract

Gatineau Park, a few kilometers from the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, is a classic example of a park confronted by management issues related to the wildland-urban interface. The park, comprising 36,300 hectares of forested and hilly Canadian Shield terrain stretching 50 kilometres in length, extends into the National Capital region, which has a population of over one million. A new Master Plan was approved for the park in 2005. This study uses a case study approach where Gatineau Park is intensively investigated to obtain insights that might be helpful to other parks in managing recreation in the wildland-urban interface.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the 2006 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Heintzman, Paul. 2007. Gatineau Park: a case study of managing recreation in the wildland-urban interface. In: Burns, R.; Robinson, K., comps. Proceedings of the 2006 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 2006 April 9-11; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-14. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 432-439.