Adapting the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) for states lands planning

Susan Bulmer; Linda Henzel; Ann Mates; Matt Moore; Thomas More

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Adapting the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) for states lands planning

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Authors:

Susan Bulmer, Linda Henzel, Ann Mates, Matt Moore, Thomas More

Year:

2002

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Todd, Sharon, comp., ed. 2002. Proceedings of the 2001 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-289. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 447-451.

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Abstract

The huge population increases anticipated over the next century make the problem of identifying and conserving open space critical. While the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum is undoubtedly the most sophisticated recreation inventory system established to date, it was designed for, and is best suited to, the large tracts of public lands in the western U.S, In this paper, we detail the results of a task force that sought to extend the original ROS to include both federal and state lands planning in the Northeast, using Vermont as an example.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2001 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Bulmer, Susan; Henzel, Linda; Mates, Ann; Moore, Matt; More, Thomas A. 2002. Adapting the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) for states lands planning. In: Todd, Sharon, comp., ed. 2002. Proceedings of the 2001 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-289. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 447-451.