Wilderness Management... A Computerized System for Summarizing Permit Information

Gary H. Elsner

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Wilderness Management... A Computerized System for Summarizing Permit Information

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Authors:

Gary H. Elsner

Year:

1972

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

General Technical Report PSW-2. Berkeley, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8p

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Abstract

Permits were first needed for visits to wilderness areas in California during summer 1971. A computerized system for analyzing these permits and summarizing information from them has been developed. It produces four types of summary tables: point-of-origin of visitors; daily variation in total number of persons present; variations in group size; and variations in length of stay. The Wilderness Information system was tested by analyzing 23,936 permits issued for six California wilderness areas in summer 1971.

Keywords

wilderness management, wilderness users, recreation use, statistics, wilderness information system

Citation

Elsner, Gary H. 1972. Wilderness Management... A Computerized System for Summarizing Permit Information. General Technical Report PSW-2. Berkeley, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8p