Environmental values, ethics, and depreciative behavior in wildland settings

Dorceta E. Taylor; Patricia L. Winter

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Environmental values, ethics, and depreciative behavior in wildland settings

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Dorceta E. Taylor, Patricia L. Winter

Year:

1995

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

In: Chavez, Deborah J., tech. coord. Proceedings of the Second Symposium on Social Aspects and Recreation Research, February 23-25, 1994, San Diego, California. Gen. Tech. Rep PSW-GTR-156. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture: 59-66

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Abstract

Preliminary results were examined from a self-administered questionnaire regarding the relationships between personal values, individual characteristics, and depreciative behaviors. Respondents were queried about socio-demographics, reasons for visiting forest recreation areas, reasons for liking and disliking the forest, activities witnessed while visiting the forest, activities and occurrences that bothered the respondent, depreciative behaviors engaged in, and suggested penalties. Interesting racial variations were revealed in several areas of inquiry. Findings are useful to resource managers and researchers seeking insight into depreciative behaviors.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the second symposium on social aspects and recreation research, February 23-25, 1994, San Diego, California

Citation

Taylor, Dorceta E.; Winter, Patricia L. 1995. Environmental values, ethics, and depreciative behavior in wildland settings. In: Chavez, Deborah J., tech. coord. Proceedings of the Second Symposium on Social Aspects and Recreation Research, February 23-25, 1994, San Diego, California. Gen. Tech. Rep PSW-GTR-156. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture: 59-66