Recreation settings, scenery, and visitor experiences: a research assessment.

Daniel R. Williams

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Recreation settings, scenery, and visitor experiences: a research assessment.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Daniel R. Williams

Year:

2007

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

In: Kruger, Linda E.; Mazza, Rhonda; Lawrence, Kelly, eds. Proceedings: National workshop on recreation research and management. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-698. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 29-41

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Abstract

A core task of recreation research is to understand the relation between settings, scenery, and visitor experiences. This paper uses environmental psychology to describe four conceptual models underlying these relations: inherent/aesthetic, opportunity/goal-directed, symbolic, and expressive. The paper then describes some challenges to applying results to recreation resource management.

Keywords

recreation, visitor, research, conceptual models, inherent/aesthetic, opportunity/goal-directed, symbolic, expressive

Citation

Williams, Daniel R. 2007. Recreation settings, scenery, and visitor experiences: a research assessment. In: Kruger, Linda E.; Mazza, Rhonda; Lawrence, Kelly, eds. Proceedings: National workshop on recreation research and management. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-698. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 29-41