Managing outdoor recreation conflict on the Squamish, British Columbia Trail Network

Ana Elia Ramón Hidalgo; Howard Harshaw

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Managing outdoor recreation conflict on the Squamish, British Columbia Trail Network

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Authors:

Ana Elia Ramón Hidalgo, Howard Harshaw

Year:

2012

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 134-140.

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Abstract

Recreationists with high expectations of satisfaction from outdoor recreation activities are increasingly using trails networks near urban areas. But differences in expectations, behaviors and values of trail users may create conflicts resulting in unsatisfactory experiences. The objective of this study was to test the efficacy of management practices that may reduce social value conflict (SVC) and interpersonal conflict (IPC). The research is a survey-based, cross-sectional case study of the Squamish Trail Network (n = 340).

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Hidalgo, Ana Elia Ramón; Harshaw, Howard. 2012. Managing outdoor recreation conflict on the Squamish, British Columbia Trail Network. In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 134-140.