Imagining wilderness

Daniel Dustin; Jeff Rose; Adrienne Cachelin; Wynn Shooter; Scott Schumann

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Imagining wilderness

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Daniel Dustin, Jeff Rose, Adrienne Cachelin, Wynn Shooter, Scott Schumann

Year:

2012

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Cole, David N., comp. Wilderness visitor experiences: Progress in research and management; 2011 April 4-7; Missoula, MT. Proc. RMRS-P-66. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station p. 211-219.

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Abstract

The future of wilderness is open for discussion and debate. In this paper we invite readers to consider four wilderness scenarios, any one of which, or combination of which, seems possible based on current demographic, social, and cultural trends. The purpose of the paper is not so much to try to predict the future as it is to prod readers into pondering the future—a future where wilderness may or may not be valued in the same fashion it is today.

Parent Publication

Wilderness visitor experiences: Progress in research and management; 2011 April 4-7; Missoula, MT

Keywords

management frameworks, recreation management, research methods, solitude, technology, visitor density, wilderness experience

Citation

Dustin, Daniel; Rose, Jeff; Cachelin, Adrienne; Shooter, Wynn; Schumann, Scott. 2012. Imagining wilderness. In: Cole, David N., comp. Wilderness visitor experiences: Progress in research and management; 2011 April 4-7; Missoula, MT. Proc. RMRS-P-66. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station p. 211-219.