Visitor use density and wilderness experience: proceedings; 2000 June 13; Missoula, MT

Abstract

The workshop was convened to assess progress and offer further ideas regarding scientific contributions to (1) understanding relationships between visitor use density and wilderness experiences and (2) applying such knowledge to decisions about use limitation in wilderness and parks. The first paper provides an overview of the topic and the papers presented at the workshop. Subsequent papers include reviews of previous research, discussion of issues related to use limitation, exploration of the solitude concept and of visitor conflict, and explications of alternative research methodologies.

Titles contained within Visitor use density and wilderness experience: proceedings; 2000 June 13; Missoula, MT

• Use density, visitor experience, and limiting recreational use in wilderness: progress to date and research needs
• Visitor use density and wilderness experiences: a historical review of research
• Carrying capacity as "informed judgment": The values of science and the science of values
• Approaches to measuring quality of the wilderness experience
• Use limits in wilderness: Assumptions and gaps in knowledge
• Limiting recreational use in wilderness: Research issues and management challenges in appraising their effectiveness
• Wilderness solitude: Beyond the social-spatial perspective
• Goal interference and social value differences: understanding wilderness conflicts and implications for managing social density

Citation

Freimund, Wayne A.; Cole, David N., comps. 2001. Visitor use density and wilderness experience: proceedings; 2000 June 13; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-20. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 67 p.