The recreation opportunity spectrum: a framework for planning, management, and research.

Roger N. Clark; George H. Stankey

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The recreation opportunity spectrum: a framework for planning, management, and research.

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Authors:

Roger N. Clark, George H. Stankey

Year:

1979

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-098. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 32 p

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Abstract

The end product of recreation management is a diverse range of opportunities from which people can derive various experiences. This paper offers a framework for managing recreation opportunities based on six physical, biological, social, and managerial factors that, when combined, can be utilized by recreationists to obtain diverse experiences.

Keywords

Recreation, land use, multiple use -) recreation, management planning (forest)

Citation

Clark, Roger N.; Stankey, George H. 1979. The recreation opportunity spectrum: a framework for planning, management, and research. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-098. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 32 p