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Lehrke, F.; Von Ruschkowski, E.; Rüter, S., |
| Title |
Mountain Bikers, recreationists, land owners and conservationists: Multiple conflicts in Hannover’s Deister region |
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| Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Recreation, tourism and nature in a changing world |
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| Volume |
MMV 5 - Proceedings |
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Pages |
56-57 |
| Keywords |
MMV5, mountain bikers, conflicts, forest, Germany, Deister |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 86 |
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2704 |
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| Author |
Raschi, A.; Trampetti, S., |
| Title |
Introduction |
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| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
15-15 |
| Keywords |
MMV4 |
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| Call Number |
ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 886 |
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2565 |
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Moore, S.A., |
| Title |
What is the place of democracy in recreation ecology? |
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| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
57-61 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, democracy, practical wisdom, public, recreation ecology, visitors |
| Abstract |
What should be monitored and who decides has been debated for as long as recreation ecology has been with us. The early work on planning frameworks advocates consulting with visitors to determine what conditions are important to them and then derive resource and social indicators from this information. Any associated standards are then similarly set with visitors’ input. At the same time, recreation ecologists have selected indicators that allow measurement and predictions regarding the relationships between resource and social conditions and levels of visitor use. Where are we now regarding these choices? A democratic perspective would argue that visitors should have significant influence on indicator selection and the standards that might accompany them. But what role does this leave for scientists and institutionally derived scientific knowledge in recreation ecology? In this paper I argue that we are morally and societally bound to embrace a democratic approach to recreation ecology with scientists and managers working with visitors, and others with a vested interest in protected areas, to develop ‘practical wisdom’ that can be evoked as a central tenet of recreation ecology. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 904 |
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2574 |
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Cottrell, S.P., |
| Title |
Perceptions, attitudes and perceived benefits of local residents about tourism development in and around European Protected Area Network Parks |
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2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
72-76 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, Sustainability, tourism, indicators, monitoring |
| Abstract |
This paper presents the European Protected Area Network (PAN Parks) approach (mixed methods) for monitoring resident beliefs about the benefits of PAN Parks status and satisfaction with tourism development. Comparison of results and lessons learned from studies done in Poland, Bulgaria, and Finland are given. Hypothesizes imply that economic, socio-cultural, ecological, and institutional dimensions of sustainable tourism influence perceived benefits of PAN Park status and satisfaction with tourism development. As residents’ satisfaction with the economic, socio-cultural, institutional and ecological aspects of sustainable tourism increase, so do beliefs about the benefits of PAN Park status and satisfaction with tourism development in the PAN Park regions. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 914 |
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2579 |
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Puhakka, R.; Cottrell, S.P.; Siikamäki, P., |
| Title |
Role of Oulanka PAN Park in Local Community Development in Northeastern Finland |
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| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
78-82 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, certification, national parks, PAN Parks, sustainable tourism |
| Abstract |
As a result of the growth of nature-based tourism, national parks have become important tourist attractions in Finland, and they have an increasing role as tools for regional development especially in the northern peripheries of the country. Meanwhile, new international initiatives to develop sustainable nature-based tourism have been introduced in Finland. PAN (Protected Area Network) Parks Foundation is a non-profit organization aimed to balance the needs of wilderness protection and community development by facilitating sustainable tourism development in European parks. This study examines the socio-cultural sustainability of tourism in Oulanka National Park perceived by local stakeholders. The central question concerns the role of PAN Parks certification in community and tourism development. Does it benefit socio-cultural development in the region, and does it have some disadvantages from the perspective of local people? The study is based on a mixed methods approach including a questionnaire (n=314) and semi-structured interviews (n=40) conducted in Oulanka region in 2007 for representatives of NGOs, tourism and other businesses, municipalities and public sector, and local residents. Findings show that most of the stakeholders have a positive attitude towards tourism development in Oulanka. The economic benefits of PAN Parks status have not yet been realized, but locals expect the benefits will grow while tourists’ familiarity with PAN Parks increases. Local residents’ knowledge of PAN Parks is still weak. Although nature-based tourism benefits community in various ways, locals also perceive disadvantages caused by the park. The biggest problems identified in the study are related to participation possibilities and contradictions with traditional subsistence economies (e.g., fishing, hunting and reindeer herding). Thus, it is essential to pay attention to the distribution of benefits and burdens of the park development – also to those which are not related to monetary interests. Increasing co-operation with local stakeholders could improve the mutual relations. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 918 |
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2581 |
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Raschi, A.; Crisci, A.; Mikicic, S., |
| Title |
Climate change and ski areas in Trentino region, Italy |
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| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
93-93 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, Climate change, meteo, ski, winter tourism |
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The existence of an ongoing climate change cannot be denied, or hidden, and tourism is going to be affected by it to a large extent. The analysis of current trends in the response of tourism to climate change, in conjunction with the forecast of future climate scenaries, can help us in focusing the possible solutions to future possible problems. This work focused on the existing trends in winter tourism in the Trentino region (Italian Alps), by analysing, for the years 1981/1982 to 2007/2008, the climate data from six meteo stations located in ski resorts characterized by different height and geographical position. Data analysis showed that the number of the days with more than 20 cm of snow, minimum level for permitting skiing, is reducing, and interannual variability is increasing. The trend is particularly evident for lower altitude areas. The average, minimum and maximum temperatures of above mentioned winter periods was compared with tourist arrivals suggesting an inverse correlation, with a marked decrease in tourists arrivals in higher temperature periods. The results support the conclusion that the tourists will be obliged to reach higher ski areas with lower temperature and adequate snow level, while a further increase in temperatures will lead the lower ski areas to disappear, and the high seasonal variability will put at risk winter tourism itself in many areas. The further perspective of research, on tourism trends in summer season, will also be outlined. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 926 |
Serial |
2585 |
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Pfeifer, J.; Hennig, S.; Opp, C., |
| Title |
Analysis of visitor nodes as a tool for visitor management by the example of Berchtesgaden National Park |
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| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
121-126 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, visitor nodes, recreational use, visitor management, infrastructure and statistical analysis |
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Infrastructural elements in protected areas play an important role for visitors. They provide equipment to visitor activities and their demands. However data on infrastructure is frequently disregarded. Concepts and models to collect and deal with infrastructure data have to be developed. In Berchtesgaden National Park the concept of visitor nodes is used in order to support visitor management. Identification of 81 visitor nodes in this protected area took place. They have been classified into five categories: “place for excursions”, “destination for hiking”, “information”, “resting” and “orientation”. Each category is characterized through a defined standard supply. By using categories, evaluation of each visitor node was done. Deficits as well as satisfying situations became observably. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 942 |
Serial |
2592 |
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English, D.B.K.; Zarnoch, S.J.; Bowker, J.M., |
| Title |
Trap shyness in onsite visitor surveys; evidence from the U.S |
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| Year |
2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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MMV 4 - Proceedings |
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Pages |
135-138 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, Estimation bias, onsite surveys, recreation visitation, trap shyness |
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In onsite surveys of visitors, whether the purpose is estimating visitation volume or characteristics of the visit population, those who visit the area multiple times per year are candidates to be surveyed more than one time. In such surveys, each visit represents a unique sampling unit. However, individuals may be unwilling to be surveyed after the first contact. The phenomenon is similar to ‘trap shyness’ in wildlife studies wherein an animal learns to avoid traps after the initial experience. If trap shyness exists, it has the potential to bias the results for either or both visitation estimation or describing the average visit characteristics. There is some anecdotal evidence that trap shyness does exist, and could be problematic for long-term surveys such as the National Visitor Use Monitoring program used by the US Forest Service. This paper describes the conceptual framework for how trap shyness can affect both visitation estimates and visit characteristics, identify empirical hypotheses to be tested that provide evidence of trap shyness, present results for the hypotheses, and describe possible improvements to sampling processes that could determine it existence and extent. Data for the paper come from onsite surveying collected during the period October 2004 – September 2007 for about three dozen National Forests. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 948 |
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2595 |
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Von Ruschkowski, E.; Valdeig, S.; Jakob, R.; Homann, S., |
| Title |
Designing a visitor monitoring concept for Harz National Park in Germany |
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2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
144-147 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, Harz National Park, visitor monitoring concept, Germany |
| Abstract |
Germany’s protected areas encounter many specific challenges in regards to visitor management. Due to a high population density, they are frequented by high visitor numbers who also enter unaccounted for from diffuse ingress points as access is free of charge. Additionally, Germany’s parks are historically young. Thus, scientific monitoring is often limited to conservation issues whereas socioeconomic dimensions are not always considered a core management issue. Harz National Park with an area of 246 km2, situated in the German states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, is a typical example. Although visitor counts have been conducted in several recreational “hot spots” within in the park, no quantitative and qualitative visitor use statistics for the park as a whole exist. As a consequence, the park administration lacks information that is necessary to analyse and evaluate potential conflicts between visitor use and conservation objectives. In 2007, the Institute of Environmental Planning and the Harz National Park administration joined efforts to develop a long-term strategy to implement visitor use monitoring with the national park. Based on extensive interviews, mainly with park staff, and an evaluation of current available technologies, a first framework was developed which will address the methodological challenges outlined above. Key pillars of the framework are a concept for quantitative visitor counts by means of pyroelectric counters and a modular-structured questionnaire to collect qualitative data such as visitor preferences, and value added to the region. The framework will now further undergo scientific evaluation to be implemented from 2009 onwards. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 952 |
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2597 |
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Colas, S.; Fitton, M.; Thaxter, P., |
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The progress project: the dynamics of involving the public in managing Peri-Urban Forests |
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2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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| Volume |
MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
165-168 |
| Keywords |
MMV4 |
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The EU Forest Action Plan gives special emphasis to the benefits of Urban and Peri-urban forests for public recreation and as an aid to public understanding of conservation issues. At the same time forest and green recreation is being promoted in national agendas because of perceived therapeutic benefits. This strong promotion of forest recreation has re-kindled the concerns that recreation use would damage the resource and have major detrimental impact on biodiversity. The PROGRESS project, which focussed on two peri-urban forests in England and France, offered the opportunity to review these issues. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 962 |
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2602 |
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Hennig, S., |
| Title |
The recreation perspective. A recreationalists typology on visitors and their behaviour by the example of Berchtesgaden National Park |
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2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
183-187 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, visitor characteristics, recreational behaviour, typologies, management, statistical analysis |
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To perform its tasks management needs information on visitors. They provide insight into the recreational situation of protected areas and support management decisions. Therefor, data on visitor use and visitation behaviour have to be analyzed and mapped. However, information on visitors should not be reduced on singular variables. It is important to combine these different characteristics and build up types of visitors respectively visitor behaviour. In favour of this the approach of recreation perspective is elaborated. The concept takes account of existing typologies on (nature-based) tourism and their attributes (e.g. size, age). Furthermore, visitor behaviour is integrated. Distinguished in macro and micro behaviour it is expressed by choice of activity, destination, type, location and duration of extended stops etc.. Considering these aspects visitors can be categorized into several types. The recreation perspective is worked out and applied to the German Berchtesgaden National Park. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 968 |
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2605 |
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Parry, R.; Williams, S.; Watkins, J.A., |
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Understanding the recreation preferences and constraints of low participation social groups |
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2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
188-192 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, constraints and preferences, participation, under-representation and exclusion |
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Current research has indicated that participation in informal outdoor recreation is relatively low among certain groups, such as young people, older people, women, ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities. There is pressure on policy makers and practitioners to address this apparent imbalance. This paper reviews the findings of an international literature review which highlighted that there has been a focus on ëconstraintsí rather than on ëpreferencesí, particularly in relation to participation in outdoor recreation in the UK. It would appear from the literature that there is a presumption that the main reasons for low participation are related to structural barriers (such as lack of transport) rather than a lack of understanding of the recreation preferences of non-traditional participants. This has raised the question of whether it is achievable to change the prevalent attitude amongst the countryside sector from one of ëwe expect people to want what we provideí, to one of ëwe will provide for what people wantí. Would such a paradigm shift be successful in achieving more equitable outdoor recreation participation? |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 970 |
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2606 |
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Türk, S., |
| Title |
Urban greens for recreation, outdoor activities and nature experience |
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2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
220-223 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, Urban greens, management concepts, guidelines |
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A modern management of recreational areas for communities should be understood as a useful planning tool. Only an active management of such natural areas nearby settlements, used for outdoor and recreational sports and nature experiences, will fulfill long-term recreation planning in communities and will yield in an increasing quality of life and environmental issues for its habitants. However an integrated concept is needed, which means all categories of recreational issues have to be brought together throughout all departments in a reasonable way. That accounts for all communities independent of its size and structure. Management of recreational areas is not a further inconvenient development planning tool; it is an effective instrument for advancing natural orientated recreational areas. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 984 |
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2613 |
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Tuulentie, S., |
| Title |
Nature and environment in Finland’s and Lapland’s tourism strategies |
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2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
224-228 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, Climate change, nature tourism, rural development, textual analysis, tourism strategy |
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Nature is regarded as one of the main tourism attractions in Finland as well as in many other destinations. This makes tourism especially important for rural areas, such as Lapland. Rural communities in sparsely populated areas have to deal with environmental changes caused by the increase in the use of natural resources and also by global issues, e.g. climate change. Anticipation and adaptation are important for the strategic tourism planning. Strategic development work is part of the planning system at many geographical levels. The purpose of this study is to evaluate how recent national and regional tourism strategy documents take into account issues related to those natural surroundings where tourism takes place in Finland. What is the role of national parks and other protected areas in tourism planning, which natural features are emphasised, and how such environmental issues as climate change are anticipated? The results of the textual analysis of three tourism strategy documents show that tourism development is often discussed only in economic and marketing terms and not much from the point of view of environmental or socio-cultural issues. For example, strategy documents refer to climate change in a very cursory way. National parks and other protected areas are noticed as attractions but their role has not been developed further. Forests are seldom mentioned which is especially interesting in the case of Finland where the use of forests has caused conflicts between tourism and forestry in Northern Finland. The concept of wilderness, which was present in the earlier tourism strategy of Lapland, has almost disappeared from the latest strategy document. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 986 |
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2614 |
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Chiari, S.; Schmid, F.; Muhar, A.; Muhar, S., |
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Recreational functions of rivers in Austria: an approach to the visitors’ perspective |
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2008 |
Publication |
Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
Abbreviated Journal |
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MMV 4 - Proceedings |
Issue |
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Pages |
247-251 |
| Keywords |
MMV4, Behaviour, preferences, requirements, river recreation, user survey |
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In the past Austrian rivers faced a series of human impacts leading to a loss of both ecological and social functionality. River restoration measures aim to improve this functionality, however, they are currently mostly targeted at ecological functions rather than at recreation. To prevent conflicts between ecological integrity and recreational needs integrated river management is demanded. So far river recreation in Austria is an unknown quantity, as profound data are lacking. The range of present river-based recreational activities can only roughly be estimated. The ongoing project “Future options for the development of riverine landscapes – space requirements for multifunctionality” aims to fill this gap. Concerning recreationists’ dispersion, behaviour and preferences data is collected along three rivers (Enns, Drau, Lech). The first step of the methodological approach was an explorative preparatory study conducted in 2007. Qualitative face-to-face interviews should clarify which factors influence river recreationists in terms of how they perceive the river, what they appreciate about the setting and what compromises their quality of experience. Based on these results a semi-standardised questionnaire was developed for a quantitative survey conducted in 2008, covering topics such as visitation motives, use patterns, habits, and perceptive aspects using image-based choice statements. Additionally the extent of river recreation is assessed via peak-day observations documenting recreational characteristics like number of visits, length of stay and activities. Preliminary results indicate that most people associate calmness and relaxation with river recreation rather than adventure and action. In particular, the acoustic scenery and certain natural attributes play a major role. Most people state, that they prefer natural river sections for recreational purposes. However, some ecologically valuable features such as woody debris seem to bother them. Further steps aim to identify key factors for the usability of rivers, integrating both objective factors such as the biophysical setting and subjective issues such as aesthetics and personal preferences. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 998 |
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2620 |
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