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Ghelichipour, Z.; Muhar, A., |
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Visitor risk management in core zones of protected areas: First results from a survey of European park administrations |
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2008 |
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Management for Protection and Sustainable Development |
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MMV 4 - Proceedings |
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107-111 |
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Keywords |
MMV4, Conservation regulations, European Protected Areas, Questionnaire, Visitor Risk Management |
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Abstract |
Effective visitor risk management practices play an important role in the management of outdoor recreation. Many forms of outdoor recreation have inherent risks associated with them, indeed for many recreational activities risk and challenge are integral components. In many European countries, the administrations of protected areas are legally liable for some kinds of visitors’ injuries, e.g. caused by falling trees or damaged handrails. Sometimes this liability may cause legal problems for the managers, as management measures (e.g. removal of trees) might be in conflict with conservation regulations. These problems are particularly serious in core zones of protected areas, because of their stronger conservation status. In this study, visitor safety management and likely conflicts with conservation regulations in different European protected areas has been surveyed. The findings imply that today visitor risk management is not considered as an important aspect of the management process in core zones of protected areas. This might change in the future: In many core zones of European parks regular forest management for timber production has only recently been discontinued, which will lead to an increased visitor risk when natural processes of ecosystem development take over. |
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ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 934 |
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2589 |
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