Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Use Patterns and Visitor Characteristics, Attitudes, and Preferences in Nine Wilderness and Other Roadless Areas
A comparison of use patterns and visitor characteristics among nine wilderness and other roadless areas showed similarities for many characteristics and sharp differences for others. Differences were most pronounced for use patterns, such as length of stay, method of travel, and activities, and were least noticeable for visitors' attitudes and preferences. Overall, satisfaction was high, but many visitors felt that conditions were deteriorating. Use controls and only minimal levels of development were supported. Visitors to the heavily - used California study area showed some adjustment of preferences for solitude levels compared to visitors to the relatively lightly-used Northern Rocky Mountains areas. The overall pattern of responses suggests a need for a range of dispersed recreation opportunities outside wilderness, and for wilderness management that emphasizes managing use. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
