Paddle canoeists’ encounter norms in minnesota's boundary waters canoe area wilderness

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-160

  Lewis, Michael S ^a   Lime, David W ^a   Anderson, Dorothy H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Encounter levels; Management standards; Personal and social encounter norms; Solitude

Indexed keywords

CANOEISTS; ENCOUNTER NORMS; PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT;

USA, MINNESOTA, BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS;

EID: 0030440988     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490409609513278     Document Type: Article

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