Perception and reality of conflict: Walkers and mountain bikes on the Queen Charlotte Track in New Zealand

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 310-316

  Cessford, Gordon ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; Mountain bikes; Recreation conflict; Shared tracks

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; MARLBOROUGH; MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 1442313009     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1617-1381-00062     Document Type: Article

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