What's behind the numbers? Qualitative insights into normative research in outdoor recreation

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-224

  Manning, Robert ^a   Morrissey, Jennifer ^a   Lawson, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acadia National Park; Crowding norms; Normative research; Verbal protocol analysis

Indexed keywords

NATIONAL PARK; OUTDOOR RECREATION; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; TRADE-OFF;

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

IMPLETA;

EID: 19944408646     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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