Evaluating visitor-monitoring techniques: A comparison of counting and video observation data

Environmental Management

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 317-327

  Arnberger, Arne ^a   Haider, Wolfgang ^b   Brandenburg, Christiane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Group size; Protected areas; User composition; Video monitoring; Visitor monitoring methods; Visitor numbers

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; DATA ACQUISITION; MONITORING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WALKING AIDS;

GROUP SIZE; PROTECTED AREAS; USER COMPOSITION; VIDEO MONITORING; VISITOR MONITORING METHODS; VISITOR NUMBERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

MONITORING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; DOG; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOGGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; SPORT; TECHNIQUE; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; BICYCLING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; DOGS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RUNNING; VIDEO RECORDING; WALKING;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 23944450820     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-8201-6     Document Type: Article

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