Visitors' satisfaction and perception of crowding in a German National Park: A case study on the island of Hallig Hooge

Forest Snow and Landscape Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 109-122

  Kalisch, Dennis ^a   Klaphake, Axel ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crowding; Expectations; Perception of visitor density; Satisfaction; Visitor motives; Visual approach

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ECONOMY; NATURE RESERVE; OUTDOOR RECREATION; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRISIAN ISLANDS; GERMANY; HOOGE; NORTH FRISIAN ISLANDS; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN;

EID: 35348894970     PISSN: 14245108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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