Experiencing nature: The recognition of the symbolic environment within research and management of visitor flows

Forest Snow and Landscape Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 59-76

  Van Marwijk, Ramona ^a   Elands, Birgit H M ^a   Lengkeek, Jaap ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental values; Human environment interaction; Nature experiences; Social construction; Symbolic landscape

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; GPS; PARK MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH WORK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 35348914704     PISSN: 14245108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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