Day users in wilderness: How different are they?

USDA Forest Service - Research Paper RMRS-RP

Volumn , Issue 31 RMRS-RP, 2001, Pages 1-29

  Cole, David N ^a  

^a USDA Forest Service Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Day use; Management preferences; Recreation management; Visitor characteristics; Visitor surveys; Wilderness management

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; SURVEY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WILDERNESS AREA;

ARKANSAS; BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS; CALIFORNIA; CANEY CREEK WILDERNESS; CHARLES DEAM WILDERNESS; COHUTTA WILDERNESS; DESOLATION WILDERNESS; GEORGIA; INDIANA; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; OREGON; SHINING ROCK WILDERNESS; THREE SISTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41249100015     PISSN: 05025001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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