Estimating annual visitors flow in Daisetsuzan National Park, Japan: Combining self-registration books and infrared trail traffic counters

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 286-295

  Shoji, Yasushi ^a   Yamaguchi, Kazuo ^b   Yamaki, Kazushige ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Natural Resources Consulting Ltd   (Japan)

^c FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Daisetsuzan National Park; Hokkaido; Infrared trail traffic counters; Self registration books; Visitor flow

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PARKS;

ACTION PLANNING; CRITICAL ERROR; DAISETSUZAN NATIONAL PARK; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; HIGH RATES; HOKKAIDO; INFRARED TRAIL TRAFFIC COUNTERS; NATIONAL PARKS; NEW STUDY; PLANNING MEASURES; SELF-REGISTRATION BOOKS; SYSTEMATIC METHODS; TIME-SERIES; TRAIL SYSTEM; VARIATIONS OF; VISITOR EXPERIENCES; VISITOR FLOW;

MANAGERS;

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ESTIMATION METHOD; PLANNING METHOD; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; TIME SERIES; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; DAISETSUZAN NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

EID: 52549093732     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-008-0085-5     Document Type: Article

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