Exploring visitor experiences, crowding perceptions and coping strategies on the milford track, New Zealand

Science for Conservation

Volumn , Issue 313, 2011, Pages 1-94

  Booth, Kay L ^a   Cessford, Gordon R ^b,c   Mccool, Stephen F ^d   Espiner, Stephen R ^e  

^a Lindis Consulting   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c Visitor Solutions   (New Zealand)

^d Lincoln University ^*  (United States)

^e LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Crowding; Fiordland national park; Milford track; New zealand; Visitor experience

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COGNITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COPING STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; PERCEPTION; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST DESTINATION;

FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK; MILFORD SOUND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

EID: 81255158315     PISSN: 11732946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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