The importance of spatial nested data in understanding the relationship between visitor use and landscape impacts

Applied Geography

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 147-157

  Beeco, J Adam ^a   Hallo, Jeffrey C ^a   English, William Rockie ^a   Giumetti, Gary W ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; GPS tracking; Protected natural areas; Recreation ecology; Spatial dependency; Trail management; Visitor impacts

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; GIS; GPS; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PARK MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL DATA; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 84884708533     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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