Human Responses to Simulated Motorized Noise in National Parks

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 251-267

  Weinzimmer, David ^a   Newman, Peter ^a,d   Taff, Derrick ^a,d   Benfield, Jacob ^b   Lynch, Emma ^c   Bell, Paul ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

landscape assessment; recreation; soundscape; visitor experience

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NOISE; PARK MANAGEMENT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 84900528419     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2014.888022     Document Type: Article

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