Recreational use in dispersed public lands measured using social media data and on-site counts

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 222, Issue , 2018, Pages 465-474

  Fisher, David M ^a,b   Wood, Spencer A ^a,b   White, Eric M ^c   Blahna, Dale J ^c   Lange, Sarah ^d   Weinberg, Alex ^d   Tomco, Michael ^a   Lia, Emilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation areas; Geotagged photographs; National forests; Public lands; Recreation; Social media; Visitation rates

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFRARED DETECTORS; LAND USE; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

CONSERVATION AREAS; GEOTAGGED IMAGES; GEOTAGGED PHOTOGRAPH; LAND MANAGERS; NATIONAL FORESTS; PUBLIC LANDS; RECREATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL MEDIA DATUM; VISITATION RATE;

FORESTRY;

DATA SET; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; PHOTOGRAPH; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; GRASSLAND; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LAND USE; MANAGER; PHOTOGRAPHY; RECREATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; WASHINGTON;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; RECREATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; WASHINGTON;

EID: 85048336550     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.05.045     Document Type: Article

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