Research to support carrying capacity analysis at Isle au Haut, Acadia National Park: Study completion report
Bacon J, Laven D, Lawson S, Manning R, Valliere W. 2004. Research to support carrying capacity analysis at Isle au Haut, Acadia National Park: Study completion report. Park Studies Laboratory, Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources, University of Vermont. Burlington, VT
From the Study Objectives: "The overall purpose of this study was to gather information that will help support application of VERP to the Isle au Haut portion of Acadia National Park. In particular, study objectives focused on the four elements of the VERP framework that can benefit from empirical data: 1) collecting baseline data on visitor use and associated impacts, 2) identifying indicators and standards of quality for the visitor experience, 3) monitoring indicator variables, 4) measuring attitudes to alternative management practices. The study focuses primarily on the social or experiential component of carrying capacity. A companion study on the resource component of carrying capacity was conducted by Dr. Jeff Marion of Virginia Tech University and is described in a separate report."
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bacon, James; Laven, Daniel; Lawson, Steve; Manning, Robert; Valliere, William
- Date of Issue
- 2004-02
- Publisher
- Park Studies Laboratory, Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources, University of Vermont
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Carrying Capacity, Isle Au Haut, Visitors