Indicators and standards of quality across space and time as reflected in a study in Acadia National Park, Maine
Anderson LE, Manning RE, Valliere WA. 2009. Indicators and standards of quality across space and time as reflected in a study in Acadia National Park, Maine. Pages 130-138. In Proceedings of the 2008 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Bolton Landing, NY. March 30 - April 1, 2008. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
From official abstract: "Recreation indicators and standards of quality may be influenced by: 1) the popularity (or overall use level) of a recreation area and 2) the time of day that an individual chooses to visit a popular site. To examine these connections, data were collected via on-site self-administered surveys at several “high”- and “low”-use sites in Acadia National Park in Maine. Comparisons by location and time were made for several indicator variables, including size of group, length of stay, and number of previous visits, perceptions of crowding at the location, perceptions of problems, and opinions about the park as a whole. Visitor standards for encounters at peak and nonpeak times were also compared. The number of significant differences in indicator variables suggests that recreationists at low- and high-use sites during nonpeak times have different recreation experiences from their peak time counterparts at high-use sites."
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Anderson, Laura; Manning, Robert; Valliere, William
- Date of Issue
- 2008
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- checklist, recreation, visitor experience, visitor use, visitors