Visitor perceptions of management restrictions during Glacier Park's bald eagle concentration
Frost JE. 1985. Visitor perceptions of management restrictions during Glacier Park's bald eagle concentration. University of Montana
Identifies social-psychological outcomes desired by visitors to eagle viewing. Integral to many definitions of recreation are concepts of internal locus of control and freedom of choice. Regimentation of visitor behavior, a frequently used management tool, has been considered antithetical to elements of the recreation experience. How do recreationists actually perceive the impact of regulations on their experience? A study of visitors to Glacier Park's 1984 bald eagle concentration indicates recreationists can perceive restrictions as necessary and the effects of restrictions as innocuous or even enhancing the experience. The results suggest that effects of regulations are a function of the setting and the visitor's perception of the benefits of such regimentation.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Frost, Jeffrey
- Date of Issue
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Montana
- Units
- CRCO , GLAC
- Keywords
- Attitudes, Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Management, Natural Resource Management, Thesis, Visitors