Linking visitors’ spatial preferences to sustainable visitor management in a Norwegian national park

• Published in: eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research)
• Main Authors: Selvaag, Sofie Kjendlie, Aas, Øystein, Gundersen, Vegard
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: adaptive management; human disturbance; nature-based tourism; outdoor recreation; wildlife; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Samfunnsgeografi: 290; Arctic; Norway; Oppland; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2639744; https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-12-1s27

The increasing numbers of tourists visiting national parks contribute to new opportunities as well as challenges. Alpine and Arctic national parks in Northern Europe are key habitats for vulnerable species such as wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus), and there is a significant need for manage...