Wilderness and human influence in the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve : a preliminary study of wilderness perceptions

• Main Author: Kuuliala, Vilma-Inkeri, 1986-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Coastal and marine management; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Hornstrandir; Friðlönd; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/12279

The Hornstrandir nature reserve in Westfjords, Iceland is planned to become a Wilderness reserve, an Ib category park as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This study examined the appropriateness of the IUCN category for the reserve, by gathering stakeholder opinio...