On the Edge of the Wild: Day and overnight visitors' setting preferences

• Main Author: Cságoly, Zsófia, 1985-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Umhverfis- og auðlindafræði; Ferðamenn; Þolmörk; Umhverfisvernd; Óbyggðir; Þórsmörk; Arctic; Húsadalur; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/23673

Wilderness areas have become an important attraction for tourists who seek contrasting experiences to their urbanized lifestyles. Simultaneously this increasing popularity also creates challenges for the preservation of the very natural and primitive conditions that these areas offer. Due to growing...