Linking visitors’ spatial preferences to sustainable visitor management in a Norwegian national park
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...
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ftunivmob:oai:nmbu.brage.unit.no:11250/2646261 2023-05-15T15:04:38+02:00 Linking visitors’ spatial preferences to sustainable visitor management in a Norwegian national park Selvaag, Sofie Kjendlie Aas, Øystein Gundersen, Vegard 2020-02-04T09:53:09Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2646261 https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-12-1s27 eng eng Norges forskningsråd: 230335 urn:issn:2073-106X https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2646261 https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-12-1s27 cristin:1790557 12 Eco.mont - Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management 1 Naturbasert reiseliv Naturebased tourism VDP::Samfunnsgeografi: 290 VDP::Human geography: 290 Peer reviewed Journal article 2020 ftunivmob https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-12-1s27 2021-09-23T20:16:43Z 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 management tools that can reduce the negative impacts of tourism. To gain knowledge about visitors’ motivations and spatial preferences, we carried out a survey of people (n = 498) on paths in part of Rondane National Park, Norway. The results indicate that a large share of the visitors in the central, vulnerable part of the National Park may find their desired recreational benefits in the less vulnerable fringe entrance areas. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of the results and how to increase knowledge about visitors’ spatial preferences in order better to regulate their behaviour with the aim of reducing impacts on vulnerable fauna. adaptive management, human disturbance, nature-based tourism, outdoor recreation, wildlife publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Rangifer tarandus Open archive Norwegian University of Life Sciences: Brage NMBU Arctic Norway eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research) 12 1 27 34 |
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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 management tools that can reduce the negative impacts of tourism. To gain knowledge about visitors’ motivations and spatial preferences, we carried out a survey of people (n = 498) on paths in part of Rondane National Park, Norway. The results indicate that a large share of the visitors in the central, vulnerable part of the National Park may find their desired recreational benefits in the less vulnerable fringe entrance areas. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of the results and how to increase knowledge about visitors’ spatial preferences in order better to regulate their behaviour with the aim of reducing impacts on vulnerable fauna. adaptive management, human disturbance, nature-based tourism, outdoor recreation, wildlife publishedVersion |
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Linking visitors’ spatial preferences to sustainable visitor management in a Norwegian national park |
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Linking visitors’ spatial preferences to sustainable visitor management in a Norwegian national park |
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Linking visitors’ spatial preferences to sustainable visitor management in a Norwegian national park |
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Linking visitors’ spatial preferences to sustainable visitor management in a Norwegian national park |
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Linking visitors’ spatial preferences to sustainable visitor management in a Norwegian national park |
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linking visitors’ spatial preferences to sustainable visitor management in a norwegian national park |
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