Studies in Outdoor Recreation : Search and Research for Satisfaction

by Manning, Robert E.

• ISBN13: 9780870715907
• ISBN10: 0870715909
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-01
• Publisher: UBC

Summary

For twenty-five years,Studies in Outdoor Recreationhas been a standard text in courses on parks and outdoor recreation and serves as an invaluable reference for park and recreation managers.The first book to integrate the social science literature on outdoor recreation, it reviews studies from this broad, interdisciplinary field and synthesizes them into a body of knowledge, providing an historical perspective on outdoor recreation research and developing its practical management implications.This third edition is completely revised to reflect current research and new concerns in the field. A new chapter examines the emerging issue of sense of place and its relationship to outdoor recreation. The book concludes with twenty principles to guide outdoor recreation management and research. An extensive bibliography and A Guide to the Social Science Literature in Outdoor Recreation lead readers to valuable primary source material.An essential resource for students, scholars, and professionals,Studies in Outdoor Recreationexplores the theoretical and methodological issues in outdoor recreation and describes the management implications of outdoor recreation research.

Author Biography

Robert E. Manning is Professor of Recreation Management in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. He is also Director of the university's Park Studies Laboratory, which conducts a program of research on national parks, wilderness, and related areas. He is a Fellow in the Academy of Leisure Sciences, and was presented with the Social Science Achievement Award by the George Wright Society and the Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Research by the National Recreation and Park Association. He is the author of several books, including Parks and Carrying Capacity: Commons without Tragedy, and Parks and People: Managing Outdoor Recreation at Acadia National Park.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	p. xi
Search and Research for Satisfaction: An Introduction to Outdoor Recreation Research
Objectives of the Book	p. 1
Research in Outdoor Recreation	p. 4
Search and Research for Satisfaction	p. 11
Diversity in Outdoor Recreation	p. 16
Quality in Outdoor Recreation	p. 18
Summary and Conclusions	p. 19
Social Aspects of Outdoor Recreation: Use and Users
Recreation Use and Users	p. 22
Outdoor Recreation Activity	p. 23
Use Distribution and Dynamics	p. 30
Social Correlates of Outdoor Recreation	p. 33
Cultural Influences on Outdoor Recreation	p. 39
Summary and Conclusions	p. 56
Descriptive Aspects of Outdoor Recreation: Attitudes, Preferences, Perceptions
Visitor Attitudes and Preferences	p. 59
Developed Areas	p. 60
Backcountry and Wilderness Areas	p. 63
Trade-offs Among Recreation Conditions	p. 71
Perceptions of Environmental Impacts	p. 74
Visitor Versus Manager Perceptions	p. 76
Summary and Conclusions	p. 79
Carrying Capacity: Protecting Recreation Resources and the Visitor Experience
Origins of Carrying Capacity	p. 81
Carrying Capacity and Recreation	p. 82
Limits of Acceptable Change	p. 84
Management Objectives and Indicators and Standards of Quality	p. 86
Carrying Capacity Frameworks	p. 87
The Status of Carrying Capacity	p. 93
Summary and Conclusions	p. 95
Crowding in Outdoor Recreation: Use Level, Perceived Crowding, and Visitor Satisfaction
Concern with Crowding	p. 98
Empirical Studies of Crowding	p. 99
The Satisfaction Model	p. 101
Testing the Satisfaction Model	p. 102
Expanding the Satisfaction Model	p. 105
Normative Definitions of Crowding	p. 116
Methodological Issues	p. 129
An Expanded Crowding Model	p. 134
Summary and Conclusions	p. 135
Indicators and Standards of Quality: A Normative Approach
A Normative Approach	p. 137
Norm Theory and Methods	p. 138
Indicators of Quality	p. 139
Standards of Quality	p. 146
Theoretical and Methodological Issues	p. 150
Summary and Conclusions	p. 163
Motivations and Benefits in Outdoor Recreation: A Behavioral Approach
Early Explorations	p. 166
A Behavioral Approach to Recreation	p. 167
Empirical Tests of the Behavioral Approach	p. 169
Benefits-Based Management	p. 181
Conceptual and Methodological Issues	p. 186
Summary and Conclusions	p. 188
The Recreation Opportunity Spectrum: Designs for Diversity
Designs for Diversity	p. 190
The Recreation Opportunity Spectrum	p. 192
Linking Activities, Settings, Motivations, and Benefits	p. 196
Extending the Opportunity Spectrum	p. 201
Summary and Conclusions	p. 204
Recreation Conflict: Goal Interference and Social Values
Conflict in Outdoor Recreation	p. 206
Theoretical Models	p. 208
Empirical Studies of Conflict	p. 211
Measuring Conflict	p. 215
An Expanded Conflict Model	p. 216
Managing Conflict	p. 217
Summary and Conclusions	p. 218
Substitutability: Alternative Recreation Opportunities
The Concept of Substitutability	p. 220
Activity Types	p. 221
Direct Measures of Substitutability	p. 224
Theory and Methods of Substitutability	p. 231
Summary and Conclusions	p. 235
Specialization in Recreation: Experience and Related Concepts
Recreation Experience	p. 237
Measures of Recreation Experience	p. 238
From Experience to Specialization	p. 242
Theory and Methods of Specialization	p. 248
Summary and Conclusions	p. 253
Outdoor Recreation Places: Emotional and Symbolic Meanings
An Alternative Approach	p. 256
Measures of Place Attachment and Bonding	p. 257
Theoretical Considerations	p. 262
Summary and Conclusions	p. 271
Managing Outdoor Recreation: Alternative Management Practices
Outdoor Recreation Management	p. 273
Alternative Management Practices	p. 279
Evaluating Management Practices	p. 279
Information and Education	p. 279
Use Rationing and Allocation	p. 292
Other Recreation Management Practices	p. 306
Status and Trends in Recreation Management	p. 315
Summary and Conclusions	p. 319
Principles and Practices of Outdoor Recreation: Knowledge into Action
Knowledge into Action	p. 322
Principles of Outdoor Recreation	p. 322
A Recreation Management Framework	p. 328
Observations on Recreation Management	p. 335
Relating Research and Management	p. 337
Evolution of Research	p. 341
Summary and Conclusions	p. 342
Tables 6-1 and 6-2	p. 345
Notes on Sources: A Guide to the Social Science Literature in Outdoor Recreation	p. 382
Bibliography	p. 393
Index	p. 464
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