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Managing Transportation in Parks and Outdoor Recreation

出版	University of Vermont, 2013
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Qx77ngEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Transportation is fundamental to parks and outdoor recreation. For example, every year millions of visitors travel to, from, and within national parks. But transportation can be more than this -it is often a form of recreation itself, offering many visitors their primary opportunities to experience, enjoy, and appreciate parks and related areas. Moreover, recent emphasis on alternative transportation planning has led to a spectrum of recreational travel opportunities in parks. These opportunities not only provide society with diverse travel choices, but also shape the way visitors experience recreational settings. The intent of this dissertation research is three-fold: (1) determine what constitutes high quality transportation in the context of parks and outdoor recreation, (2) understand why visitors choose one mode of travel over another, and how this might be managed and (3) develop a systems-based approach to planning and managing transportation opportunities in parks and outdoor recreation. The first phase of research is designed to integrate Levels of Service (a widely used framework in conventional transportation planning) and indicators and standards of quality (a framework for managing outdoor recreation), using surveys of visitors to a range of outdoor recreation areas.