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Womble and Studebaker (1981), « Crowding in a National Park Campground. Katmai National Monument in alaska »
Résumé / Summary : There is a belief among managers of recreational areas that as the number of visitors increases, visitors will begin to feel crowded, and consequently their enjoyment will diminish. This belief was examined in a study of campgrounds users at the Katmai Natonal Monument in Alaska. It was learned that the relationship between crowding and density was mediated by personal factors. (i.e., preference and expectation for density) and structural factors (i.e., spatial arrangement of camping parties, social behavior of campers, and the relationship between physical capacity of campground facilities and demand for their use). This means that managers have a variety of options to control whether or not visitors feel crowded, other than relationing policies (i.e., limiting density).
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Auteurs / Authors : Womble Peter and Studebaker Stacy
Année : 1981
Références / References : Womble Peter and Studebaker Stacy (1981), « Crowding in a National Park Campground. Katmai National Monument in alaska », Environment and Behavior, vol. 13, No 5, pp 557-573
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