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cover of Parks and People: Managing Outdoor Recreation at Acadia National Park

Parks and People

Managing Outdoor Recreation at Acadia National Park

Edited by Robert E. Manning

University Press of New England, 2009

Parks and People describes fifteen years of research at Maine’s Acadia National Park, conducted by Robert E. Manning, his colleagues, and students. The book is organized into three parts. Part I addresses indicators and standards of quality for park resources and the visitor experience. Part II describes efforts to monitor indicator variables. Part III outlines and assesses management actions designed to maintain standards of quality. The book concludes with a discussion of the implications of this program of natural and social science research, including a series of principles for outdoor recreation management at Acadia and other parks.
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Studies in Outdoor Recreation, 3rd ed.

Search and Research for Satisfaction

Robert E. Manning

Oregon State University Press, 2011

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cover of Studies in Outdoor Recreation: Search and Research for Satisfaction

Studies in Outdoor Recreation

Search and Research for Satisfaction

Robert E. Manning

Oregon State University Press, 1999

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cover of Studies in Outdoor Recreation: Search and Research for Satisfaction

Studies in Outdoor Recreation

Search and Research for Satisfaction

Robert E. Manning

Oregon State University Press, 2022

Since its original publication in 1986, Studies in Outdoor Recreation has 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 fourth edition includes a new preface and is completely revised to reflect current research and new concerns in the field. A new chapter examines emerging issues such as sustainable transportation and the impacts of climate change.
 
An essential resource for students, scholars, and professionals, Studies in Outdoor Recreation explores the theoretical and methodological issues in outdoor recreation and describes the management implications of outdoor recreation research.

Contributors to the fourth edition include Laura Anderson, Megha Budruk, Kelly Goonan, Jeffrey Hallo, Daniel Laven, Steven Lawson, Rebecca Stanfield McCown, Ben Minteer, Peter Newman, Elizabeth Perry, Peter Pettengill, Nathan Reigner, William Valliere, Carena van Riper, and Xiao Xiao.

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