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- Zachary D. Miller
(Department of Environment and Society, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA
Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA
Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA)
- Wayne Freimund
(Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA
Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA
Department of Environment and Society, Utah State University, Moab, UT 84532, USA)
- Stefani A. Crabtree
(Department of Environment and Society, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA
The Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia
Crow Canyon Research Institute, Cortez, CO 81321, USA)
- Ethan P. Ryan
(Department of Anthropology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
Cannon Heritage Consultants, Inc., Logan, UT 84321, USA)
Abstract
Cultural resources are commonly defined as resources that provide material evidence of past human activities. These resources are unique, as they are both finite and non-renewable. This provides a challenge for traditional visitor use management since these resources have no limits of acceptable change. However, with nearly every national park in the US containing cultural resources, coupled with ever-growing visitation, it is essential that managers of parks and protected areas have the ability to make science-informed decisions about cultural resources in the context of visitor use management. We propose a framework that can help provide context and exploration for these challenges. Drawing on previous literature, this framework includes risk-based approaches to decision making about visitor use; visitor cognitions related to cultural resources; emotions, mood, and affect related to cultural resource experiences; creating and evaluating interpretive programs; deviant visitor behaviors related to cultural resources; and co-management.
Suggested Citation
Zachary D. Miller & Wayne Freimund & Stefani A. Crabtree & Ethan P. Ryan, 2021.
"No Limits of Acceptable Change: A Proposed Research Framework for Informing Visitor Use Management in the Context of Cultural Resources,"
Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, January.
Handle:
RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:1:p:377-:d:474313
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