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Giving Voice to Wildlands Visitors: Selecting Indicators to Protect and Sustain Experiences in the Eastern Arctic of Nunavut

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  • Alan Watson

    (Rocky Mountain Research Station, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, USDA Forest Service)

  • Brian Glaspell

    (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Division of Conservation Planning & Policy)

  • Neal Christensen

    (Rocky Mountain Research Station, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, USDA Forest Service)

  • Paul Lachapelle

    (Montana State University, Department of Political Science)

  • Vicki Sahanatien

    (Parks Canada and the University of Alberta)

  • Frances Gertsch

    (National Human Use Management Specialist, Parks Canada)

Abstract

Many public land management agencies are committed to understanding and protecting recreation visitor experiences. Parks Canada is deeply committed to that objective for visitors to Canada’s National Parks. This 2004 study, informed by a 2003 qualitative study of visitor experiences and influences on those experiences at Auyuittuq National Park in Nunavut, worked to bring 50 potential elements of visitor experiences down to five articulated dimensions of the experience that is currently being received at this remote eastern arctic park. A hypothesized set of 17 influences on experiences, also reduced to just two factors with similar response patterns, and with some items that did not flow into the two factors, were used in a regression analysis to understand the relationship between experiences and factors of influence. A sample of 61.8% (84) of the total recreation visitor population 16 years of age or older was surveyed during deregistration after the trip. Knowledge about the dimensions of the experiences currently received and factors of influence on those experiences can be used to guide selection of indicators for describing objectives and prescribing monitoring protocol.

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  • Alan Watson & Brian Glaspell & Neal Christensen & Paul Lachapelle & Vicki Sahanatien & Frances Gertsch, 2007. "Giving Voice to Wildlands Visitors: Selecting Indicators to Protect and Sustain Experiences in the Eastern Arctic of Nunavut," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 40(6), pages 880-888, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:40:y:2007:i:6:d:10.1007_s00267-007-9019-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s00267-007-9019-9
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