Protected areas (PAs) provide many important recreational, social, and economic benefits
that are largely dependent on their ability to sustain visitation. Trail networks are a critical …

Resource and experiential impacts associated with visitation to wilderness and other similar
backcountry settings have long been addressed by land managers under the context of …

Trails and routes have been indispensable to travel and tourism over the centuries, hel**
to form the basis of mobility patterns of the past and the present. This book is the first to …

With growing urban populations in close proximity to natural environments, recreation
resource managers in parks and protected areas (PPAs) are increasingly confronted with …

Nature-based tourism in the fragile Arctic environments is emerging as a major
environmental concern, mainly due to extreme seasonality in these locations, the lack of …

Understanding space in parks and protected areas is becoming more important as
recreation and other uses in these areas change and increase. Spatial demand and space …

One of the most important tasks for managers of many natural protected areas is achieving a
balance between conservation of nature and recreational opportunity. This paper presents a …

Recreational trails are a vital element of protected natural areas (PNAs) infrastructure, which
enables visitors to travel through and engage in various activities such as hiking, biking …

Informal (visitor-created) trails represent a threat to the natural resources of protected natural
areas around the globe. These trails can remove vegetation, displace wildlife, alter …

Recreational activities can negatively affect protected area landscapes and resources and
soil erosion is frequently cited as the most significant long-term impact to recreational trails …