The 50th anniversary of the US Wilderness Act of 1964 presents a worthy opportunity to
review our collective knowledge on how recreation visitation affects wilderness and …

This paper reviews recent research into the impact of recreation and tourism in protected
areas on plant biodiversity and vegetation communities in Australia. Despite the …

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 …

This book provides a comprehensive account of tourism in natural, wild and protected areas.
The 2nd edition contains an overview of key literature and developments that have emerged …

Increased interest in the sustainability of tourism development initiatives has triggered
expanding concerns about the capability of both tourism destinations and protected areas to …

Parks and Carrying Capacity is an important new work for faculty, graduate and
undergraduate students, and researchers in outdoor recreation, park planning and …

Protected area managers, tourism providers, and other organisations commonly employ
education programmes to address visitation-related impairment of natural and cultural …

This article reviews the scientific literature on trail erosion and the magnitude of the erosive
processes that occur on mountain trails due to recreational activities, mainly due to hiking …

Recreation ecology–the study of the environmental consequences of outdoor
recreation/nature‐based tourism activities and their effective management–is an emerging …

Hiking, horse riding and mountain biking are popular in protected areas in Australia and the
United States of America. To help inform the often contentious deliberations about use of …