Parks and People: Managing Outdoor Recreation at Acadia National Park
edited by Robert E. Manning
University Press of New England, 2009 Paper: 978-1-58465-791-0 | eISBN: 978-1-58465-881-8 Library of Congress Classification GV191.6.M3137 2009 Dewey Decimal Classification 796.50974145
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
ROBERT E. MANNING is a professor at the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, and director of its Park Studies Laboratory. He is the author or co-author of four books, including Parks and Carrying Capacity: Commons Without Tragedy and Studies in Outdoor Recreation: Search and Research for Satisfaction.
REVIEWS
“Nearly all the chapters in Parks and People deal specifically with management issues at Acadia National Park in Maine. However, most of these studies, based on 15 years of research by Manning easily apply to management issues elsewhere . . . Publication of this book is particularly timely . . . and will probably contribute to further increases in visitation throughout the system . . . Recommended.” —Choice
"One may think the conclusions are just common sense, but the research presented makes sense of and finds inroads to understand the chaos of visitor engagement with national parks. Manning attempts here to move park management from being an art to a science, making this book useful for park managers, transportation specialists, park planners and those who study park use for other reasons."—Electronic Green Journal
"Parks & People is a well-organized and clearly presented compendium of many years research into the social science aspect of park management at Arcadia National Park. The depth of the research topics prove how crucial management of visitors is to a park as heavily used as this one."—Natural Areas Journal Book Reviews
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction: Outdoor Recreation Research and Management at Acadia National Park – Charles Jacobi and Robert Manning • INDICATORS AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY • Visitor Use of Acadia National Park – Margaret Littlejohn • Standards of Quality in Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, Charles Jacobi, William Valliere, and Ben Wang • Indicators and Standards of Quality for the Schoodic Peninsula – James Bacon, Robert Manning, Steven Lawson, William Valliere, and Daniel Laven • Indicators and Standards of Quality for Trail and Campsite Conditions at Isle au Haut – Jeffrey Marion • Indicators of Quality of the Visitor Experience on Ocean Drive – Jeffrey Hallo and Robert Manning • Research to Guide Trail Management at Acadia National Park – Kelly Goonan, Robert Manning, and William Valliere • Indicators and Standards of Quality across Space and Time – Laura Anderson, Robert Manning, and William Valliere • Do Parks Make Good Neighbors? Community Residents’ Perceptions of Acadia National Park – Robert Manning • Design and Assessment of Transportation Systems on Mount Desert Island – Carole Zimmerman, John Daigle, and James Pol • Crowding in Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, William Valliere, Ben Minteer, Ben Wang, and Charles Jacobi • Crowding, Conflict, and Coping in Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning and William Valliere • Use of Visual Research Methods to Measure Standards of Quality for Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning and Wayne Freimund • Alternative Measurement Approaches for Normative Standards of Crowding in Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, William Valliere, Ben Wang, and Charles Jacobi • What’s Behind the Numbers? Qualitative Insights into Normative Research in Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, Jennifer Morrissey, and Steven Lawson • MONITORING • Monitoring Recreation Visits to Acadia National Park – Ken Hornback and Robert Manning • Design and Implementation of a Monitoring Program for the Carriage Roads – Charles Jacobi • Computer Simulation Modeling as a Monitoring Tool for the Carriage Roads – Ben Wang and Robert Manning • Monitoring and Assessing Trail Conditions at Acadia National Park – Jeffrey Marion, Jeremy Wimpey, and Logan Park • Monitoring Visitor Impacts on Cadillac Mountain Using Remote Sensing – Min Kim • Monitoring Parking Lot Conditions to Assess the Effectiveness of Alternative Transportation and Travel Information Technologies at Acadia National Park – John Daigle and Carole Zimmerman • MANAGEMENT • Managing Visitor Impacts on Cadillac Mountain – Logan Park, Robert Manning, Jeffrey Marion, Steven Lawson, and Charles Jacobi • Using Computer Simulation Modeling to Support Management of Social Carrying Capacity of Ocean Drive – Jeffrey Hallo and Robert Manning • A Comparative Study of Tradeoffs among Trail Attributes at Acadia National Park – Kerri Cahill, Jeffrey Marion, and Steven Lawson • A Stated-Choice Analysis of Visitor Preferences on Cadillac Mountain – Steven Bullock and Steven Lawson • Assessing the Effectiveness of Intelligent Transportation System Technology to Manage Visitor Use at Acadia National Park – John Daigle and Carole Zimmerman • An Experiment in Park Traffic Patterns on the Acadia National Park Loop Road – Robert Manning • Conclusion: Managing Parks and People – Robert Manning • References Cited • Index
Parks and People: Managing Outdoor Recreation at Acadia National Park
edited by Robert E. Manning
University Press of New England, 2009 Paper: 978-1-58465-791-0 eISBN: 978-1-58465-881-8
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.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
ROBERT E. MANNING is a professor at the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, and director of its Park Studies Laboratory. He is the author or co-author of four books, including Parks and Carrying Capacity: Commons Without Tragedy and Studies in Outdoor Recreation: Search and Research for Satisfaction.
REVIEWS
“Nearly all the chapters in Parks and People deal specifically with management issues at Acadia National Park in Maine. However, most of these studies, based on 15 years of research by Manning easily apply to management issues elsewhere . . . Publication of this book is particularly timely . . . and will probably contribute to further increases in visitation throughout the system . . . Recommended.” —Choice
"One may think the conclusions are just common sense, but the research presented makes sense of and finds inroads to understand the chaos of visitor engagement with national parks. Manning attempts here to move park management from being an art to a science, making this book useful for park managers, transportation specialists, park planners and those who study park use for other reasons."—Electronic Green Journal
"Parks & People is a well-organized and clearly presented compendium of many years research into the social science aspect of park management at Arcadia National Park. The depth of the research topics prove how crucial management of visitors is to a park as heavily used as this one."—Natural Areas Journal Book Reviews
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction: Outdoor Recreation Research and Management at Acadia National Park – Charles Jacobi and Robert Manning • INDICATORS AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY • Visitor Use of Acadia National Park – Margaret Littlejohn • Standards of Quality in Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, Charles Jacobi, William Valliere, and Ben Wang • Indicators and Standards of Quality for the Schoodic Peninsula – James Bacon, Robert Manning, Steven Lawson, William Valliere, and Daniel Laven • Indicators and Standards of Quality for Trail and Campsite Conditions at Isle au Haut – Jeffrey Marion • Indicators of Quality of the Visitor Experience on Ocean Drive – Jeffrey Hallo and Robert Manning • Research to Guide Trail Management at Acadia National Park – Kelly Goonan, Robert Manning, and William Valliere • Indicators and Standards of Quality across Space and Time – Laura Anderson, Robert Manning, and William Valliere • Do Parks Make Good Neighbors? Community Residents’ Perceptions of Acadia National Park – Robert Manning • Design and Assessment of Transportation Systems on Mount Desert Island – Carole Zimmerman, John Daigle, and James Pol • Crowding in Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, William Valliere, Ben Minteer, Ben Wang, and Charles Jacobi • Crowding, Conflict, and Coping in Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning and William Valliere • Use of Visual Research Methods to Measure Standards of Quality for Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning and Wayne Freimund • Alternative Measurement Approaches for Normative Standards of Crowding in Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, William Valliere, Ben Wang, and Charles Jacobi • What’s Behind the Numbers? Qualitative Insights into Normative Research in Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, Jennifer Morrissey, and Steven Lawson • MONITORING • Monitoring Recreation Visits to Acadia National Park – Ken Hornback and Robert Manning • Design and Implementation of a Monitoring Program for the Carriage Roads – Charles Jacobi • Computer Simulation Modeling as a Monitoring Tool for the Carriage Roads – Ben Wang and Robert Manning • Monitoring and Assessing Trail Conditions at Acadia National Park – Jeffrey Marion, Jeremy Wimpey, and Logan Park • Monitoring Visitor Impacts on Cadillac Mountain Using Remote Sensing – Min Kim • Monitoring Parking Lot Conditions to Assess the Effectiveness of Alternative Transportation and Travel Information Technologies at Acadia National Park – John Daigle and Carole Zimmerman • MANAGEMENT • Managing Visitor Impacts on Cadillac Mountain – Logan Park, Robert Manning, Jeffrey Marion, Steven Lawson, and Charles Jacobi • Using Computer Simulation Modeling to Support Management of Social Carrying Capacity of Ocean Drive – Jeffrey Hallo and Robert Manning • A Comparative Study of Tradeoffs among Trail Attributes at Acadia National Park – Kerri Cahill, Jeffrey Marion, and Steven Lawson • A Stated-Choice Analysis of Visitor Preferences on Cadillac Mountain – Steven Bullock and Steven Lawson • Assessing the Effectiveness of Intelligent Transportation System Technology to Manage Visitor Use at Acadia National Park – John Daigle and Carole Zimmerman • An Experiment in Park Traffic Patterns on the Acadia National Park Loop Road – Robert Manning • Conclusion: Managing Parks and People – Robert Manning • References Cited • Index
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC