Chapter 14 Site

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Chapter 14Site Visitor Managementat Natural
Attractions
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Mgmt of Natural Places

• Four Major Considerations
• Nature of terrain infrastructure maintenance
• Visitor Needs (satisfaction)
• Needs for conservation restoration
• Viability of the conservation agency
• Altogether an increased need for interpretation
• The product the place
• Need info experience congruence
• Many utilize Demarketing

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Operational Techniques

• Marketing Materials
• Shape visitor expectations!
• Information Visitor Centers
• Can detain visitors for long periods of time
• Lessens impacts on resources
• Audio-visual, interactive, photos, gift shop,
  FB, etc.
• Are a gatekeeper to the park
• Can lead visitors to where you want them to go
• To avoid risks, to enable disabled
• Can teach them how to treat your resources

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More Operational Techniques

• Footpaths
• Widening erosion of changes ecosystem
• Greater the traffic the harder the surface should
  be
• Signposting
• Signage will increase use of an area
• Should state type of trail, length/time, general
  info.
• No signage can reduce use of a trail!
• Shorter messages better
• Can be used to draw visitors from fragile areas
• They will gather at the sign, leaving vegetation
  alone

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Techniques (continued)

• Zoning
• Used to identify areas w/ different needs
• Environmental fragilities vs. recreation areas
• Activities/use can be either
• A Right
• Subject to permission
• Prohibited