| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 地理環境資源學研究所 === 105 === Carrying capacity was a concept of operation and management, which initially used to investigate the numbers of community that the environment could support, later extended to outdoor recreation studies and formed “Recreational carrying capacity”. Recreational carrying capacity focus on the environmental and social impact of recreation use, and through limiting the number of visitors to maintain the recreational sustainable development. However, present studies of recreational carrying capacity in Taiwan put emphasis on the perception of visitors more than the other aspects.
Gaomei Wetland, which is famous for its well-preserved habitats, become one of the most well-known and popular coastal wetlands in Taiwan. However, the growing number of the tourist has not only made Gaomei Wetland overcrowded, but caused harm to the environment. The main purpose of this study is to research the recreational carrying capacity of the wooden trail in Gaomei Wetland. By means of assessing the physical carrying capacity based on the area of the trail, the facility carrying capacity by counting the amounts of parking spaces, and using visual approach to quantify visitors’ experience for evaluting the social carrying capacity respectively.
As a result, the suitable numbers of visitors should be 6,800 arrivals a day, however, considering that the visitors are not equally distributed in one day, we suggest that the recreational carrying capacity of the wooden trail should be limited to 600 arrivals per unit of time. The results of this study could help the local government restrain the number of the tourists in Gaomei Wetland to maintain the environmental sustainability.
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