Assessment of Colorado’s Wilderness Areas: Manager Perceptions and Remoteness Modeling

This study assessed visitor use levels and resource and social conditions in wilderness areas across the State of Colorado using existing and collected spatial data. This is the first attempt to spatially assess wilderness conditions at the state level. A state-wide assessment of wilderness conditio...

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Main Author:	Vaughn, Gary D.
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Published:	DigitalCommons@USU 2011
Subjects:	colorado's wilderness areas manager perceptions remoteness modeling Life Sciences
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spelling	ndltd-UTAHS-oai-digitalcommons.usu.edu-etd-20872019-10-13T05:55:32Z Assessment of Colorado’s Wilderness Areas: Manager Perceptions and Remoteness Modeling Vaughn, Gary D. This study assessed visitor use levels and resource and social conditions in wilderness areas across the State of Colorado using existing and collected spatial data. This is the first attempt to spatially assess wilderness conditions at the state level. A state-wide assessment of wilderness conditions allows local and regional managers to make informed regional decisions and to prioritize and direct their time and energy efficiently. This assessment clarifies the recreational use and impacts across the state. This study consists of two projects: 1) managers’ perceptions of the location and extent of resource and social condition problems; and 2) a geographic information system (GIS) model of remoteness across the State of Colorado and for each wilderness area. 2011-12-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1096 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2087&context=etd Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact Andrew Wesolek (andrew.wesolek@usu.edu). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations DigitalCommons@USU colorado's wilderness areas manager perceptions remoteness modeling Life Sciences
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spellingShingle	colorado's wilderness areas manager perceptions remoteness modeling Life Sciences Vaughn, Gary D. Assessment of Colorado’s Wilderness Areas: Manager Perceptions and Remoteness Modeling
description	This study assessed visitor use levels and resource and social conditions in wilderness areas across the State of Colorado using existing and collected spatial data. This is the first attempt to spatially assess wilderness conditions at the state level. A state-wide assessment of wilderness conditions allows local and regional managers to make informed regional decisions and to prioritize and direct their time and energy efficiently. This assessment clarifies the recreational use and impacts across the state. This study consists of two projects: 1) managers’ perceptions of the location and extent of resource and social condition problems; and 2) a geographic information system (GIS) model of remoteness across the State of Colorado and for each wilderness area.
author	Vaughn, Gary D.
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title	Assessment of Colorado’s Wilderness Areas: Manager Perceptions and Remoteness Modeling
title_short	Assessment of Colorado’s Wilderness Areas: Manager Perceptions and Remoteness Modeling
title_full	Assessment of Colorado’s Wilderness Areas: Manager Perceptions and Remoteness Modeling
title_fullStr	Assessment of Colorado’s Wilderness Areas: Manager Perceptions and Remoteness Modeling
title_full_unstemmed	Assessment of Colorado’s Wilderness Areas: Manager Perceptions and Remoteness Modeling
title_sort	assessment of colorado’s wilderness areas: manager perceptions and remoteness modeling
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Assessment of Colorado’s Wilderness Areas: Manager Perceptions and Remoteness Modeling

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