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Technical Memorandum 17
Social Carrying Capacity in Recreational Settings: A Literature Review
Mereen Watson
October 1988
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CONTENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 57.81KB]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY [Adobe Acrobat Format 189.22KB]
SOCIAL CARRYING CAPACITY CONCEPTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 1008.18KB]
- Definition of Social Carrying Capacity
- Recreationists' Norms
- Recreationists' Goals
- Crowding
- Research for Social Carrying Capacity
- Management Objectives
- Application of Carrying Capacity Concepts
- Management Actions in Response to Conditions
LITERATURE REVIEWED [Adobe Acrobat Format 4330.66KB]
- 2.1 Bibliography
- 2.2 Summaries
GBRMPA RESEARCH REPORTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 710.76KB]
- 3.1 Bibliography
- 3.2 Commentaries
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