|
|
Article: Past experience and behavioral choice among wilderness users.
- Article from:
- Journal of Leisure Research
- Article date:
- March 22, 1998
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 National Recreation and Park Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Introduction
Research in recreation choice behavior has provided insight into the experiences people seek from recreation, setting attributes that are important to recreation experiences, and factors that influence choice behavior (Stankey & McCool, 1985). In wilderness recreation, undersending the factors that influence site choice is important in redistributing use, in maintaining the isolation and solitude characteristics of the wilderness experience, and reducing user conflicts and congestion (Lucas, 1990). The amount of experience in a recreational activity or setting has been cited as one factor influencing site choice (e.g, Bryan, 1977; Virden & Schreyer, ...