Inventorying recreation use

George A. James

Inventorying recreation use

Informally Refereed

Authors:	George A. James
Year:	1971
Type:	Other
Station:	Northern Research Station
Source:	In: Larson, E.vH., ed. The Forest Recreation Symposium. State University of New York College of Forestry; 1971 October 12-14: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 78-95.

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Abstract

Part I is a general discussion about the estimation of recreation use, with descriptions of selected sampling techniques for estimating recreation use on a wide variety of different sites and areas. Part II is a brief discussion of an operational computer oriented information system designed and developed by the USDA Forest Service to fully utilize the inventories of recreation information available from over 21,000 recreation elements (sites and areas) of the National Forest System.

Parent Publication

Recreation Symposium Proceedings

Citation

James, George A. 1971. Inventorying recreation use. In: Larson, E.vH., ed. The Forest Recreation Symposium. State University of New York College of Forestry; 1971 October 12-14: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 78-95.