No limits of acceptable change: A proposed research framework for informing visitor use management in the context of cultural resources

Miller, Zachary D., Freimund, Wayne, Crabtree, Stefani A., and Ryan, Ethan P. (2021) No limits of acceptable change: A proposed research framework for informing visitor use management in the context of cultural resources. Sustainability, 13 (1). 377.

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Abstract

Cultural resources are commonly defined as resources that provide material evidence of past human activities. These resources are unique, as they are both finite and non-renewable. This provides a challenge for traditional visitor use management since these resources have no limits of acceptable change. However, with nearly every national park in the US containing cultural resources, coupled with ever-growing visitation, it is essential that managers of parks and protected areas have the ability to make science-informed decisions about cultural resources in the context of visitor use management. We propose a framework that can help provide context and exploration for these challenges. Drawing on previous literature, this framework includes risk-based approaches to decision making about visitor use; visitor cognitions related to cultural resources; emotions, mood, and affect related to cultural resource experiences; creating and evaluating interpretive programs; deviant visitor behaviors related to cultural resources; and co-management.

Item ID: 67015
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 2071-1050
Keywords: Anthropology, Archeology, Cultural resource management, National parks, Visitor use management
Copyright Information: Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Date Deposited: 26 Apr 2022 02:50
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