Mitigating Undesignated Trail Use: The Efficacy of Messaging and Direct Site Management Actions in an Urban-Proximate Open Space Context.
The use and creation of undesignated recreational trails can lead to erosion, vegetation damage, unsafe trail conditions, and impacts to local wildlife. The mitigation of undesignated trail use is typically addressed indirectly through minimum-impact visitor education programs such as Leave No Trace...
| Publicado en: | Environmental Management Vol. 62; no. 3; pp. 458 - 474 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Sep2018
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