Visitor satisfactions, impact perceptions, and attitudes toward management options on the Routeburn Track Research Completed
Title
Visitor satisfactions, impact perceptions, and attitudes toward management options on the Routeburn Track
Lead Author
Cessford, G.
Organisation(s)
Department of Conservation
Publication Year
1998
Publisher
Department of Conservation
Contacts
Abstract
Walkers on the Routeburn Track in Mt Aspiring and Fiordland National Parks were surveyed in January–February 1994 as part of a wider study of track users in New Zealand. Evaluations of overall satisfaction and individual facility and service satisfactions were highly positive, suggesting little dissatisfaction or any need for urgent management action. However, crowding results indicated a need for urgent management action. Perceptions of crowding and social and physical impacts indicated that visit-experience problems would increase with future increase in use-levels, particularly difficulties due to hut congestion, which was highly associated with crowding. Visitors favoured informationbased management to address these increasing use-pressures, rather than more regulatory controls. However a more direct approach appeared necessary, given the crowding levels, and the subsequent application of a booking system had some support from these results.
Keywords:
Routeburn, Track, Trail, Walk, Tramp, Satisfaction, Survey
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Areas of Focus
Population Groups
Settings (location)
Provision (delivery type & infrastructure)
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July 16, 2012