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A demographic perspective on the spatial behaviour of hikers in mountain areas: the example of Berchtesgaden National Park
Please always quote using this URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-172128
- In Germany, as in many Western societies, demographic change will lead to a higher number of senior visitors to natural recreational areas and national parks. Given the high physiological requirements of many outdoor recreation activities, especially in mountain areas, it seems likely that demographic change will affect the spatial behaviour of national park visitors, which may pose a challenge to the management of these areas. With the help of GPS tracking and a standardized questionnaire (n=481), this study empirically investigates theIn Germany, as in many Western societies, demographic change will lead to a higher number of senior visitors to natural recreational areas and national parks. Given the high physiological requirements of many outdoor recreation activities, especially in mountain areas, it seems likely that demographic change will affect the spatial behaviour of national park visitors, which may pose a challenge to the management of these areas. With the help of GPS tracking and a standardized questionnaire (n=481), this study empirically investigates the spatial behaviour of demographic age brackets in Berchtesgaden National Park (NP) and the potential effects of demographic change on the use of the area. Cluster analysis revealed four activity types in the study area. More than half of the groups with visitors aged 60 and older belong to the activity type of Walker.…
Author: | Johannes Schamel |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-172128 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Philosophische Fakultät (Histor., philolog., Kultur- und geograph. Wissensch.) / Institut für Geographie und Geologie |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | eco.mont - Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management |
ISSN: | 2073-1558 |
Year of Completion: | 2017 |
Volume: | 9 |
Issue: | Special issue |
Pagenumber: | 66-74 |
Source: | eco.mont - Journal on protected mountain area research (2017) 9:special issue, S. 66-74. https://dx.doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-9-sis66 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-9-sis66 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 9 Geschichte und Geografie / 91 Geografie, Reisen / 910 Geografie, Reisen |
Tag: | Berchtesgaden NP; GPS tracking; demographic change; geography; outdoor recreation; spatial behaviour |
Release Date: | 2023/05/30 |
Licence (German): | CC BY-NC-ND: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung, Nicht kommerziell, Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International |