Opinions diverge as to whether visitor experiences vary across setting-based management
continua. Evidence suggests that recreationists with different experiences profiles have …

While previous research suggests that place attachment and activity involvement impact
visitor perceptions, it has not examined the simultaneous effects of these affective constructs …

This study examined the nature of the visitor experience in an urban-proximate recreation
area using measures of experiences sought, setting preferences, perceptions of resource …

The relationship between benefits desired by recreationists and the activities and setting
(physical, social and managerial) that may facilitate realization of those benefits was …

Abstract The Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) has been widely applied; however,
studies that have examined setting–experience relationships have found mixed results …

Managers of outdoor recreation areas must understand how certain types of settings
influence visitor experiences to support preferred on-site experiences. Geographically …

Descriptions of the relationships between the setting components (biophysical and social) of
the recreation opportunity spectrum can be taken to be unidimensional and linear. Data on …

Experience‐based setting management seeks to provide rewarding psychological
experiences to recreation participants by managing the physical environments in which …

This study examines assumptions of the concepts which form the basis for experience based
setting management of outdoor recreation areas. To test the assumptions a sample of …

Assessing the visitor experience for management in park and protected areas has long been
the research focus of social scientists working in concert with park managers. One approach …