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Visitors’ Climate Change Beliefs & Perceptions of Climate-Sensitive Resources at Great Sand Dunes National Park
Abstract
Ecological consequences associated with climate change are becoming increasingly noticeable in nature-based recreation areas. Research is therefore needed to better understand nature-based recreationists’ perceptions of, attitudes towards, and behavioral responses to climate change and resource impacts in parks. This study explored strategies for assessing and responding to visitor perceptions of climate change at Great Sand Dunes National Park (GRSA), Colorado. In the summer of 2011, researchers intercepted visitors at GRSD and invited them to complete an online questionnaire. Visitors reported strong beliefs that global climate change was currently happening, but less certainty regarding the belief that human activities are influencing climate. Studies such as this may provide information for interpreters and park staff regarding climate change, and increase visitors’ understanding of climate change. Future research could expand upon this exploratory study in an effort to inform resource management decisions and develop targeted climate change visitor education programs
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Aplicación de un modelo de gestión del uso público en Parques Nacionales de la Argentina: sistematización de una experiencia
Este año se cumplen 200 años de relaciones diplomáticas entre Estados Unidos y Argentina, que han implicado la cooperación en una amplia gama de campos, incluido el turismo. En procura de identificar nuevos enfoques para mejorar la capacidad de los parques nacionales para la planificación y gestión del uso público que sean de mutuo beneficio y desarrollar otras formas de ofrecer experiencias de mayor calidad a los visitantes, la Embajada de los Estados Unidos de América en Buenos Aires, la Sociedad George Wright, el Servicio de Parques Nacionales de los Estados Unidos y la Administración de Parques Nacionales de la Argentina propusieron el “Programa Binacional de Intercambio para Mejorar las Experiencias de los Visitantes en los Parques Nacionales” como un intercambio de aprendizaje conjunto entre los dos países. Este artículo presenta la sistematización de la experiencia de la aplicación y adaptación del Modelo Interinstitucional de Manejo de Visitantes de los Estados Unidos de América para la gestión del uso público en cinco parques nacionales de la Argentina. Ofrece una visión general del marco, resume el proyecto desarrollado con los parques y, lo que es más importante, discute las lecciones aprendidas y las recomendaciones para la futura implementación del modelo en Argentina, y posiblemente, en otros países de América Latina
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Implementation of a public use management model in Argentinian National Parks: Lessons learned
This year marks 200 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Argentina, which has involved cooperation across a wide range of fields, including tourism. In the interest of finding new approaches to improve the capacity of national parks for public use planning and management and develop mutually beneficial ways to deliver higher-quality visitor experiences, the United States of America Embassy in Buenos Aires, the George Wright Society, the US National Park Service, and the Administration of National Parks in Argentina proposed the “Binational Exchange Program to Enhance Visitor Experiences in National Parks” as a co-learning exchange between the two countries. Through a critical review, this article focuses on the application and adaptation of the US Interagency Visitor Use Management Framework for public use management in five national parks in Argentina. The article offers an overview of the framework, summarizes the project developed with the parks, and, more importantly, discusses lessons learned and recommendations for future implementation of the model in Argentina and, possibly, other countries in Latin America