Jerry J. Vaske

Backcountry encounter norms: theory, method and empirical evidence.

Efforts to understand the impacts resulting from visitors in backcountry settings have increasingly turned to normative explanations. This paper builds on earlier review articles by providing a con...

Degree and range of recreation specialization: toward a typology of boating related activities.

This paper extends previous specialization research by using the concept to compare individuals who participate in different boating activities and sub-activities. Analyses were based on a statewid...

User standards for ecological impacts at wilderness campsites.

Managing impacts resulting from recreationists in wilderness settings requires evaluative information. This paper extends earlier work on social impacts by providing a conceptual and methodological...

Multiple determinants of satisfaction from a specific waterfowl hunting trip

Abstract This paper builds upon the multiple satisfaction approach to game management by evaluating the individual and combined effects of three basic dimensions—wildlife, human interaction, and nature/sport—on overall hunting satisfaction. In contrast to previous studies that focused on either hunting in general or deer hunting, this analysis was based on hunter evaluations of a specific waterfowl hunting trip. Results generally support the concept of multiple satisfactions, with a combination of wildlife, human interaction, and nature/sport variables accounting for 36% of the variance in satisfaction. Taken individually, nature/sport items explained more of the variation in satisfaction (R2 = .23) than either the wildlife (R2 = .08) or the human interaction variables (R2 = .14). Some discrepancies were noted between the findings presented here and those reported in previous investigations. For example, contrary to several earlier studies that found success to be an important determinant of satisfaction,...

A framework for managing quality in the tourist experience.

Abstract While the impacts of tourism have received considerable attention, relatively little research has focused on the impacts of tourism from the perspective of the tourists themselves. This paper examines the impacts of tourism on the quality of the tourists experience. A synthesis of previous research identifies an interrelated series of experiential impacts related to tourist activity. The resulting understanding of the factors that threaten the quality of the tourist experience provides the basis for a management framework aimed toward protecting quality recreation/tourist experiences. The suggested management framework focuses on the identification of undesirable impacts on the tourist experience, the determination of causal factors related to these impacts, and the selection of potential management strategies for ameliorating the undesirable impacts.

User interface design: are human factors principles used?

In the days when computer systems were used primarily by people with technical backgrounds, human factors, if considered at all, were treated as a backroom activity---something to be done after the design and implementation had been completed. We are now in an era in which computer hardware and software are consumer items. Computer users range from school kids to adults and from non-technical office professionals to software engineers. In todays environment, computer companies, especially those who sell software, must offer products that are effective and easy to use to be successful in the marketplace.