Pacific Northwest Research Station

Title: The recreation opportunity spectrum: a framework for planning, management, and research.

Author: Clark, Roger N.; Stankey, George H.

Date: 1979

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-098. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 32 p

Station ID: GTR-PNW-098

Description: The end product of recreation management is a diverse range of opportunities from which people can derive various experiences. This paper offers a framework for managing recreation opportunities based on six physical, biological, social, and managerial factors that, when combined, can be utilized by recreationists to obtain diverse experiences.

Keywords: Recreation, land use, multiple use -) recreation, management planning (forest)

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Clark, Roger N.; Stankey, George H.  1979.  The recreation opportunity spectrum: a framework for planning, management, and research..   Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-098. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 32 p