Sustainable Transportation in Natural and Protected Areas

Herausgeber: Orsi, Francesco

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides current knowledge on issues associated with the transportation of visitors in natural and protected areas, and a comprehensive overview of the technical and strategic options available to tackle these issues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 603g
• ISBN-13: 9781138788572
• ISBN-10: 1138788570
• Artikelnr.: 42204835

Autorenporträt

Francesco Orsi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Kansas State University, USA. Previously he was a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Trento, Italy.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Francesco Orsi Part 1: Concepts and Definitions 2.
Sustainability Requisites for Transportation in Natural and Protected Areas
Francesco Orsi 3. Sustainability Potential of Various Transport Modes in
Natural Settings Francesco Orsi Part 2: Preferences - Attitudes towards
Sustainable Transportation 4. Visitor Preferences and toward Bus use in
Natural and Protected Areas Jo Guiver, Nick Davies and Richard Weston 5.
The Shift from Automobiles to Alternatives and the Role of Intelligent
Transportation Systems Kourtney K. Collum and John J. Daigle 6. Park
Visitor and Gateway Community Perceptions of Mandatory Shuttle Buses
Joshua D. Marquit and Britton L. Mace 7. Sustainable Mobility within
Natural Areas from the Perspectives of Persons with Disabilities Brent
Lovelock Part 3: Practices - Experiences around the World 8. Managing
Sustainable Mobility in Natural Areas: the Case of South Tyrol (Italy)
Anna Scuttari and Maria Della Lucia 9. On-demand Transport Systems to
Remote Natural Areas: The Swiss Case of Bus Alpin and AlpenTaxi Roger
Sonderegger and Widar von Arx 10. Reducing Visitor Car Use while Securing
Economic Benefits in Protected Areas: Application of a Market Segmentation
Approach in the Lake District National Park (UK) Davina Stanford 11. Cycle
Tourism Development in Parks: The Experience of the Peak District National
Park (UK) Richard Weston, Nick Davies and Jo Guiver 12. Estimating the
Effects of "Carrot and Stick" Measures on Travel Mode Choices: Results of a
Survey Conducted in the Dolomites (Italy) Francesco Orsi and Davide
Geneletti 13. Exploring Future Opportunities and Challenges of Alternative
Transportation Practice: A Systematic-wide Transit Inventory across US
National Parks John J. Daigle 14. Participatory Planning for the Definition
of Sustainable Mobility Strategies in Small Islands: A Case Study in Sao
Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal) Artur Gil, Catarina Fonseca and Helena
Calado 15. Achieving a Balance between Trail Conservation and Road
Development: the Case of Bhutan Taiichi Ito 16. Case Studies: Lessons
Learned Francesco Orsi Part 4: Policies - Strategies and Policies for
Sustainable Transportation 17. From Conventional to Sustainable
Transportation Management in National Parks Robert Manning, Christopher
Monz, Jeffrey Hallo, Steven Lawson and Peter Newman 18. Identifying Key
Factors for the Successful Provision of Public Transport for Tourism
Andreas Kagermeier and Werner Gronau 19. Increasing the Economic
Feasibility of Public Transport Supply in Natural Areas Werner Gronau and
Andreas Kagermeier 20. Elements that Encourage Bicycling and Walking To and
Within Natural Areas Natalie Villwock-Witte 21. Helping Gateway Communities
Embrace Alternative Transportation Anne Dunning Part 5: Conclusion 22. A
Glimpse into Future Research on Sustainable Transportation in Natural
Settings Francesco Orsi