Outdoor recreation in mountains |
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| Authors: | Herbert G Kariel Dianne L Draper |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, University of Calgary, T2N 1N4 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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| Abstract: | As mountain landscapes have become more accessible, an increasing number of recreationists have become sources of concern as well as optimism for the future of mountain people and their habitat. In this section the theories of accessibility, highland-lowland interaction, and population migration in mountains are used to illustrate the linkages between the supply of recreation landscape and the attractions, demands and impacts of recreation in mountain environments and on their inhabitants. In the highland-lowland interaction system, the nature and degree of impact is directly related to the types and numbers of tourists, amounts of time they spend in mountain environments, and the intensity of the contact. These factors are related to the degree of accessibility of a particular area. Increased accessibility results in more recreationists as well as increased communication with the outside world. As a result of these external influences, changes inevitably take place among residents. Examples of such changes are drawn from many of the world's mountain areas. Planning for eco-tourism and soft recreation and balancing economic development and environmental concerns requires reversal of past exploitative practices and attitudes, and greater sensitivity toward mountain inhabitants' self-determined goals. |
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