Simulation of Recreational Use for Park and Wilderness Management

Schechter, Mordechai; Lucas, Robert C.

'On the whole, this book provides a very good explanation of the [Wilderness Use Simulation Model (WUSM)]. Its value is that it describes in detail the application of an advanced analytical technique, simulation modeling, to a significant problem in resources management, and this type of approach may be new to professionals in resources management. Perhaps [it] will also serve to indicate to such professionals that various analytical techniques could have potential applicability in the resolution of similar, or different, management problems.' Environment and Planning

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 What Is Simulation?; Chapter 3 The Wilderness Use Simulation Model (WUSM); Chapter 4 The Desolation Wilderness; Chapter 5 Input Data; Chapter 6 Validating the Simulator; Chapter 7 Strategic and Tactical Considerations in Experimenting with the Simulator; Chapter 8 Formulating and Testing Use Management Policies; Chapter 9 An Application of the Simulator to a River Recreation Setting, David W. Lime, Dorothy H. Anderson, Stephen F. McCool; Chapter 10 The Potential of the Simulator as a Management, Research, and Educational Tool;