Erholung im Wald: Erwartungen und Zufriedenheit, Verhalten und Konflikte

Birmensdorf

Schnee und Landschaft Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald

2011

S. 43-51

Artikel aus einer ZeitschriftUnselbständiges Werk

200173847

multifunktionale Wald - Konflikte und Lösungen, S. 43-51

Recreation in the forest: expectations and satisfaction, behaviour and conflicts. From a societal perspective the recreational function of the forest is very important since the public increasingly perceive the forest as attractive for recreation. This development also, represents a great challenge for forest-recreation management in Switzerland. Since visitor numbers have been rising and recreational activities becoming increasingly diverse, conflicts of interests have become topical issues in forest management. Research on the recreational use of forests in Switzerland indicates, for example, that 27?% of forest visitors feel disturbed by other visitors or their activities. Thus conflicts arise because of different interests, e.g. recreation vs. nature protection, or because people disturb each other with their various recreation activities and motives. Potentially appropriate intervention measures for reducing such conflicts are presented and evaluated on the basis of two examples, and, recommendations
Keywords
motives, preferences, health, interventions, social sciences, wildlife, leisure activities