https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9909-1202
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5725-486X
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5349-4847
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9536-527X
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9909-1202
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5725-486X
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5349-4847
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9536-527X
In many parks and protected areas around the globe, reducing human-caused sounds is a critical component to providing quality visitor experiences. However, very little research examines the effect of vehicular road sounds on visitor experiences. Additionally, emerging pavement treatments have the potential to provide a new management tool for reducing impacts from vehicular road sounds. In this research, intercept surveys of visitors in Death Valley National Park and dose-response methods are used to identify the impacts of vehicular road sounds using normative concepts. The effects of different pavement treatments on visitor experiences are also evaluated. Results show that increasing vehicular road sounds have a negative impact on visitor experiences. Furthermore, Type II microsurfacing pavement treatments have a larger negative impact on visitor experiences than other pavement treatments. From this, managers of parks and protected areas can better understand the impacts of vehicle road sounds on visitor experiences, and possibly further reduce impacts through the use of pavement treatments.
Pavement treatment type influences visitor experiences related to vehicular road sound in Death Valley National Park
Journal of Ecotourism ; 20 , 3 ; 211-223
03.07.2021
13 pages
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Elektronische Ressource
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