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• modifying behavioural patterns (e.g. by camping rather than using developed facilities)
Figure 7.2:
National parks and scenic
areas in New Zealand frequented by
international tourists
• changing time of visit or use (e.g. visiting in shoulder or off-peak periods in order to
avoid conflicts with other users)
• changing perceptions, expectations and recreation priorities (also referred to as product
shift (Shelby et al. 1988), e.g. developing a new set of expectations about a
recreational setting in order to maintain satisfaction)
• recreational displacement, where those who are most sensitive to recreational conflicts
seek alternative sites to achieve desired outcomes.
