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combining conservation and recreation. In
addressing this issue of policy formation, Curry
(1994) advocates a higher priority for recreation
planning, although he recognises five areas of
difficulty in attaining this higher priority, with
accompanying solutions, as shown in Table 18.2
(see also Curry 1996).
In practical terms, among the most frequently
used management tools for regulating access to
land for recreational purposes has been
employment of some form of land zoning and
systems for concentrating activities in selected
areas and corridors (Groome 1993; Table 18.3).
This concentration, often through explicit use of
'honeypots', has been seen as a key method for
protecting 'fragile' environments or the wider
countryside. Even in areas specifically designated
for recreational purposes, such as the UK's
country parks or Ontario's recreation parks (Killan
1993), zoning has usually been employed in order
to restrict recreational use in part of the park (Box
18.2).
In some cases, zoning may be enforced via
charging for access or use of facilities (Broom
1991; Table 18.4). A pricing mechanism can fulfil
four roles (McCallum and Adams 1980):
1
raising revenue;
2
allocating demand between recreation and
non-recreation expenditure;
Table 18.2 Problems and solutions for recreation planning in the UK.
Source: Based on Curry 1994; Gilg 1996, p.238.
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