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Trust In Wildland Fire And Fuel Management Decisions, William T. Borrie, Adam Liljeblad Apr 2006

Trust In Wildland Fire And Fuel Management Decisions, William T. Borrie, Adam Liljeblad

Society and Conservation Faculty Publications

Public land managers are stewards of public lands and of the relationship between the public and these lands. Maintaining one aspect of this relationship, trust in the agency, can be challenging. Lack of trust can influence public response to management decisions, including about wildland fire use. By considering the factors that influence trust, managers can be more effective in accomplishing fire stewardship objectives.


Why Primitive Experiences In Wilderness?, William T. Borrie Dec 2004

Why Primitive Experiences In Wilderness?, William T. Borrie

Society and Conservation Faculty Publications

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Approaches To Measuring Quality Of The Wilderness Experience, William T. Borrie, Robert M. Birzell Jan 2001

Approaches To Measuring Quality Of The Wilderness Experience, William T. Borrie, Robert M. Birzell

Society and Conservation Faculty Publications

Wilderness is a special place that provides opportunity for unique and profound experiences. An essential task for the maintenance of these recreational opportunities is the definition and monitoring of experience quality. Four approaches to the measurement of the wilderness experience have developed in over 30 years of research: satisfaction approaches (which focus on evaluation of onsite conditions), benefits-based approaches (focusing on psychological outcomes), experience-based approaches (describing cognitive states experienced in wilderness), and meanings-based approaches (documenting socially constructed meanings ascribed to the experience). Each approach has its strengths and weaknesses. Given that the wilderness experience is a multifaceted phenomenon, it is …