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Use Of Recreation Opportunity Planning To Inventory Arid Lands In Eastern Oregon - A Demonstration, Michael J. Manfredo, Perry J. Brown

Forest Management Faculty Publications

This paper reports on the use of computer and hand dravn techniques for Implementing the Recreation Opportunity Planning inventory and analysis phases for the Steens Mountain Recreation Lands. Techniques were compared for land classifications and time and monetary costs. Results show computer mapping less likely to result in classification errors, but more costly to conduct.