Conflict among residents of a gateway community regarding the breadth of perceptions of
impacts from commercial whitewater rafting and the need for mitigating policies persists
despite an intensive planning process and implementation of policies to mitigate negative
effects. With an overarching purpose of exploring the nature of conflict, specific study
objectives are 1) to characterize Pilar resident perceptions of recreation and the BLM, 2) to
describe how Pilar as a community adjusts to recreation, and 3) to characterize Pilar resident
expectations of BLM regarding recreation impacts. Methods include coding interview
transcriptions, participant observation summaries, meeting minutes, and public comments
on an environmental impact statement. Findings suggest that perceptions of recreational
boating are influenced by factors such as occupation and place attachment and that these
factors also determine group interaction and reactions to commercial boating and BLM
policies. / Graduation date: 2002
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/10430 |
| Date | 19 October 2001 |
| Creators | Torres, Tami McMillen |
| Contributors | Tynon, Joanne F. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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