Ryan L Sharp
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3707329 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Ryan L Sharp |
| NOMBRES | Ryan L |
| APELLIDO | Sharp |
| FIRMA | SHARP R L |
| AFILIACIONES | Kansas State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5926-2799 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Addressing Assumptions in Visitor use Management Research
Recognizing, addressing, and adjusting for underlying assumptions is important for visitor use research and management in parks and protected areas. To identify assumptions in visitor use management research and applications, a Delphi approach was used to understand if and how assumptions appear in the visitor use management domain. We engaged eight visitor use experts in the United States over three questionnaire-based iterations, resulting in a…
Moral Foundations, Welcomeness and Belonging, and Visitation to Manassas National Battlefield Park
Before, during, and irrespective of the pandemic
Urban and urban-proximate national park sites provide diverse leisure opportunities for residents, yet potential barriers and constraints for visitation exist. We examined constraints prior to, during, and regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Washington, D.C. Metro area at Rock Creek Park and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Visitors and non-visitors (n = 840) responses were assessed for differences in their (1) demograph…
Intersecting Identities
This study uses a multiple hierarchical stratification perspective to investigate the probability of activity participation among 1,774 Joshua Tree National Park visitors who responded to a visitor survey in 2019. According to the multiple hierarchy stratification perspective, an individual’s demographic characteristics interact and affect their social position and therefore their access to services or resources. The purpose of the study is to ga…
Norm Stability
Researchers and managers of parks and protected areas often employ normative theory or a normative approach when attempting to understand and manage visitor use and related impacts. Normative theory and associated approaches use indicators, thresholds, and evaluative dimensions to estimate visitor opinion about desired resource or experiential conditions. However, visitors’ desired conditions are often difficult to study longitudinally. Researche…
Looking through their eyes
Participant-driven videography (PDV) consists of research participants using a camera to record videos about a subject or experience, giving participants control and minimizing researcher assumptions. This multi-case study demonstrates the application of PDV to parks and protected area (PPA) research, and concludes with recommendations for its future application in such research. In interviews conducted remotely with national park stakeholders, p…
Evaluating the Influence of Photo Order on Park Visitors’ Perceptions of Crowding at Buffalo National River
Visual-based methods are common in visitor use management research because they often support empirical evaluations of structural norms, particularly related to crowding in parks and other protected areas. Consequently, researchers and managers continue to investigate method bias and improve visual-based approaches and tools. This study continues this improvement process by assessing whether the order of photographs viewed by park visitors in a f…
To connect or not to connect
Worldwide mobile devices have become ubiquitous including for visitors to parks and protected areas. Wireless communication technologies, such as Wi-Fi access and cellular network service, are also common but not all parks and protected areas provide these services. Wireless communication technologies could alter the visitor experience, however little is known about visitor preferences for Wi-Fi access and cellular network service nor about exper…
The utilization distribution
In remote parks and other protected areas, estimates of visitor use levels and distributions are often limited in accuracy and feasibility. Visitors to these areas may not see any staff during their visit or even know the locations they visited. As a result, visitor use management efforts often require information from other sources, including annual reports submitted by Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) permit holders. We used a case study appr…
Integrating emotional affect into bear viewing management and bear safety education
Nettles, J. M., M. T. J. Brownlee, J. C. Hallo, D. S. Jachowski, and R. L. Sharp. 2021. Integrating emotional affect into bear viewing management and bear safety education. Ecology and Society 26(2):19. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12410-260219
Who Has the Right-of-Way
Outdoor recreation entails a careful balance between environmental impact and economic impact, particularly in rural Appalachian transitional economies. Outdoor recreation annually brings millions of dollars into rural areas in Central Appalachia by utilizing the natural features of the region for recreation. However, uneven development has fomented long-standing environmental injustices as extraction industries utilize unparalleled control over …
Climbing out of Poverty
Researchers are reassessing the potential for place-based resources (including rivers, agriculture, and rock formations) to generate economic activity as eastern Kentucky’s coal and manufacturing-based economy continues to shrink. Our study makes the case for rock climbing in the Red River Gorge in eastern Kentucky as a viable and sustainable source of economic activity in six of the poorest counties in the nation. Rock climbers who come to the R…
Evaluation of the Brown Bear Viewing Experience at Katmai National Park and Preserve
Bear experts regularly recommend limiting visitor access to areas critical to bear survival (e.g., feeding grounds). Seeing a bear in the wild, however, is a highly prized visitor experience. This article measured how viewing bears influenced visitors’ connection to bears (conservation caring), park interest, and support for restrictive management. Data were obtained from 235 visitors at Katmai National Park and Preserve. Conservation caring and …
The impact of on-site educational outreach on recreational users’ perceptions of aquatic invasive species and their management
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) present a great challenge to ecosystems around the globe, and controlling AIS becomes increasingly difficult when the potential vectors are related to recreational activities. An approach combining education and outreach efforts to control AIS may be the best course of action. A survey was designed to measure public perceptions, knowledge of, and attitudes towards AIS, as well as public support for various managemen…
Visitor Perceptions of Black Bear Management Options in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, USA
Human/bear interactions will continue to increase as humans continue to live and recreate in closer proximity to bear habitat. One area positioned for a marked increase in human/bear interactions is Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO). To make decisions on the best management options for the growing black bear population, BISO managers need information about park visitor beliefs and concerns. The purpose of this research was …
An Island in a Sea of Development
As more people move to urban areas there will be increased pressure on existing green spaces to offer places for recreation, contemplation, historic interpretation, exercise, and nature appreciation. Development and a rise in population has led to too few public recreation sites available in many regions of the world resulting in unsustainable pressure being applied to parks. The objective of this study was to examine how place attachment may be …
Norm Stability
Researchers and managers of parks and protected areas often employ normative theory or a normative approach when attempting to understand and manage visitor use and related impacts. Normative theory and associated approaches use indicators, thresholds, and evaluative dimensions to estimate visitor opinion about desired resource or experiential conditions. However, visitors’ desired conditions are often difficult to study longitudinally. Researche…
Evaluating the Influence of Photo Order on Park Visitors’ Perceptions of Crowding at Buffalo National River
Visual-based methods are common in visitor use management research because they often support empirical evaluations of structural norms, particularly related to crowding in parks and other protected areas. Consequently, researchers and managers continue to investigate method bias and improve visual-based approaches and tools. This study continues this improvement process by assessing whether the order of photographs viewed by park visitors in a f…
Moral Foundations, Welcomeness and Belonging, and Visitation to Manassas National Battlefield Park
Before, during, and irrespective of the pandemic
Urban and urban-proximate national park sites provide diverse leisure opportunities for residents, yet potential barriers and constraints for visitation exist. We examined constraints prior to, during, and regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Washington, D.C. Metro area at Rock Creek Park and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Visitors and non-visitors (n = 840) responses were assessed for differences in their (1) demograph…
The impact of on-site educational outreach on recreational users’ perceptions of aquatic invasive species and their management
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) present a great challenge to ecosystems around the globe, and controlling AIS becomes increasingly difficult when the potential vectors are related to recreational activities. An approach combining education and outreach efforts to control AIS may be the best course of action. A survey was designed to measure public perceptions, knowledge of, and attitudes towards AIS, as well as public support for various managemen…
Visitor Perceptions of Black Bear Management Options in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, USA
Human/bear interactions will continue to increase as humans continue to live and recreate in closer proximity to bear habitat. One area positioned for a marked increase in human/bear interactions is Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO). To make decisions on the best management options for the growing black bear population, BISO managers need information about park visitor beliefs and concerns. The purpose of this research was …
An Island in a Sea of Development
As more people move to urban areas there will be increased pressure on existing green spaces to offer places for recreation, contemplation, historic interpretation, exercise, and nature appreciation. Development and a rise in population has led to too few public recreation sites available in many regions of the world resulting in unsustainable pressure being applied to parks. The objective of this study was to examine how place attachment may be …
The impact of on-site educational outreach on recreational users’ perceptions of aquatic invasive species and their management
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) present a great challenge to ecosystems around the globe, and controlling AIS becomes increasingly difficult when the potential vectors are related to recreational activities. An approach combining education and outreach efforts to control AIS may be the best course of action. A survey was designed to measure public perceptions, knowledge of, and attitudes towards AIS, as well as public support for various managemen…
Climbing out of Poverty
Researchers are reassessing the potential for place-based resources (including rivers, agriculture, and rock formations) to generate economic activity as eastern Kentucky’s coal and manufacturing-based economy continues to shrink. Our study makes the case for rock climbing in the Red River Gorge in eastern Kentucky as a viable and sustainable source of economic activity in six of the poorest counties in the nation. Rock climbers who come to the R…
Evaluation of the Brown Bear Viewing Experience at Katmai National Park and Preserve
Bear experts regularly recommend limiting visitor access to areas critical to bear survival (e.g., feeding grounds). Seeing a bear in the wild, however, is a highly prized visitor experience. This article measured how viewing bears influenced visitors’ connection to bears (conservation caring), park interest, and support for restrictive management. Data were obtained from 235 visitors at Katmai National Park and Preserve. Conservation caring and …
Who Has the Right-of-Way
Outdoor recreation entails a careful balance between environmental impact and economic impact, particularly in rural Appalachian transitional economies. Outdoor recreation annually brings millions of dollars into rural areas in Central Appalachia by utilizing the natural features of the region for recreation. However, uneven development has fomented long-standing environmental injustices as extraction industries utilize unparalleled control over …
To connect or not to connect
Worldwide mobile devices have become ubiquitous including for visitors to parks and protected areas. Wireless communication technologies, such as Wi-Fi access and cellular network service, are also common but not all parks and protected areas provide these services. Wireless communication technologies could alter the visitor experience, however little is known about visitor preferences for Wi-Fi access and cellular network service nor about exper…
The utilization distribution
In remote parks and other protected areas, estimates of visitor use levels and distributions are often limited in accuracy and feasibility. Visitors to these areas may not see any staff during their visit or even know the locations they visited. As a result, visitor use management efforts often require information from other sources, including annual reports submitted by Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) permit holders. We used a case study appr…
Integrating emotional affect into bear viewing management and bear safety education
Nettles, J. M., M. T. J. Brownlee, J. C. Hallo, D. S. Jachowski, and R. L. Sharp. 2021. Integrating emotional affect into bear viewing management and bear safety education. Ecology and Society 26(2):19. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12410-260219
Looking through their eyes
Participant-driven videography (PDV) consists of research participants using a camera to record videos about a subject or experience, giving participants control and minimizing researcher assumptions. This multi-case study demonstrates the application of PDV to parks and protected area (PPA) research, and concludes with recommendations for its future application in such research. In interviews conducted remotely with national park stakeholders, p…
Evaluating the Influence of Photo Order on Park Visitors’ Perceptions of Crowding at Buffalo National River
Visual-based methods are common in visitor use management research because they often support empirical evaluations of structural norms, particularly related to crowding in parks and other protected areas. Consequently, researchers and managers continue to investigate method bias and improve visual-based approaches and tools. This study continues this improvement process by assessing whether the order of photographs viewed by park visitors in a f…
Norm Stability
Researchers and managers of parks and protected areas often employ normative theory or a normative approach when attempting to understand and manage visitor use and related impacts. Normative theory and associated approaches use indicators, thresholds, and evaluative dimensions to estimate visitor opinion about desired resource or experiential conditions. However, visitors’ desired conditions are often difficult to study longitudinally. Researche…
Before, during, and irrespective of the pandemic
Urban and urban-proximate national park sites provide diverse leisure opportunities for residents, yet potential barriers and constraints for visitation exist. We examined constraints prior to, during, and regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Washington, D.C. Metro area at Rock Creek Park and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Visitors and non-visitors (n = 840) responses were assessed for differences in their (1) demograph…
Intersecting Identities
This study uses a multiple hierarchical stratification perspective to investigate the probability of activity participation among 1,774 Joshua Tree National Park visitors who responded to a visitor survey in 2019. According to the multiple hierarchy stratification perspective, an individual’s demographic characteristics interact and affect their social position and therefore their access to services or resources. The purpose of the study is to ga…
Moral Foundations, Welcomeness and Belonging, and Visitation to Manassas National Battlefield Park
Addressing Assumptions in Visitor use Management Research
Recognizing, addressing, and adjusting for underlying assumptions is important for visitor use research and management in parks and protected areas. To identify assumptions in visitor use management research and applications, a Delphi approach was used to understand if and how assumptions appear in the visitor use management domain. We engaged eight visitor use experts in the United States over three questionnaire-based iterations, resulting in a…
Geography (11 obras) · Psychology (9 obras) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (9 obras) · Political science (8 obras) · Visitor pattern (8 obras) · Computer Science (7 obras) · Urban Green Space and Health (7 obras) · Archaeology (5 obras) · Ecology (5 obras) · Environmental planning (5 obras)