J Adam Beeco
Biographic Data
| ID | 3099804 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Adam Beeco |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Adam |
| FAMILY NAME | Beeco |
| SIGNATURE | BEECO J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Park Service |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4233-7061 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Communicating Darkness
Utah parks are attracting an increasing number of visitors due to the quality dark sky viewing opportunities. Despite increasing engagement in nighttime recreation, limited research exists on visitor interest in interpretation for dark skies in state and national parks. Nighttime visitors at nine Utah state and national park units certified as dark sky parks were surveyed to evaluate their preferences for dark sky-related interpretive topics and …
Night lights versus conservation dreams
Nature-based noctourism includes all forms of nature-based tourism at night, for which natural darkness is critical to both the visitor experience and the protection of cultural and natural resources. Yet, artificial light at night is a known landscape scale pollutant that hinders these tourism activities. Even protected areas are not immune to the effects of light pollution, including on-site and nearby community lighting. Efforts to prevent or …
Integrating aircraft tracking, acoustic data, and surveys to evaluate park aircraft noise
Noise from low-flying aircraft has negative impacts on nature-based tourist experiences, wildlife, and communities in tourist destinations worldwide. Within the United States, some national parks, such as Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA), experience a high volume of low-flying overflights, including from tourism activities like flightseeing tours. We utilized flight tracking data to identify overflight patterns, acoustic monitoring to est…
Using ADS–B Data to Understand Overflight Altitude Characteristics at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
Air tour management plans for U.S. national park units are developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS). The FAA recommends pilots fly higher than 2,000 feet above ground level (AGL) over parks, wildlife refuges, and areas with wilderness characteristics. Management of air tours is important for mitigating visual and noise impacts. Understanding air tour travel patterns has been problematic because ob…
Pavement treatment type influences visitor experiences related to vehicular road sound in Death Valley National Park
In many parks and protected areas around the globe, reducing human-caused sounds is a critical component to providing quality visitor experiences. However, very little research examines the effect of vehicular road sounds on visitor experiences. Additionally, emerging pavement treatments have the potential to provide a new management tool for reducing impacts from vehicular road sounds. In this research, intercept surveys of visitors in Death Val…
Understanding visitors’ spatial behavior
The integration of spatial concepts with social science data in natural resource management has progressed rapidly over the past 15 years. There is now a foundational understanding, and supporting empirical work, that recreational use at parks and protected areas (PPAs) is a spatially conditioned process. To better understand visitor’s spatial behavior, we present an updated review of the incorporation of space into human dimensions of natural re…
GPS Tracking of Travel Routes of Wanderers and Planners
Some of the most basic but vital data on recreation and travel behavior at tourism destinations consists of the places people visit, their travel routes, and the amount of time spent at each location. Despite that travel patterns are a fundamental aspect of the tourism phenomenon, little attention has been given to spatial and temporal tourist behaviors. Furthermore, although tourist typologies have identified some differences in visitor behavior…
GPS Tracking of Travel Routes of Wanderers and Planners
Some of the most basic but vital data on recreation and travel behavior at tourism destinations consists of the places people visit, their travel routes, and the amount of time spent at each location. Despite that travel patterns are a fundamental aspect of the tourism phenomenon, little attention has been given to spatial and temporal tourist behaviors. Furthermore, although tourist typologies have identified some differences in visitor behavior…
GPS Tracking of Travel Routes of Wanderers and Planners
Some of the most basic but vital data on recreation and travel behavior at tourism destinations consists of the places people visit, their travel routes, and the amount of time spent at each location. Despite that travel patterns are a fundamental aspect of the tourism phenomenon, little attention has been given to spatial and temporal tourist behaviors. Furthermore, although tourist typologies have identified some differences in visitor behavior…
Understanding visitors’ spatial behavior
The integration of spatial concepts with social science data in natural resource management has progressed rapidly over the past 15 years. There is now a foundational understanding, and supporting empirical work, that recreational use at parks and protected areas (PPAs) is a spatially conditioned process. To better understand visitor’s spatial behavior, we present an updated review of the incorporation of space into human dimensions of natural re…
Pavement treatment type influences visitor experiences related to vehicular road sound in Death Valley National Park
In many parks and protected areas around the globe, reducing human-caused sounds is a critical component to providing quality visitor experiences. However, very little research examines the effect of vehicular road sounds on visitor experiences. Additionally, emerging pavement treatments have the potential to provide a new management tool for reducing impacts from vehicular road sounds. In this research, intercept surveys of visitors in Death Val…
Using ADS–B Data to Understand Overflight Altitude Characteristics at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
Air tour management plans for U.S. national park units are developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service (NPS). The FAA recommends pilots fly higher than 2,000 feet above ground level (AGL) over parks, wildlife refuges, and areas with wilderness characteristics. Management of air tours is important for mitigating visual and noise impacts. Understanding air tour travel patterns has been problematic because ob…
Integrating aircraft tracking, acoustic data, and surveys to evaluate park aircraft noise
Noise from low-flying aircraft has negative impacts on nature-based tourist experiences, wildlife, and communities in tourist destinations worldwide. Within the United States, some national parks, such as Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA), experience a high volume of low-flying overflights, including from tourism activities like flightseeing tours. We utilized flight tracking data to identify overflight patterns, acoustic monitoring to est…
Communicating Darkness
Utah parks are attracting an increasing number of visitors due to the quality dark sky viewing opportunities. Despite increasing engagement in nighttime recreation, limited research exists on visitor interest in interpretation for dark skies in state and national parks. Nighttime visitors at nine Utah state and national park units certified as dark sky parks were surveyed to evaluate their preferences for dark sky-related interpretive topics and …
Night lights versus conservation dreams
Nature-based noctourism includes all forms of nature-based tourism at night, for which natural darkness is critical to both the visitor experience and the protection of cultural and natural resources. Yet, artificial light at night is a known landscape scale pollutant that hinders these tourism activities. Even protected areas are not immune to the effects of light pollution, including on-site and nearby community lighting. Efforts to prevent or …
Geography (5 works) · Visitor pattern (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works) · Impact of Light on Environment and Health (3 works) · National park (3 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (2 works) · Ecology (2 works)