Christopher A Monz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6017597 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher A Monz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher A |
| FAMILY NAME | Monz |
| SIGNATURE | MONZ C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utah State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1166-8984 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Recreation specialization
Can we predict visitor movement? Using step selection function analysis to map high probability camping areas in a remote Alaskan wilderness
Factors influencing informal trail conditions
With growing urban populations in close proximity to natural environments, recreation resource managers in parks and protected areas (PPAs) are increasingly confronted with challenges such as high levels of visitation and severe resource impacts. Additionally, urban-proximate PPAs, particularly informal trails in these areas, have received little research attention relative to more remote PPAs and formal trails. The formation of informal trail ne…
Proof of concept study using GPS-based tracking data to build agent-based models of visitors’ off-trail behavior in nature-based tourism settings
What's ‘SUP’ with paddlers? Integrating spatial, social, and ecological data to understand behavior among paddlesport users at a popular lake destination
Ecosystem services enhanced through soundscape management link people and wildlife
Burgeoning urbanization, development and human activities have led to reduced opportunities for nature experience in quiet acoustic environments. Increasing noise affects both humans and wildlife alike. We experimentally altered human‐caused sound levels in a paired study using informational signs that encouraged quiet behaviours in week‐on, week‐off blocks on the trail system of Muir Woods National Monument, California, USA to test if the sounds…
Understanding and managing the interactions of impacts from nature-based recreation and climate change
Building adaptive capacity in a changing Arctic by use of technology
Rapid Arctic warming, manifested as thawing permafrost, loss of coastal sea ice, sea level rise, and climate-related extreme events, is particularly challenging for Indigenous people relying on wild food to sustain their livelihood and culture. The adoption of new technologies could provide specific capabilities to confront vulnerabilities associated with fishing and hunting activities, but it could also accentuate existing vulnerabilities of the…
Efficient sampling for ecosystem service supply assessment at a landscape scale
Decision makers and stakeholders need high-quality data to manage ecosystem services (ES) efficiently. Landscape-level data on ES that are of sufficient quality to identify spatial tradeoffs, co-occurrence and hotspots of ES are costly to collect, and it is therefore important to increase the efficiency of sampling of primary data. We demonstrate how ES could be assessed more efficiently through image-based point intercept method and determine th…
Advantages and Limitations of Using Mobile Apps for Protected Area Monitoring and Management
Digital technologies, including participatory Internet mapping, social media and smartphones, provide new avenues for research in outdoor recreation and tourism. The potential to reach a greater audience and collect visitation data on a broader scale, with less costs than traditional paper surveys, are key advantages that have increased the use of these novel technologies. Using of mobile apps for data collection is still at the experimental stag…
The ecological implications of visitor transportation in parks and protected areas
Is tourism damaging ecosystems in the Andes? Current knowledge and an agenda for future research
Dimensions of alternative transportation experience in Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Parks
Tradeoffs Among Resource, Social, and Managerial Conditions on Mountain Summits of the Northern Forest
This research examined the relative importance of indicators and standards of quality at three mountain summits in the Northern Forest. The three summits ranged from low to high levels of use, development, and management. Computer-generated photographs were used to present a range of resource, social, and managerial conditions in a stated choice survey. Results suggest that visitors prefer minimal resource impact, few other people, and low intens…
Assessment and Monitoring of Recreation Impacts and Resource Conditions on Mountain Summits
Mountain summits present a unique challenge to manage sustainably: they are ecologically important and, in many circumstances, under high demand for recreation and tourism activities. This article presents recent advances in the assessment of resource conditions and visitor disturbance in mountain summit environments, by drawing on examples from a multiyear, interdisciplinary study of summits in the northeastern United States. Primary impact issu…
Recreation resource assessment and monitoring techniques for mountain regions.
This chapter illustrates how established resource monitoring protocols and field techniques can be utilized to measure resource impact on soils and vegetation in mountain regions. An assessment is presented of the trail and visitation site conditions at the Phantom Canyon Reserve, Colorado, USA with the management goal of resource preservation. The areas examined have a relatively short history of use, and that use has been restricted to areas la…
Wildland recreation
Is tourism damaging ecosystems in the Andes? Current knowledge and an agenda for future research
Dimensions of alternative transportation experience in Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Parks
Understanding and managing the interactions of impacts from nature-based recreation and climate change
Tradeoffs Among Resource, Social, and Managerial Conditions on Mountain Summits of the Northern Forest
This research examined the relative importance of indicators and standards of quality at three mountain summits in the Northern Forest. The three summits ranged from low to high levels of use, development, and management. Computer-generated photographs were used to present a range of resource, social, and managerial conditions in a stated choice survey. Results suggest that visitors prefer minimal resource impact, few other people, and low intens…
Advantages and Limitations of Using Mobile Apps for Protected Area Monitoring and Management
Digital technologies, including participatory Internet mapping, social media and smartphones, provide new avenues for research in outdoor recreation and tourism. The potential to reach a greater audience and collect visitation data on a broader scale, with less costs than traditional paper surveys, are key advantages that have increased the use of these novel technologies. Using of mobile apps for data collection is still at the experimental stag…
The ecological implications of visitor transportation in parks and protected areas
Wildland recreation
Recreation resource assessment and monitoring techniques for mountain regions.
This chapter illustrates how established resource monitoring protocols and field techniques can be utilized to measure resource impact on soils and vegetation in mountain regions. An assessment is presented of the trail and visitation site conditions at the Phantom Canyon Reserve, Colorado, USA with the management goal of resource preservation. The areas examined have a relatively short history of use, and that use has been restricted to areas la…
Assessment and Monitoring of Recreation Impacts and Resource Conditions on Mountain Summits
Mountain summits present a unique challenge to manage sustainably: they are ecologically important and, in many circumstances, under high demand for recreation and tourism activities. This article presents recent advances in the assessment of resource conditions and visitor disturbance in mountain summit environments, by drawing on examples from a multiyear, interdisciplinary study of summits in the northeastern United States. Primary impact issu…
Tradeoffs Among Resource, Social, and Managerial Conditions on Mountain Summits of the Northern Forest
This research examined the relative importance of indicators and standards of quality at three mountain summits in the Northern Forest. The three summits ranged from low to high levels of use, development, and management. Computer-generated photographs were used to present a range of resource, social, and managerial conditions in a stated choice survey. Results suggest that visitors prefer minimal resource impact, few other people, and low intens…
Dimensions of alternative transportation experience in Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Parks
The ecological implications of visitor transportation in parks and protected areas
Is tourism damaging ecosystems in the Andes? Current knowledge and an agenda for future research
Efficient sampling for ecosystem service supply assessment at a landscape scale
Decision makers and stakeholders need high-quality data to manage ecosystem services (ES) efficiently. Landscape-level data on ES that are of sufficient quality to identify spatial tradeoffs, co-occurrence and hotspots of ES are costly to collect, and it is therefore important to increase the efficiency of sampling of primary data. We demonstrate how ES could be assessed more efficiently through image-based point intercept method and determine th…
Advantages and Limitations of Using Mobile Apps for Protected Area Monitoring and Management
Digital technologies, including participatory Internet mapping, social media and smartphones, provide new avenues for research in outdoor recreation and tourism. The potential to reach a greater audience and collect visitation data on a broader scale, with less costs than traditional paper surveys, are key advantages that have increased the use of these novel technologies. Using of mobile apps for data collection is still at the experimental stag…
What's ‘SUP’ with paddlers? Integrating spatial, social, and ecological data to understand behavior among paddlesport users at a popular lake destination
Ecosystem services enhanced through soundscape management link people and wildlife
Burgeoning urbanization, development and human activities have led to reduced opportunities for nature experience in quiet acoustic environments. Increasing noise affects both humans and wildlife alike. We experimentally altered human‐caused sound levels in a paired study using informational signs that encouraged quiet behaviours in week‐on, week‐off blocks on the trail system of Muir Woods National Monument, California, USA to test if the sounds…
Understanding and managing the interactions of impacts from nature-based recreation and climate change
Building adaptive capacity in a changing Arctic by use of technology
Rapid Arctic warming, manifested as thawing permafrost, loss of coastal sea ice, sea level rise, and climate-related extreme events, is particularly challenging for Indigenous people relying on wild food to sustain their livelihood and culture. The adoption of new technologies could provide specific capabilities to confront vulnerabilities associated with fishing and hunting activities, but it could also accentuate existing vulnerabilities of the…
Proof of concept study using GPS-based tracking data to build agent-based models of visitors’ off-trail behavior in nature-based tourism settings
Can we predict visitor movement? Using step selection function analysis to map high probability camping areas in a remote Alaskan wilderness
Factors influencing informal trail conditions
With growing urban populations in close proximity to natural environments, recreation resource managers in parks and protected areas (PPAs) are increasingly confronted with challenges such as high levels of visitation and severe resource impacts. Additionally, urban-proximate PPAs, particularly informal trails in these areas, have received little research attention relative to more remote PPAs and formal trails. The formation of informal trail ne…
Recreation specialization
Geography (17 works) · Ecology (14 works) · Environmental resource management (14 works) · Environmental Science (13 works) · Recreation (13 works) · Computer Science (12 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (11 works) · Visitor pattern (8 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (7 works) · Ecology (7 works)