Steven Lawson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6187632 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven Lawson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven |
| FAMILY NAME | Lawson |
| SIGNATURE | LAWSON S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Basic and Applied Research
Leisure studies is an applied field that draws on theory and methods developed in conventional academic disciplines. This paper illustrates the ways in which theory and methods developed in several academic disciplines (sociology, economics, computer science, and statistics) can be employed to help resolve an applied problem (carrying capacity of parks and related areas) in leisure studies. Application of disciplinary theory and methods to leisur…
Methodological Issues in Measuring Crowding-Related Norms in Outdoor Recreation
Based on theoretical and methodological similarities between research on recreationrelated norms and contingent valuation, three methodological issues--question format, starting point bias, and information bias--are explored as they apply to measuring crowding-related norms of visitors to two national parks. Few statistically or substantively significant differences in crowding-related norms were found to be associated with these methodological i…
Methodological Issues in Measuring Crowding-Related Norms in Outdoor Recreation
Based on theoretical and methodological similarities between research on recreationrelated norms and contingent valuation, three methodological issues--question format, starting point bias, and information bias--are explored as they apply to measuring crowding-related norms of visitors to two national parks. Few statistically or substantively significant differences in crowding-related norms were found to be associated with these methodological i…
Methodological Issues in Measuring Crowding-Related Norms in Outdoor Recreation
Based on theoretical and methodological similarities between research on recreationrelated norms and contingent valuation, three methodological issues--question format, starting point bias, and information bias--are explored as they apply to measuring crowding-related norms of visitors to two national parks. Few statistically or substantively significant differences in crowding-related norms were found to be associated with these methodological i…
Basic and Applied Research
Leisure studies is an applied field that draws on theory and methods developed in conventional academic disciplines. This paper illustrates the ways in which theory and methods developed in several academic disciplines (sociology, economics, computer science, and statistics) can be employed to help resolve an applied problem (carrying capacity of parks and related areas) in leisure studies. Application of disciplinary theory and methods to leisur…
Political science (2 works) · Recreation (2 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (1 works) · Applied Psychology (1 works) · Applied Psychology (1 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 works) · Crowding (1 works) · Discipline (1 works)