Multiple-use forest land and commercial tourism in Sweden and Maine
(USA):
Networking land parcels for outdoor recreation
Document identifier: oai:dalea.du.se:2595
Keyword: Outdoor recreation trails,
Multiple-use landscape,
Incentive alignmentPublication year: 2006Relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

The SDG label(s) above have been assigned by OSDG.aiAbstract: This paper deals with government strategies to counteract rural economic decline and
will focus on two problems that affects the possibility to promote nature tourism in
general, and nature tourism relying on a trail network in specific. First, recreational
land is a multiple use resource where the tourism use may not only lead to conflicts
between different tourism uses but also with other land use interests, like forestry and
environmental preservation, especially when certain types of uses are viewed as
mutually exclusive. Second, the demand for a recreational trail network, for example
a snowmobile, biking or canoeing trail, is dependent on several factors. It has for
example been showed that the recreational demand for a trail network is increasing in
trail length and number of scenic sites accessible. However, under conditions of
public access to private land and fragmented land ownership, the production of trail
networks of high quality is complicated when the trail crosses multiple landholdings.
In general, the creation of an attractive trail network requires coordinated access to
multiple land parcels.
The paper highlights two institutional innovations that seek to align stakeholders’
incentives and manage recreational access. They are Sweden’s snowmobile trail
networks, crossing multiple ownerships and biomes; and Maine’s state acquisition of
large-scale conservation and recreation easements on private forestland related to the
development of a back country trail “hut-to-hut” network.
Authors
Tobias Heldt
Högskolan Dalarna; Nationalekonomi
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David Vail
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title: Multiple-use forest land and commercial tourism in Sweden and Maine \n(USA):
subTitle: Networking land parcels for outdoor recreation
abstract: This paper deals with government strategies to counteract rural economic decline and\nwill focus on two problems that affects the possibility to promote nature tourism in\ngeneral and nature tourism relying on a trail network in specific. First recreational\nland is a multiple use resource where the tourism use may not only lead to conflicts\nbetween different tourism uses but also with other land use interests like forestry and\nenvironmental preservation especially when certain types of uses are viewed as\nmutually exclusive. Second the demand for a recreational trail network for example\na snowmobile biking or canoeing trail is dependent on several factors. It has for\nexample been showed that the recreational demand for a trail network is increasing in\ntrail length and number of scenic sites accessible. However under conditions of\npublic access to private land and fragmented land ownership the production of trail\nnetworks of high quality is complicated when the trail crosses multiple landholdings.\nIn general the creation of an attractive trail network requires coordinated access to\nmultiple land parcels.\nThe paper highlights two institutional innovations that seek to align stakeholders’\nincentives and manage recreational access. They are Sweden’s snowmobile trail\nnetworks crossing multiple ownerships and biomes; and Maine’s state acquisition of\nlarge-scale conservation and recreation easements on private forestland related to the\ndevelopment of a back country trail “hut-to-hut” network.
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topic: Outdoor recreation trails
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topic: multiple-use landscape
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topic: incentive alignment
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