The Snowmobile: a recreational technology in Banff National Park : environmental impact and decision making

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dc.contributor.advisorNelson, James Gordon
dc.contributor.authorMasyk, William James
dc.coverage.spatial20000096en
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-19T21:40:19Z
dc.date.available2005-07-19T21:40:19Z
dc.date.issued1972
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 120-128.en
dc.description.abstractParticipation in technologically-orientated recreational activities has been growing at an unprecedented rate. The number of snowmobiles, the subject of this study, has nearly doubled each year in the last decade. Attempts have been made to provide facilities in a variety of areas, including national parks where such use is inconsistent with general park policy. However, national park administrators, unaware of the characteristics and implications of oversnow vehicle operation, seem to have perceived an obligation to accormnodate the new sport within existing park facilities. Operation of oversnow vehicles in areas and on trails designed for other purposes creates numerous environmental and land-use conflicts. This thesis examines these problems in Banff National Park and Region. The findings of this thesis are based on a review of previous research, detailed trail transects, a photographic record of trail developments, and a mail-in questionnaire. The research reveals that snowmobile operation is: (1) a major cause of vegetation damage and erosion along designated trails; (2) a serious threat to subnivean creatures and other wildlife; and(3) an increasingly annoying management problem on public land. Each of the conflicts are substantially magnified if the trails are subsequently used by other off-the-road vehicles. In Banff National Park, the general land-use policies used to direct and control snowmobiling, have not been effectively applied. All of the trails currently designated for snowmobile use violate policy guidelines as well as the fundamental principles of the National Parks Act. The contradictory application of the policy provides the basis for recommending the withdrawal of oversnow vehicle operation in Banff National Park and similar preserves and rigidly controlling it in all other areas.
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dc.format.extentxi, 149 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier82480835en
dc.identifier.citationMasyk, W. J. (1972). The Snowmobile: a recreational technology in Banff National Park : environmental impact and decision making (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/20333en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/20333
dc.identifier.lccGV 857 S6 M36 1972en
dc.identifier.other82480835en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/15186
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.subject.lccGV 857 S6 M36 1972en
dc.subject.lcshSnowmobiles
dc.subject.lcshOutdoor recreation - Research
dc.subject.lcshOutdoor recreation - Alberta - Banff National Park
dc.subject.lcshDecision-making
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental policy
dc.subject.lcshParks, National - Canada - Banff
dc.titleThe Snowmobile: a recreational technology in Banff National Park : environmental impact and decision making
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeography
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 145 82480835
ucalgary.thesis.notesPLen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleasenoen
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