The objectives of nature area management are
often twofold: To protect the natural environment and to facilitate
recreational use. In order to maintain the natural setting,
it is sometimes necessary to regulate the recreational use of
an area. In deciding on a management action, one problem
can be the lack of knowledge about the effects of management
actions on visitors. In order to enhance the knowledge
base for future management practices, this study empirically
evaluates the effects of management regulations in a Norwe