1st Edition
Sustainable Transportation in Natural and Protected Areas
1. Introduction
Francesco Orsi
Part 1: Concepts and Definitions
2. Sustainability Requisites for Transportation in Natural and Protected Areas
Francesco Orsi
3. Sustainability Potential of Various Transport Modes in Natural Settings
Francesco Orsi
Part 2: Preferences – Attitudes towards Sustainable Transportation
4. Visitor Preferences and toward Bus use in Natural and Protected Areas
Jo Guiver, Nick Davies and Richard Weston
5. The Shift from Automobiles to Alternatives and the Role of Intelligent Transportation Systems
Kourtney K. Collum and John J. Daigle
6. Park Visitor and Gateway Community Perceptions of Mandatory Shuttle Buses
Joshua D. Marquit and Britton L. Mace
7. Sustainable Mobility within Natural Areas from the Perspectives of Persons with Disabilities
Brent Lovelock
Part 3: Practices – Experiences around the World
8. Managing Sustainable Mobility in Natural Areas: the Case of South Tyrol (Italy)
Anna Scuttari and Maria Della Lucia
9. On-demand Transport Systems to Remote Natural Areas: The Swiss Case of Bus Alpin and AlpenTaxi
Roger Sonderegger and Widar von Arx
10. Reducing Visitor Car Use while Securing Economic Benefits in Protected Areas: Application of a Market Segmentation Approach in the Lake District National Park (UK)
Davina Stanford
11. Cycle Tourism Development in Parks: The Experience of the Peak District National Park (UK)
Richard Weston, Nick Davies and Jo Guiver
12. Estimating the Effects of "Carrot and Stick" Measures on Travel Mode Choices: Results of a Survey Conducted in the Dolomites (Italy)
Francesco Orsi and Davide Geneletti
13. Exploring Future Opportunities and Challenges of Alternative Transportation Practice: A Systematic-wide Transit Inventory across US National Parks
John J. Daigle
14. Participatory Planning for the Definition of Sustainable Mobility Strategies in Small Islands: A Case Study in Sao Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal)
Artur Gil, Catarina Fonseca and Helena Calado
15. Achieving a Balance between Trail Conservation and Road Development: the Case of Bhutan
Taiichi Ito
16. Case Studies: Lessons Learned
Francesco Orsi
Part 4: Policies – Strategies and Policies for Sustainable Transportation
17. From Conventional to Sustainable Transportation Management in National Parks
Robert Manning, Christopher Monz, Jeffrey Hallo, Steven Lawson and Peter Newman
18. Identifying Key Factors for the Successful Provision of Public Transport for Tourism
Andreas Kagermeier and Werner Gronau
19. Increasing the Economic Feasibility of Public Transport Supply in Natural Areas
Werner Gronau and Andreas Kagermeier
20. Elements that Encourage Bicycling and Walking To and Within Natural Areas
Natalie Villwock-Witte
21. Helping Gateway Communities Embrace Alternative Transportation
Anne Dunning
Part 5: Conclusion
22. A Glimpse into Future Research on Sustainable Transportation in Natural Settings
Francesco Orsi
Biography
Francesco Orsi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Kansas State University, USA. Previously he was a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Trento, Italy.
