Benefits that matter to managers: an exploratory study of three national park management agencies

摘要: Understanding and conveying the benefits of providing visitor experiences in national parks is critical for their survival, but to date has received relatively little attention. This paper uses a series semi-structured interviews an online survey with senior/executive managers from three Australian agencies, as well analysis corporate strategic documents, identify each agency's focus respect associated provision experiences. Results reveal 39 personal community-wide that mattered across agencies. Key identified by senior/executive-level included accessing natural experiences, connecting nature, appreciating scenic beauty protection biological diversity. These findings can help inform communication designed reposition parks, which if agencies are remain viable providers recreation leisure th...