Preface • Acknowledgments • Introduction: Outdoor Recreation Research and Management at Acadia National Park – Charles Jacobi and Robert Manning • INDICATORS AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY • Visitor Use of Acadia National Park – Margaret Littlejohn • Standards of Quality in Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, Charles Jacobi, William Valliere, and Ben Wang • Indicators and Standards of Quality for the Schoodic Peninsula – James Bacon, Robert Manning, Steven Lawson, William Valliere, and Daniel Laven • Indicators and Standards of Quality for Trail and Campsite Conditions at Isle au Haut – Jeffrey Marion • Indicators of Quality of the Visitor Experience on Ocean Drive – Jeffrey Hallo and Robert Manning • Research to Guide Trail Management at Acadia National Park – Kelly Goonan, Robert Manning, and William Valliere • Indicators and Standards of Quality across Space and Time – Laura Anderson, Robert Manning, and William Valliere • Do Parks Make Good Neighbors? Community Residents’ Perceptions of Acadia National Park – Robert Manning • Design and Assessment of Transportation Systems on Mount Desert Island – Carole Zimmerman, John Daigle, and James Pol • Crowding in Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, William Valliere, Ben Minteer, Ben Wang, and Charles Jacobi • Crowding, Conflict, and Coping in Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning and William Valliere • Use of Visual Research Methods to Measure Standards of Quality for Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning and Wayne Freimund • Alternative Measurement Approaches for Normative Standards of Crowding in Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, William Valliere, Ben Wang, and Charles Jacobi • What’s Behind the Numbers? Qualitative Insights into Normative Research in Outdoor Recreation – Robert Manning, Jennifer Morrissey, and Steven Lawson • MONITORING • Monitoring Recreation Visits to Acadia National Park – Ken Hornback and Robert Manning • Design and Implementation of a Monitoring Program for the Carriage Roads – Charles Jacobi • Computer Simulation Modeling as a Monitoring Tool for the Carriage Roads – Ben Wang and Robert Manning • Monitoring and Assessing Trail Conditions at Acadia National Park – Jeffrey Marion, Jeremy Wimpey, and Logan Park • Monitoring Visitor Impacts on Cadillac Mountain Using Remote Sensing – Min Kim • Monitoring Parking Lot Conditions to Assess the Effectiveness of Alternative Transportation and Travel Information Technologies at Acadia National Park – John Daigle and Carole Zimmerman • MANAGEMENT • Managing Visitor Impacts on Cadillac Mountain – Logan Park, Robert Manning, Jeffrey Marion, Steven Lawson, and Charles Jacobi • Using Computer Simulation Modeling to Support Management of Social Carrying Capacity of Ocean Drive – Jeffrey Hallo and Robert Manning • A Comparative Study of Tradeoffs among Trail Attributes at Acadia National Park – Kerri Cahill, Jeffrey Marion, and Steven Lawson • A Stated-Choice Analysis of Visitor Preferences on Cadillac Mountain – Steven Bullock and Steven Lawson • Assessing the Effectiveness of Intelligent Transportation System Technology to Manage Visitor Use at Acadia National Park – John Daigle and Carole Zimmerman • An Experiment in Park Traffic Patterns on the Acadia National Park Loop Road – Robert Manning • Conclusion: Managing Parks and People – Robert Manning • References Cited • Index