Mountain Bike Use on Shared Tracks

Diploma Thesis from the year 1999 in the subject Tourism, grade: 1,3, Nürtingen University (Unbekannt), language: English, abstract: Inhaltsangabe:Abstract:
In the past years a lot of new kinds of sport were discovered as a form of outdoor recreation. Today the traditional walker has to share the tracks with a lot of other user groups. At present shared tracks often lead to conflicts between the old and the new user groups. One of the new groups is the Mountain Bike (MTB) group.
Mountain biking seems to be the new wave sport of the nineties, but it all started in the early to mid 1970 s with a few enthusiasts in the US. It became established internationally in the early 1980 s. Mountain bikes began to appear in New Zealand from the mid 1980 s, and since then are growing in popularity among all ages and genders.
The popularity of the MTB is now changing the recreational patterns of the traditional outdoor user groups. A discernible number of people who have traditionally been walkers/trampers have now often changed their outdoor recreation use from walking to biking. This new type of track use seems to create conflicts in a social and physical way, and it appears that there are some problems between walkers/trampers and mountain bikers.
To get all these information different questionnaires were designed, adequate for every user group.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTSI
TABLE CONTENTSIII
DIAGRAM CONTENTSV
PICTURE CONTENTSV
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSVI
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION2
1.1Introduction - Survey Background3
1.2Survey Objectives4
1.3The Scope Of This Paper4
CHAPTER TWO: NEW ZEALAND6
2.1Facts About The Country7
2.1.1Introduction7
2.1.2Geography And Geology7
2.1.2.1Position7
2.1.2.2Geology8
2.1.3Climate10
2.2Flora & Fauna11
2.2.1Introduction11
2.2.2Flora11
2.2.3Fauna13
2.3History And Politics14
2.3.1History14
2.3.2Modern New Zealand15
2.3.2.1Politics15
2.3.2.2Economy16
2.3.2.3Tourism17
CHAPTER THREE: THE MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS18
3.1Introduction19
3.2Geography And Geology20
3.2.1Position20
3.2.2Geology20
3.3Climate21
3.4Flora & Fauna21
3.4.1Flora21
3.4.2Fauna23
3.5History24
CHAPTER FOUR: BACKGROUND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION (DOC) AND MOUNTAIN BIKES (MTBS)25
4.1Department Of Conservation (DOC)26
4.1.1The Role Of DOC - History And Structure26
4.1.2Doc And MTBs28
4.1.3Statutes For The Management Of MTBs29
4.2An Introduction To Mountain Biking31
4.2.1History31
4.2.2MTB In New Zealand - A Growing Sport31
4.2.3Impacts And Conflicts32
4.2.3.1Physical Impacts33
4.2.3.2Disturbance Of Animals38
4.2.3.3Social Impacts And Safety Hazards39
CHAPTER FIVE: THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE TRACK (QCT)41
5.1Introduction42
5.1.1Position42
5.1.2Climate42
5.1.3Flora & Fauna43
5.1.4History45
5.1.5Classification Of The Track47
5.1.6Track Description47
5.1.6.1On The Move47
5.1.6.2Features Of The QCT47
5.1.7User Groups49
5.1.8Amount Of Use49
5.2MTBs On The Queen Charlotte Track49
CHAPTER SIX: SURVEY METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS51
6.1Survey Background And Visitor Statistics52
6.1.1Survey Objectives52
6.1.2Survey Design53
6.1.3Survey Procedure53
6.2A Comparison - Survey 1994/95 And 199854
6.3Results Of The Walkers Overnight Questionnaire56
6.3.1Introduction57
6.3.2Demographic Information57
6.3.3Trip Satisfaction58
6.3.4Walker Perception And Opinion Towards MTB Use60
6.3.5Track Movement Patterns And Use63
6.3.6Comments64
6.3.7Summary64
6.4Results Of The Ship Cove To Punga Cove Section Questionnaires66
6.4.1Introductio...