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Are we on the same page? Informing adaptive management of outdoor rock climbing using document analysis and cognitive mapping

Anderson, Madison Lee

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2021, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Environment and Natural Resources.
Growth in outdoor climbing recreation has resulted in social and ecological impacts to the complex systems in which the activity occurs, necessitating adaptive management strategies that address the impacts and respond to changing conditions. Use of the Adaptive Management Framework (AMF) can aid land managers in developing policies that reach desired social and ecological outcomes (Williams & Brown, 2014). An assessment of current policies and a representative model of the social-ecological system in which climbing occurs could help land managers conduct systems-informed policy planning as part of the AMF. This study uses text to data analysis to identify and compare how social and ecological variables are described by existing climbing management plans (CMPs) across six land manager groupings (International, National Park, Forest Service, State, Coop/coalition, and Local/private). Causal link statements derived from collected CMPs were then analyzed to construct a cognitive map of the system to test 5 different policy scenarios. Results indicated the outdoor climbing system consists of 31 variables and 99 relationships among all variables. No significant difference was found across policy scenarios tested, suggesting a need for further development of the model through the refinement of the state of variables and the degree of relationship they have over other variables in the system. By establishing a model of the outdoor climbing system for policy planning, this study lays a foundation for the incorporation of systems thinking to the adaptive management of outdoor climbing.
Alia Dietsch (Advisor)
Matthew Hamilton (Committee Member)
Ramiro Berardo (Committee Member)
97 p.

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  • Anderson, M. L. (2021). Are we on the same page? Informing adaptive management of outdoor rock climbing using document analysis and cognitive mapping [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1619137676375621

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Anderson, Madison. Are we on the same page? Informing adaptive management of outdoor rock climbing using document analysis and cognitive mapping. 2021. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1619137676375621.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Anderson, Madison. "Are we on the same page? Informing adaptive management of outdoor rock climbing using document analysis and cognitive mapping." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1619137676375621

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)