2024 Volume 36 Issue 1 Pages 47-56
The management methods and recent developments for recreational use in the U.S. nature reserves were illustrated by the case of Zion National Park in this research. MBO (Management by Objectives) frameworks are applied in the U.S. nature reserves. However, Zion National Park has been facing with a continuous increase in visitors and has had difficulties to cope with it due to lack of funds and staff, which has led to the new transition in management method. The new management is oriented towards restricting use within the park and expanding it into the adjacent area, and working with multiple entities from different sectors. The case of Zion National Park shows a new management direction with a broader perspective to address overtourism as one of the solutions to various problems caused by conventional management strategies in nature reserves.
