Limit of Acceptable Changes

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BY SAIFFUL PATHIL

www.msu.edu.my

DHT 3083 / RECREATION MANAGEMENT



Definition:

What kind of Resource conditions

What kind of Social conditions are

acceptable?

To prescribe Actions to protect or achieve

those conditions.




LAC process focuses on maintaining

Desired Future Conditions:

1. Resource conditions,2. Social conditions,

3. Managerial conditions

It provides for stability over time.




1. Identify area concerns & issues.

2. Define & describe opportunity classes (zones).3. Select indicators of resource & social conditions

4. Inventory resource & social conditions.

5. Specify stand

ard

s for both.




6. Identify alternative opportunity class

allocations.

7. Identify management actions for eachalternative.

8. Evaluate and select a preferred alternative.9. Implement actions and monitor conditions.




Identify area concerns & issues.

Creates a narrow focus.

Hot issues may overlooklong-term ecological

probl

ems




Define & describe opportunity classes (zones).

Create Zones based

upon the ROS classes: Primitive

Semi-primitive Non-motorized

Semi-primitive Motorized

Roaded Natural Rural

Urban




Select indicators of resource & social conditions.Indicators are things we can measure which tell us if desired

resource & social conditions are changing from human use. Good indicators:

SpecificObjective

Reliable/repeatableRelated to visitor use

Sensitive to visitor use over a relatively short time

Manageable

Efficient & effective to measureSignificanthelpdefine the quality of the visitor experience




Example Indicators:

Exotic plants

Impacted campsites Damaged vegetation

Litter & human waste




Inventory resource & social conditions.

Look at what you haveRecord it in a database




Specify standards for both. The point at which an indicator tells us that the change is

acceptable or not.

Exceeding the standard should trigger amanagement action.

If it isnt broken, dont fix it!

Management actions can be traced back to specificproblems (via indicators).




# of encountersIndicator: # of vehicles at one time within viewing distanceStandard: 80% of visitors can see no more than ATV on the

trail per ride

Guest satisfactionIndicator: Users level of satisf action on a 9 pt scale with

quality of recreation experience (based on survey)Standard: Greater than 80% of those surveyed indicate they

are satisfied/very satisfied with quality of dayexperience (minimal acceptable)



Identify alternative

opportunity classallocations.




Identify management actionsfor each alternative.




Evaluate and

select apreferred alternative.




Implement actions and monitor conditions Develop a systematic monitoring plan

(sch

edule, pro

toco

ls,locat

ions) Take measurements on the ground and compare to

standards. If standards are exceeded:

1st, check conditions and sampling2nd, check if standard is appropriate

Then Implement ManagementAction.




ROS Zone Experience

Opportunity

Indicator Standard Monitoring

Method

Primitive Solitude,

risk taking,

challenge

Social:

Number of trail

Trail encounters do not

exceed 6 parties per day

95% of the time

Visitor survey

conducted

every 5 yearsPhysical:

Average trail

width

Trail width does not

exceed 9 as measured

from center point of trail

of 98% of randomly

selected trail monitoring

points at all times

Field crew

measures as

part of regular

field duties

Managerial:

Use permit

compliance

At least 98% of all

visitors in this zone have

use permits at all times

Number of

tickets issued

per use season

LAC EXAMPLE



Q& ASESSION




BY SAIFFUL PATHIL

www.msu.edu.my


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