Adaptation and Application of Micro-Simulation Modeling to Recreational Use of Parks and Public Lands

The University of Vermont’s (UVM) Park Studies Laboratory (PSL) and Applied Trails Research (ATR) undertook a program of cooperative research with the purpose of building foundational transportation research expertise using advanced technologies for integrated transportation and land use modeling to examine the complex systems linking and supporting the sustainability of transportation, tourism travel, and recreation in parks and on public lands. The development of this expertise will allow UVM to help satisfy the large and growing needs of transportation and recreation researchers and managers for state of the art simulation modeling. Building foundational expertise in transportation and recreation simulation modeling require researchers from the PSL and ATR to work closely in all phases of the work from planning, through execution, to communication of findings and lessons learned. Simulation modeling efforts undertaken as part of this collaboration identified, tested, and optimized indicators of quality for both transportation and recreation systems and opportunities. That is, simulation models were designed and operated to examine both the functional and experiential qualities of transportation and recreation facilities and operations representative of parks and public lands.

• Record URL:
  http://www.uvm.edu/~transctr/research/trc_reports/UVM-TRC-15-008.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65776
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Vermont, Burlington

  School of Environment and Natural Resources
  81 Carrigan Drive
  Burlington, VT  United States  05405

  University of Vermont, Burlington

  Transportation Research Center
  210 Colchester Avenue
  Burlington, VT  United States  05405-1757

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

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• Authors:
  • Manning, Robert
  • Reigner, Nathan
  • Wimpey, Jeremy
  • Valliere, William
  • Xiao, Xiao
• Publication Date: 2015-5-27

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 44p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Land use models; Level of service; Microsimulation; National parks; Public land; Recreation; Sustainable development; Tourism
• Geographic Terms: Vermont
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01567464
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 15-008
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 26 2015 1:41PM