Visitor Use Management Framework (IVUMC)
Type of Publication
Choose: Booklet
Language
English
Where to Find?
https://visitorusemanagement.nps.gov/VUM/Framework
Abstract or Summary
The purpose of the framework is to provide cohesive guidance for managing visitor use on federally managed lands and waters. The framework is a planning process for visitor use management and can be incorporated into existing agency planning and decision-making processes. It is applicable to virtually all visitor use management situations and conditions on federally managed lands and waters. The framework is applicable across a wide spectrum of situations that vary in spatial extent and complexity from site-specific decisions to large-scale, comprehensive management plans. It also may be used across multiple, tiered planning efforts.
Relevance
Check out this resource if you
- want to get familiar with the visitor-use-management-driven process of trail development
Bibliographical Data
- Author(s)/ Editor(s): Interagency Visitor Use Management Council
- Title (original): Visitor Use Management Framework
- Year:
- Publisher: Interagency Visitor Use Management Council
English Transcript
In the framework guidance, great effort is taken to describe how to flexibly apply the framework. Of particular importance is the notion of a sliding scale of analysis, whereby the investment of time, money, and other resources in analysis is commensurate with the complexity of the situation and the consequences of the decision. The framework elements are:
- Build the Foundation–Understand why the project is needed, and develop the project approach.
- Define Visitor Use Management Direction–Describe the conditions to be achieved or maintained and how conditions will be tracked over time.
- Identify Management Strategies–Identify strategies to manage visitor use to achieve or maintain desired conditions.
- Implement, Monitor, Evaluate, and Adjust–Implement management strategies and actions, and adjust based on monitoring and evaluation.
