British Columbia land use planning: Backcountry tourism perspectives

Land use planning in British Columbia (BC) has historically occurred through unilateral planning programs with minimal involvement from non-traditional resource stakeholders.; In response to frequent stakeholder conflicts concerning inequities in such land use planning approaches, the BC government developed a program based on the principles of shared decision-making (SDM). SDM planning models were used to develop BC's Land and Resource Management Plans (LRMP). The LRMP approach to land planning was systematically applied throughout BC in the 1990s in order to create more inclusive and representative land use planning processes.; This research assesses the effectiveness of the SDM approach in meeting the unique land use and plan implementation needs of backcountry tourism and outdoor recreation stakeholders. This assessment is based on responses derived from two existing survey databases. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)...