A simulation model of wild river use

The Wild River Use Simulation Model is a computer simulation for measuring and evaluating encounters between user parties as total use and patterns of use vary. This paper outlines the development of the wild river use model and reports the results of several simulation experiments on a demonstration wild river system. One set of experiments tests the effects of increased total use on encounter levels between parties. A second set of experiments examines the regulation of daily distributions of use during the week as a method for controlling party encounters.

Keywords:

• wild rivers
• wilderness
• social carrying capacity
• modeling
• simulation