Orienteering is a sport which takes place largely off-track in terrain which often has conservation value. This gives rise to concern amongst protected areas' managers and ecologists about the vegetation damage and recovery.
The studies on the impact of orienteering and other outdoor sports over vegetation measure the degree of disturbance based on the recovery time and evidences of damage on plants. However, the methods vary considerably between studies, and In some studies the methods are not satisfactorily explained.
Hello Luís,
I could read recently a paper from the ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION of the INTERNATIONAL ORIENTEERING FEDERATION in 2007.
"NUMERICAL METHODS OF CALCULATING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SPORTS ACTIVITIES"
This is not my area but, may be you find interesting information in the content or in the references.
Cheers,
Andrés.
http://orienteering.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IOF-ENV-005-Numerical-methods-of-calculating-environmental-impacts-of-sports-activities.pdf
Thanks Andrés!
I already read that paper, but is a general approach in relation to the main topic I'm interested: the impact of orienteering on plant communities.
Cheers,
Luís
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