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Some solutions to the problem are banning two-way radio contact between OSVs, applying stricter rules and regulations for OSVs, and allocating park sections to be limited to OSVs only.</p></div><div><h3>Management implication</h3><p></p><ul><li><span><p>First, it is suggested by the participants that SANParks must educate OSV drivers/operators regarding the rules and regulations and more signage governing their use of the park is necessary.</p></span></li><li><span><p>Second, better enforcement of behaviour – there is a need for better enforcement of the rules and regulations related to OSVs.</p></span></li><li><span><p>Third, no radio or mobile phone communications between the OSVs – it is clear from the results that radio communications between the OSVs contribute to congestion. This may be the best plausible solution addressing congestion, but not OSV guides overall behaviour.</p></span></li><li><span><p>Fourth, use technology to manage OSV crowding by implementing an application that uses GPS tracking to indicate the location of all OSVs. A control room must monitor this application, and as soon as there are too many OSVs at a sighting, let's say more than 5, a notice must be sent to the OSV operators to move on. Noticeably, all OSV must be registered on the application, each with a unique number, enabling park management to identify wrongdoers and those that behave appropriately.</p></span></li><li><span><p>Fith a reporting system/platform, and it is suggested that a reporting platform must be developed allowing all visitors and OSVs to report bad behaviour or to help monitor and track issues related to OSV use within the park.</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":46931,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management","volume":"45 ","pages":"Article 100738"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213078024000069/pdfft?md5=f78768e9abab4e5cc390224b3784658f&pid=1-s2.0-S2213078024000069-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Tourists’ perception of open safari vehicles (OSV) in Kruger National Park. 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Tourists’ perception of open safari vehicles (OSV) in Kruger National Park. Is it a problem or not?
During the last ten years, visitor numbers have increased, leading to the crowding of open safari vehicles (OSVs) in the southern part of the Kruger National Park. This has resulted in complaints from visitors to KNP regarding the number and behaviour of some of these OSV operators. Therefore, this research aimed to determine visitors' perceptions regarding OSVs in the southern part of the KNP. A qualitative approach was followed with results showing that half participants differed in their perceived OSVs. Some solutions to the problem are banning two-way radio contact between OSVs, applying stricter rules and regulations for OSVs, and allocating park sections to be limited to OSVs only.
Management implication
First, it is suggested by the participants that SANParks must educate OSV drivers/operators regarding the rules and regulations and more signage governing their use of the park is necessary.
Second, better enforcement of behaviour – there is a need for better enforcement of the rules and regulations related to OSVs.
Third, no radio or mobile phone communications between the OSVs – it is clear from the results that radio communications between the OSVs contribute to congestion. This may be the best plausible solution addressing congestion, but not OSV guides overall behaviour.
Fourth, use technology to manage OSV crowding by implementing an application that uses GPS tracking to indicate the location of all OSVs. A control room must monitor this application, and as soon as there are too many OSVs at a sighting, let's say more than 5, a notice must be sent to the OSV operators to move on. Noticeably, all OSV must be registered on the application, each with a unique number, enabling park management to identify wrongdoers and those that behave appropriately.
Fith a reporting system/platform, and it is suggested that a reporting platform must be developed allowing all visitors and OSVs to report bad behaviour or to help monitor and track issues related to OSV use within the park.
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Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism offers a dedicated outlet for research relevant to social sciences and natural resources. The journal publishes peer reviewed original research on all aspects of outdoor recreation planning and management, covering the entire spectrum of settings from wilderness to urban outdoor recreation opportunities. It also focuses on new products and findings in nature based tourism and park management. JORT is an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary journal, articles may focus on any aspect of theory, method, or concept of outdoor recreation research, planning or management, and interdisciplinary work is especially welcome, and may be of a theoretical and/or a case study nature. Depending on the topic of investigation, articles may be positioned within one academic discipline, or draw from several disciplines in an integrative manner, with overarching relevance to social sciences and natural resources. JORT is international in scope and attracts scholars from all reaches of the world to facilitate the exchange of ideas. As such, the journal enhances understanding of scientific knowledge, empirical results, and practitioners'' needs. Therefore in JORT each article is accompanied by an executive summary, written by the editors or authors, highlighting the planning and management relevant aspects of the article.
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