The influence of managerial attitudes on the allocation of federal lands for off-road motorcycling

Abstract

This study analyzes the influence of informal human environmental constraints on organization output. Discussed herein are: (1) managerial attitudes toward off-road motorcycling and resource preservation/use; (2) federal land allocation for off-road motorcycling; (3) resource characteristics of managed lands; (4) off-road motorcyclist preferences for resources, facilities and services; and (5) several socio-economic characteristics of cyclists and managers. After the data are presented and analyzed, conclusions based on the findings are drawn, and conceptual inferences and implications for land managing agencies are discussed. The final chapter also contains suggestions for further research. The data were gathered between August 8, 1975 and January 31, 1976 within an eight state region located in the south and southwestern portions of the United States (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas). Field managers and supervisors/staff of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Corps of Engineers (CE), and Forest Service (FS) were surveyed by mail-back questionnaires. Data collected from that sample included managers' attitudes and socio-economic characteristics, land allocation for off-road motorcycling, and natural and man-made characteristics of the land resource..