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1、ElsevierEditorialSystem(tm)forTourismManagementManuscriptDraftManuscriptNumber:JTMA-D-07-00101Title:Exploringthespatialpatternsofcar-basedtouristtravelinLochLomondandTrossachsNationalPark,ScotlandArticleType:ResearchPaperKeywords:GIS,LochLomondandTrossachsNationalPark,Scotland,Itinerarymapping,

2、CarCorrespondingAuthor:StevePage,CorrespondingAuthor'sInstitution:UniversityofStirlingFirstAuthor:StevePageOrderofAuthors:StevePage;JoanneConnellAbstract:Cartransportisavitalelementintourismyetthereisasurprisingneglectoftheroleofthecarontourismtravelpatterns,behaviourandactivities.Thisexplorato

3、rypaperfocusesontheuseofitinerarymappingasausefulmethodologytoidentifyhowaggregatetravelflowaswellasmoredetailedindividualitinerariescanbemappedandunderstoodusingaGeographicalInformationSystem(GIS).ThefocusofthisexploratoryresearchistheLochLomondandtheTrossachsNationalPark,ScotlandfirstNational

4、Parkestablishedin2002,whereavarietyofitinerarypatternsarerevealedthroughamap-basedquestionnaireofvisitorsusingNationalParkroads(n=749).Theimplicationsforplanningandpolicyinitiativesarediscussed.TablesandFiguresTable1:KeyCharacteristicsofLLTNP·ThePark’sboundaryincludesatotalof39milesofcoastlinea

5、roundthethreesealochs,LochLong,LochGoilandtheHolyLoch.·LochLomondisthelargestareaoffreshwaterinBritain,coveringanareaof71squarekilometers(27.45squaremiles).·TheParkcontainsthelargestconventionalhydroelectricpowerstationintheUKatLochSloy.·WaterfromtheNationalParkhasbeenusedtoprovidedrinkingwater

6、tothenearbyGlasgowconurbationsincethe1850s.·FarmingisthemajorlanduseintheParkwithregisteredagriculturallandaccountingforaround55%ofthearea.·Almostall(98%)ofthePark’sagriculturallandisclassifiedasanAgriculturallyLessFavouredArea.·ImportantremnantsofancientCaledonianpinewoodssurviveatGlenFallocha

7、ndStrathfillan,themostsoutherlyexamplesinScotland.·TwothirdsofthePark’swoodlandisconiferous.·TheLochLomondwoodlandsareoneofthelargestareasofsemi-naturalwoodlandsinBritain.·EightSpecialAreasofConservation(SAC)designatedtomaintainor