SUMMARY AND CQNCLUSIOIMS 



The primary intent of this paper has been 

 to demonstrate the need for an areal analysis 

 and to broadly categorize and discuss the 

 factors involved in the multiple use manage- 

 ment of public lands. An outline for organ- 

 izing these factors into report form for a 

 specific study area, such as the Paunsaugunt, 

 will appear in subsequent papers. The few- 

 examples selected above are only for illus- 

 tration. Recognition of both intangible and 

 tangible facets of value and the effects of 

 space and time have been stressed. 



The aim of areal multiple use analysis 

 as suggested herein is to provide a frame- 

 work in which available information of im- 

 portance in the management of a given unit 

 of wild land can be arranged, analyzed, and 

 evaluated for the making of sound decisions. 

 Presently, there is a great deal of useful 

 information which is not easily accessible to 

 the land manager or is not readily applied 

 to his particular area of responsibility. Use 

 of this method should help to close this gap 

 between resource research and problems on 

 the gi'ound. There is a growing need for clos- 

 er correlation between lands of different own- 

 ership and management, in analysis and 

 planning, funding, and action. 



Areal analysis is not intended to replace 

 any other form of research, but rather to 



complement it. Indeed, it relies on other types 

 of multiple use analysis and studies in other 

 fields — ■ physical, biological, economic, and 

 social — for basic data and relationships. 

 However, it is felt there is a need to pull 

 these things together as they apply to par- 

 ticular communities. Only by delineating an 

 area of study can resources be inventoried 

 and analyzed for the purpose of planning and 

 management. Only in an areal context can 

 the dynamic interdependence between the 

 local community and resources and the 

 broader setting be understood. Only in this 

 way can the distribution of values and the 

 reality of intangible values be appreciated. 

 And in an areal context the findings of re- 

 source-oriented studies can be made effec- 

 tive. 



If well chosen and defined, a study area 

 may fairly well represent the conditions of 

 the province and allow the extension of gen- 

 eral findings and recommendations across 

 other areas of the same province. In places 

 where use patterns are complex, the oppor- 

 tunity to extend results from one area to 

 another may be more limited. 



A study based on considerations suggest- 

 ed in this paper should help the public land 

 manager identify his responsibility through 

 broader understanding of the issues involved 

 and how to resolve them. 



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