CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS OF RATIONING 5 



Rationing by Advance Reservation 6 



Rationing by Lottery 7 



Rationing by Queuing 8 



Rationing by Price 9 



Rationing by Merit 11 



A SUMMARY OF IMPACTS 13 



MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS 15 



SOME GUIDELINES FOR RATIONING WILDERNESS USE 16 



Guideline 1: An Accurate Base of Knowledge Is Necessary .... 16 

 Guideline 2: Use Direct Rationing Only When Less Restrictive 



Measures Fail 17 



Guideline 3: Combination of Rationing Systems Will Help Minimize 



Costs 17 



Guideline 4: Rationing Should Require Users to Judge the Relative 



Worth of the Opportunity 18 



Guideline 5: Rationing Programs Need Monitoring and 



Evaluation 18 



SUMMARY 19 



PUBLICATIONS CITED 19 



