Public input analysis for revising the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River activity plan for the Hellgate recreation section and the recreation area management plan for the Rogue River Wild section: computer aided analysis of public comments

Public input analysis; Public comment ; Hellgate recreation area management plan; National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ; I 53.2:H 44/3x ; 92 ; January 1992, as amended, December 1992 Cover.; Includes bibliographical references. ; A decision to revise the existing 1978 Hellgate RAMP was made by BLM because the management situation had changed significantly (USDI, BLM, MDO, GPRA 1991). Visitor use of the river had increased dramatically, creating numerous conflicts between competing users and unforeseen potential for increased resource impacts. Integral to a plan revision was an early assessment of public opinion and user preferences for management of the Hellgate Recreation Area " This public input analysis background paper identifies a process which can be used to analyze the concerns expressed by the public in the development of river RAMPs " The purpose for this handbook is to provide a guide for a systematic computer assisted analysis of public comments on river management planning processes P. 3 [11]. Alternate title: Public input analysis background paper for revising the Hellgate Recreation Area management plan and the Wild Recreation Area management plan.