Nova Scotia's shared-use trails policy on abandoned rail corridors: an integrative assessment

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This study examines the efficacy of Nova Scotia's shared-use trail policy on abandoned rail corridors using a broad array of academic, government and grey literature that focus on trail-user conflict and displacement, environmental effects, health consequences and social concerns that have substantial economic consequences. Based on a literature review, an analytical framework is developed and used to assess this trail policy in the context of Nova Scotia's flagship Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act (EGSPA). This is an integrative act, intended to direct and shape all of the province's population health, environmental and economic policy initiatives. This assessment clearly shows that the present trail policy supporting off-highway vehicle (OHV) proliferation is out of step with EGSPA objectives, as it condones recreational activity that is simultaneously environmentally destructive, a substantial health burden, socially disruptive and economically unjustified. As a consequence of these findings, recommendations are provided which would bring this trail policy in line with the EGSPA's overarching sustainability mandate. Basé sur une revue de la littérature et un cadre d'analyse examinant la gestion des corridors ferroviaires abandonnés et convertis en sentiers à usage partagé en Nouvelle-Écosse, l'article démontre les conflits de déplacement entre divers usagés. La loi sur la prospérité durable (LEPD) en Nouvelle-Écosse fut établit pour défendre les initiatives écologiques et amélioré la santé et le bien-être. Cette recherche démontre un décalage entre la tolérance des véhicules tout-terrain sur ses sentiers et le bien-être. En conséquence de ces résultats, des recommandations concernant le bien-être et le développement durables sont offertes. View full textDownload full textKeywordsoff-highway vehicles (OHVs), all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), shared-use trails, abandoned rail corridors, trail conflictMots-clésvéhicules tout-terrain, sentier à utilisation partagée, corridors ferroviaires abandonnés, conflitsRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14927713.2012.746074