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Opportunities in Conflict on the Trail

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People spend time on trails for a great many reasons. Often their reasons overlap—sometimes in positive ways but occasionally in conflict. Although there have been studies of individuals and unique groups that utilize the trail, there is a need first to first understand trail users. These users span different groups that use the trail, and the communities that inhabit the region surrounding the trail. It is importanat to the understand the group–community interaction especially in the presence of technology. In this chapter, we methodically consider these groups and communities, and identify relationships and tensions that emerge from their interactions with each other. We argue that exploring tensions provide a space to identify design opportunities to mitigate conflicts and improve the sense of community on the trail.

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    Lindah Kotut & D. Scott McCrickard

  2. Department of Communication, Blacksburg, USA

    Michael Horning

  3. Center for Human Computer Interaction, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA

    Lindah Kotut, Michael Horning & D. Scott McCrickard

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Kotut, L., Horning, M., McCrickard, D.S. (2020). Opportunities in Conflict on the Trail. In: McCrickard, D.S., Jones, M., Stelter, T.L. (eds) HCI Outdoors: Theory, Design, Methods and Applications. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45289-6_7

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