@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics of Travel by Persons Lost in Albertan Wilderness Areas",
journal="Journal of environmental psychology",
year="1998",
author="Heth, C. Donald and Cornell, Edward H.",
volume="18",
number="3",
pages="223-235",
abstract="We examined 162 incidents of persons lost in wilderness areas in southwestern Alberta, Canada. Measures of travel by lost persons are organized for use by search managers. Specifically, we tabulated crow's-flight distance traveled and dispersion of travel by different categories of wilderness users. The distribution of crow's-flight distance of outdoor travel can be described by the Wakeby equation, regardless of whether the lost person is hiking, cross-country skiing, or mountain biking. Quantitative differences in the distribution are consistent with a common-sense geographical distinction between front and back country wilderness. However, the distribution is qualitatively different for lost persons who walk away from interpersonal conflict or are despondent.<p />",
language="",
issn="0272-4944",
doi="10.1006/jevp.1998.0093",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jevp.1998.0093"
}