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Dr. Isabelle Wolf is a Research and Analysis Officer at the Office of Environment and Heritage, Australia. Isabelle is responsible for all aspects of park visitor research and monitoring, including visitor experience development and management. She is leading numerous GIS-related visitor monitoring projects and New South Wales state-wide visitor research. In this role she capitalises on her expertise in both the social and ecological sciences. As an ecologist her speciality is the interface between people and their environment with recent work on animal behaviour and flora and fauna communities in fragmented and disturbed habitats. Isabelle has completed a PhD at the University of New South Wales and published in both social and environmental science journals.
Selected Publications
Working papers
Wolf, I.D., Hagenloh, G. & Stricker, H.K. (in prep). Implementation of GPS tracking and GIS technology for park visitor facility management.
(20) Zabihi, H.H.K., Alizadeh, M., Wolf, I.D., Karami, M., Ahmad, A., Salamian, H. (in prep). A GIS-based Fuzzy-Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) for Ecotourism Suitability Decision Making: A case study of Babol in Iran. Tourism Management (in review) xxx, xxx (5-year IF: 6.1; ABDC: A*).
Published/accepted
Special Issue in Environments 2019 on Nature-based tourism Croft, D.B., Wolf, I.D., & Green R.J. (Eds.). (2019). Environmental Impact of Nature-Based Tourism. Environments 6, Basel, Switzerland.
(20) Green R.J., Croft, D.B. & Wolf, I.D. (2019). Preface: Special Issue on Environmental Impact of Nature-based Tourism. Environments 6, 112 (Open Access; Contribution to my co-edited Special Journal Issue on Nature-based tourism). full article, abstract
(19) Wolf, I.D., Croft, D.B. & Green R.J. (2019). Nature conservation and tourism: a paradox? Environments 6(9), 104 (Contribution to my co-edited Special Journal Issue on Nature-based tourism), full article, abstract.
(18) Sumanapala, D. & Wolf, I.D. (2019). Recreational ecology: A review of research and gap analysis. Environments 6(7), 81, (Open Access; Contribution to my co-edited Special Journal Issue on Nature-based tourism). full article, abstract
(17) Wolf, I.D., Brown, G. & Wohlfart, T. (2018). Applying Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) to inform and manage visitor conflict along multi-use trails. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26(3), 470-495 (5-year IF: 4.3; ABDC: A*). full pre-print text, abstract, key findings
(16) Wolf, I.D., Ainsworth, G., & Crowley J. (2017). Transformative travel as a sustainable market niche for protected areas: a new development, marketing and conservation model. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 25(11), 1650–1673 (5-year IF: 4.3; ABDC: A*). full pre-print text, abstract, key findings
(15) Weiler, B., Moyle, B.D., Wolf, I.D., De Bie, K. & Torland M. (2017). Assessing the efficacy of communication interventions for shifting public perceptions of park benefits. Journal of Travel Research, 56(4), 468-481 (5-year IF: 5.8; ABDC: A*). abstract, key findings
(14) Wolf, I.D., Wohlfart, T., Brown, G., & Bartolomé Lasa, A. (2015). The use of public participation GIS (PPGIS) for park visitor management: a case study of mountain biking. Tourism Management, 51, 112–130 (5-year IF: 6.1; ABDC: A*). full pre-print text, abstract, key findings
(13) Torland M., Weiler, B., Moyle, B.D., & Wolf, I.D. (2015). Are your ducks in a row? Staff perceptions of the benefits of parks in New South Wales, Australia. Managing Sport and Leisure, 20, 211-237 (ABDC: B). abstract
(12) Wolf, I.D. & Stricker, H.K. & Hagenloh, G. (2014). Outcome-focussed national park experience management: transforming participants, promoting social well-being, and fostering place attachment. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 23, 358-381, (5-year IF: 5.1; ABDC: A*). abstract, key findings
(11) Wolf, I.D. & Wohlfart, T. (2014). Walking, hiking and running in parks: a multidisciplinary assessment of health and well-being benefits. Landscape and Urban Planning, 130, 89–103, (5-year IF: 6.6; ERA: A). abstract, key findings
(10) Wolf, I.D. & Croft, D.B. (2014). Impacts of tourism hotspots on vegetation communities show a higher potential for self-propagation along roads than hiking trails. Journal of Environmental Management 143, 173-185 (5-year IF: 4.7; ABDC: A). abstract
(9) Weiler, B., Moyle, B.D., Torland M., Wolf, I.D. & Witsel M. (2014). Lessons learned from pilot testing an experimental communication intervention: generation Y and park benefits. CAUTHE 2014: Tourism and Hospitality Research, Training and Practice. key findings
(8) Wolf, I.D., Hagenloh G. & Croft, D.B. (2013). Vegetation moderates impacts of tourism usage on bird communities along roads and hiking trails. Journal of Environmental Management 129, 224-234 (5-year IF: 4.7; ABDC: A). abstract
(7) Wolf, I.D., Stricker, H.K. & Hagenloh, G. (2013). Interpretive media that attract park visitors and enhance their experiences: a comparison of traditional and digital tools using GPS tracking and GIS technology. Tourism Management Perspectives 7, 59–72 (IF: 2.5; ABDC: A). abstract, key findings
(6) Steckenreuter, A. & Wolf, I.D. (2013). How to use persuasive communication to encourage visitors to pay park user fees. Tourism Management 37, 58–70 (5-year IF: 6.1; ABDC: A*). abstract, key findings
(5) Wolf, I.D. & Croft, D.B. (2012). Observation techniques that minimize impacts on wildlife and maximize visitor satisfaction in night-time tours. Tourism Management Perspectives 4, 164–175 (IF: 2.5; ABDC: A). abstract, key findings
(4) Wolf, I.D., Hagenloh G. & Croft, D.B. (2012). Visitor monitoring along roads and hiking trails: How to determine usage levels in tourist sites. Tourism Management 33, 16–28 (5-year IF: 6.1; ABDC: A*). abstract
(3) Wolf, I.D. & Croft, D.B. (2010). Minimizing disturbance to wildlife by tourists approaching on foot or in a car: A study of kangaroos in the Australian rangelands. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 126, 75–84 (5-year IF: 2.2; ERA: B). abstract
(2) Reichwaldt, E.S., Wolf, I.D. & Stibor, H., (2005). Effects of a fluctuating temperature regime experienced by Daphnia during diel vertical migration on Daphnia life history parameters. Hydrobiologia 543, 199–205 (5-year IF: 2.5, ERA: B). abstract, key findings
(1) Reichwaldt, E.S., Wolf, I.D. & Stibor, H., (2004). The effect of different zooplankton grazing patterns resulting from diel vertical migration on phytoplankton growth and composition: a laboratory experiment. Oecologia 141, 411–419 (5-year IF: 3.4; ERA: A). abstract, key findings
Technical reports, peer-reviewed conference publications, extended abstracts and news items
(26) Wolf, I.D. & Mendes, R.M.N. (2018). A decade worth of progress in the participatory monitoring and management of visitors in recreational and protected areas. International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV), Bordeaux, France, August 28–31.
(25) Weiler, B., Wolf, I.D. & Canosa A. (2018). Nature Interpretation in Protected Areas: Connecting with Gen Y. International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV), Bordeaux, France, August 28–31.
(24) Wolf, I.D. & De Bie, K. (2016). Parks Australia Visitor Surveys – a Methodological Review. Centre of Environmental and Economic Research, the University of Melbourne on behalf of Parks Australia, Canberra.
(23) De Bie, K. & Wolf, I.D., (2016). Visitor Monitoring in Kakadu National Park: a Methodological Review. Centre of Environmental and Economic Research, the University of Melbourne on behalf of Parks Australia, Canberra.
(22) Wolf, I.D., Ainsworth, G., & Crowley J. (2016). Transformative Travel: Concepts and Market Opportunities for Protected Areas – Product Review. Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.
(21) Wolf, I.D., Ainsworth, G., Alimane, C. & Bainbridge T. (2015). Transformative Travel: Concepts and Market Opportunities for Protected Areas – Annotated Bibliography. Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.
(20) Wolf, I.D. & Wohlfart, T. (2015). Mountain Biking in Northern Sydney – Part 1: Rider Distributions. Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.
(19) Wolf, I.D. & Wohlfart, T. (2015). Mountain Biking in Northern Sydney – Part 2: Rider Motivations. Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.
(18) Wolf, I.D. & Wohlfart, T. (2015). Mountain Biking in Northern Sydney – Part 3: Rider Needs. Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.
(17) Wolf, I.D. & Wohlfart, T. (2015). Mountain Biking in Northern Sydney – Part 4: Rider Preferences. Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.
(16) Wolf, I.D. & Wohlfart, T. (2015). Horse Riding in Northern Sydney – Part 1: Rider Distributions. Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.
(15) Wolf, I.D. & Wohlfart, T. (2015). Horse Riding in Northern Sydney – Part 2: Rider Motivations. Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.
(14) Wolf, I.D. & Wohlfart, T. (2015). Horse Riding in Northern Sydney – Part 3: Rider Needs. Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.
(13) Wolf, I.D. & Wohlfart, T. (2015). Horse Riding in Northern Sydney – Part 4: Rider Preferences. Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.
(12) Wolf, I.D., Wohlfart, T. & Brown, G., Bartolomé Lasa A. & Torland M. (2014). Managing and monitoring of mountain biking through public participation GIS. 7th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV) 2014.
(11) Wolf, I.D., Wohlfart, T. & Brown, G. (2014). The role of public participation GIS in protected areas management: a case study of mountain biking and horse riding. 20th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM) 2014.
(10) Wolf, I.D., Wohlfart, T., Hagenloh, G. & Stricker, H.K. (2014). Health and well-being benefits of visitor activities in parks. PLA, ANZALS & NZRA Research Connections Newsletter: Research in NSW and ACT.
(9) Weiler, B., Moyle, B.D., Torland M., & Wolf, I.D. (2014). Public Perceptions of the Benefits Parks Provide for Visitors and to Society. PLA, ANZALS & NZRA Research Connections Newsletter: Research in NSW and ACT.
(8) Wolf, I.D., Stricker, H.K. & Hagenloh, G. (2012). The implementation of GPS tracking and GIS technology for park visitor management. International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV) 2012.
(7) Wolf, I.D. (2010). Thesis Summary: Towards Sustainable Tourism in Outback Australia: The Behaviour and Impact of Nature-based Tourists on Vegetation and Selected Wildlife Species. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of Australia 40.
(6) Wolf, I.D. & Croft, D.B., (2008). Wildlife by candlelight: A comparison of night-time observation techniques for their impact on wildlife and visitor satisfaction. CAUTHE 2008: Tourism and Hospitality Research, Training and Practice.
(5) Wolf, I.D. (2007). From the Field – Outback News. Education News of the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre 5.
(4) Wolf, I.D. (2005). South American Ecosystems. Museum slide-show on behalf of PD Dr Gransloßer lab, Friedrich-Alexander University, Nuernberg.
(3) Wolf, I.D. (2004). Educational Water Play for School Children. Technical report (in German) on behalf of PD Dr Gransloßer lab, Friedrich-Alexander University, Nuernberg.
(2) Wolf, I.D. (2003). Proteomweaver. A Quickstart Manual. Technical manual (in German) on behalf of DEFINIENS, Munich.
(1) Wolf, I.D. (2000). Stakeholder Situation surrounding the Conservation of the endemic Utila Iguana in a complex Tourism Environment. Technical report (in German) on behalf of Technical University Munich.
Citations of Isabelle D Wolf
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Peer-reviewing invitations
Elsevier: Tourism Management, Landscape and Urban Planning, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Applied Geography, Tourism Management Perspectives, Biological Conservation, Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal for Nature Conservation, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Preventive Medicine Reports, Environmental Impact Assessment Review.
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group: Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Leisure Sciences, Tourism Geographies, Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Journal of Ecotourism, Current Issues in Tourism, Applied Environmental Education & Communication, Ecosystem Health and Sustainability.
Springer Publishing Company: Environmental Management; Journal of Mountain Science, Annals of Forest Science; Environment, Systems and Decisions.
Wiley: Applied Vegetation Science.
Cambridge: Environmental Conservation.
Other: PLOSE ONE, Journal of Interpretation Research, Community Ecology, Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, The Open Transportation Journal, Environments, Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity.
Conferences
(24) Wolf, I.D., & Mendes, R.M.N. (2018). Organised a special double session entitled "New methods for monitoring and management of visitors in recreational and protected areas: lessons learned, benefits and concerns." International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV), Bordeaux, France, August 28–31.
(23) Mendes, R.M.N. & Wolf, I.D. (2018). A decade worth of progress in the participatory monitoring and management of visitors in recreational and protected areas. International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV), Bordeaux, France, August 28–31.
(22) Wolf, I.D. (2017). Applications of GIS in park visitor monitoring. 2nd World Congress on GIS and Remote Sensing, Vienna, Austria, October 02–03.
(21) Wolf, I.D. & Babich K. (2016). Participatory spatial planning in park visitor management. Planning and Environment Cluster Spatial Directions 2016, Sydney, Australia, November 16.
(20) Wolf, I.D. (2016). Invited to give a keynote speech at the 8th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV), Novi Sad, Serbia, September 26–30.
(19) Wolf, I.D., Human dimensions of park monitoring. (2016). Human Dimensions Working Group meeting, Sydney, Australia, February 09.
(18) Wolf, I.D., & Hagenloh G. GPS tracking applications (2015). Lambert Designs meeting, Wollongong, Australia, September 18.
(17) Collaboratively organised a workshop with Wildlife Tourism Australia: Green, R. & Wolf, I.D., (2014). Wildlife tourism and conservation of biodiversity in parks. Parallel Event to the World Parks Congress 2014, Sydney, Australia, November 11. Event information
(16) Invited to present a keynote speech at the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014: Wolf, I.D., Wohlfart, T., Stricker, H. & Hagenloh G. (2014). The transformative power of park visitor experiences: concepts and market opportunities for protected areas. World Parks Congress 2014, Sydney, Australia, November 12–19.
(15) Weiler, B., Moyle, B.D., Zanon, D., Smith, A. & Wolf, I.D. (2014). Building support and maintaining relevance: Influencing perceptions of the benefits of parks using experimental communication interventions. World Parks Congress 2014, Sydney, Australia, November 12–19.
(14) Wolf, I.D., Wohlfart, T., Stricker, H. & Hagenloh G. (2014). Benefits of walking, hiking and running in parks: potential to transform communities. Walk21, Sydney, Australia, October 21–23.
(13) Wolf, I.D., Wohlfart, T. Brown, G., Bartolomé Lasa A., & Torland M. (2014). Managing and monitoring of mountain biking through public participation GIS. 7th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV), Tallinn, Estonia, August 20-23.
(12) Wolf, I.D., Wohlfart, T. & Brown, G. The role of public participation GIS in protected areas management: a case study of mountain biking and horse riding. (2014). 20th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), Hannover, Germany, June 8-13.
(11) Weiler, B., Moyle, B.D., Torland M., Wolf, I.D. & Witsel M. (2014). Lessons Learned from Pilot Testing an Experimental Communication Intervention: Generation Y and Park Benefits. (2014). Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education 24th Conference (CAUTHE), Brisbane, Australia, February 10-13.
(10) Croft, D. B., Wolf, I.D., (2013). Who’s watching whom? Research on minimising disturbance by the wildlife tourist in animal encounters. Wildlife Tourism Australia Workshop, Darwin, October 2-4.
(9) Moyle, B. D. Weiler, B., Zanon, D., Smith, A., Wolf, I.D. & McLennan, C. (2013). Public Perceptions of the Benefits Parks Provide for Visitors and to Society, 19th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Colorado, USA, June 4-8.
(8) Organised and chaired a special session entitled 'Recent Advances in Visitor Monitoring: GPS tracking and GIS technology', and presentation of Wolf, I.D., Stricker, H.K. & Hagenloh, G. (2012). The implementation of GPS tracking and GIS technology for park visitor management. International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV), Stockholm, August 21-24.
(7) Wolf, I.D., Croft, D.B. & Hagenloh, G. (2011). Best-practice visitor monitoring: a key to understanding ecological impacts of recreation. Recreation Ecology Symposium at the Ecological Society of Australia 36th Conference, Hobart, Australia, November 21–25.
(6) Wolf, I.D. (2010). Sustaining diversity of vegetation and bird communities in a tourism context. Ecological Society of Australia 35th Conference, Canberra, Australia, December 6–10.
(5) Wolf, I.D. (2010). A call for tourism studies: wildlife experiences that maximize visitor satisfaction and minimize impact on wildlife. In: Symposium on people-wildlife interactions. Australasian Wildlife Management Conference, Torquay, Australia, December 1–3.
(4) Wolf, I.D. & Croft, D.B., (2010). Night-time observation techniques that minimize impact on wildlife and maximize visitor satisfaction. RSPCA Scientific Seminar, Canberra, Australia, February 23.
(3) Wolf, I.D. & Croft, D.B., (2008). Tourism-induced changes in vegetation communities may diminish visitor satisfaction along roads and walking trails in South Australian gorges. Ecological Society of Australia 33rd Conference, Sydney, Australia, December 1–5.
(2) Wolf, I.D. & Croft, D.B., (2008). Guidelines for the kangaroo whisperer: Ways to minimize disturbance during kangaroo observations by foot and car. Australian Mammal Society 54th Conference, Darwin, Australia, September 31–October 2.
(1) Wolf, I.D. & Croft, D.B., (2008). Wildlife by candlelight: A comparison of night-time observation techniques for their impact on wildlife and visitor satisfaction. Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education 18th Conference (CAUTHE), Gold Coast, Australia, February 11–14.
Selected internal presentations
(10) Moyle B.D., & Weiler B., facilitated Wolf I.D. (2013). Benefits that Parks in New South Wales Offer: A Gap Analysis. OEH Senior Managers' meeting, Sydney, November.
(9) Ericksson, D. & Wolf, I.D., (2013). NSW National Park Visitation in 2012, OEH Directors' meeting, Sydney, July.
(8) Wolf, I.D., (2012). How to use persuasive communication to encourage visitors to pay park user fees, OEH Directors' meeting, Sydney, March.
(7) Wolf, I.D., (2012). Tourism & Partnerships Branch Research Agenda. OEH Senior Managers' meeting, Sydney, February.
(6) Moyle B.D., & Weiler B., facilitated Wolf I.D. (2012). Market Position Occupied by Parks Agencies.
(5) Ericksson, D., & Wolf, I.D., (2011). NSW National Park Visitation in 2010, OEH Directors' meeting, Sydney, June.
(4) Wolf, I.D., (2008). PhD Research Update seminar. Research Forum, UNSW, Sydney, June.
(3) Wolf, I.D., (2007). PhD Research Mid-term seminar. Research Forum, UNSW, Sydney, June.
(2) Wolf, I.D., (2006–2007). More than 15 invited presentations for tourist groups in the Flinders Ranges.
(1) Wolf, I.D., (2006). PhD Research Introductory seminar. Research Forum at UNSW, Sydney, June.