Outdoor Recreation: United States National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

1996 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 298
Author(s):  
Lary M. Dilsaver ◽  
Charles I. Zinser
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Outdoor Recreation ◽  
Public Lands

A Review of Trends and Knowledge Gaps in Latinx Outdoor Recreation on Federal and State Public Lands

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa Thomas ◽  
José Sánchez ◽  
David Flores
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Outdoor Recreation ◽  
Public Lands ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Land ◽  
Institutional Barriers ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
Barriers To Access ◽  
History Of

The Latinx population in the United States, estimated to compose 28% of the country’s population by 2050, has a long history of public land use. Yet while research on Latinx outdoor recreation in urban green spaces has increased over the past 20 years, research on Latinx outdoor recreation on federal and state public lands has waned. This study synthesizes the literature on public land use and outdoor recreation on federal and state public lands by the Latinx population in the United States to assess the state of knowledge and to strategically identify research needs in Latinx public land use and outdoor recreation. Our analysis reveals that while institutional barriers such as policies, practices, and procedures that favor some ethnic groups over others continue to exist, barriers to access, such as distance to sites, available free time, and knowledge about how to use public lands may be shifting, offering clues that may help guide informed approaches to outdoor recreation management.

Cultural Influence on Crowding Norms in Outdoor Recreation: A Comparative Analysis of Visitors to National Parks in Turkey and the United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 493-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selcuk Sayan ◽  
Daniel H. Krymkowski ◽  
Robert E. Manning ◽  
William A. Valliere ◽  
Ellen L. Rovelstad
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Outdoor Recreation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Influence

Outdoor recreation participation in the United States - projections to 2060: a technical document supporting the Forest Service 2010 RPA Assessment

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Bowker ◽  
Ashley E. Askew ◽  
H. Ken Cordell ◽  
Carter J. Betz ◽  
Stanley J. Zarnoch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Outdoor Recreation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Forest Service ◽  
Technical Document ◽  
Recreation Participation

Privatizing Public Lands

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Lehmann
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Public Lands ◽  
The United States ◽  
Collective Ownership ◽  
Policy Analysts ◽  
Wildlife Refuges ◽  
Ownership Of Land ◽  
Privately Owned

In the United States, private ownership of land is not a new idea, yet the federal government retains title to roughly a quarter of the nation's land, including national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges. Managing these properties is expensive and contentious, and few management decisions escape criticism. Some observers, however, argue that such criticism is largely misdirected. The fundamental problem, in their view, is collective ownership and its solution is privatization. A free market, they claim, directs privately owned resources to their most productive uses, and privatizing public lands would create a free market in their services. This timely study critically examines these issues, arguing that there is no sense of "productivity" for which it is true that greater productivity is both desirable and a likely consequence of privatizing public lands or "marketizing" their management. Lehmann's discussion is self-contained, with background chapters on federal lands and management agencies, economics, and ethics, and will interest philosophers as well as public policy analysts.

America's Scientific Treasures

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Cohen ◽  
Brenda H. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Scientific Interest ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Travel Guide ◽  
Points Of Interest ◽  
Technological Interest

America’s Scientific Treasures is a comprehensive travel guide, designed for adults, that takes the reader to well-known and lesser-known sites of scientific and technological interest in the United States. The book is divided into nine geographical chapters. Subdivided by states, each chapter is represented by its scientific and technological treasures, including museums, arboretums, zoos, national parks, planetariums, natural or technological points of interest, and the homes of famous scientists. While the book is aimed at adults, many of the sites may also be of interest to teens and younger children. The traveler is provided with essential information, including addresses, telephone numbers, hours of entry, handicapped access, dining facilities, dates open and closed, available public transportation, and websites. Nearly every site included here has been visited by the authors. Although written with scientists in mind, this book is for anyone who likes to travel and visit places of historical and scientific interest. Included are photographs of many sites within each state.

Fauna of the National Parks of the United States

Bird-Banding ◽  
1936 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Margaret Morse Nice ◽  
J. S. Dixon ◽  
George M. Wright ◽  
B. H. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Parks ◽  
The United States
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