Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Yellowstone Science
Publisher
Yellowstone Association
Publication Date
3-2015
Volume
23
Issue
1
Abstract
As an enduring icon in American history, Yellowstone National Park remains a unique and popular destination for travelers. Even today, visitation numbers continue to grow with over 3 million guests in 2014. However, public funding is decreasing and the changing demographics within the United States place the relevancy of national parks at risk in American society. Revisiting Leopold (2012), prepared by the National Park Service Advisory Board Science Committee, stated: "Cultural and socioeconomic changes confronting the National Park Service are difficult to overstate. These include an increasingly diversified, urbanized, and aging population, a transforming US economy, and constrained public funding for parks."
Rights
© 2015, Yellowstone Association.
Recommended Citation
Jorgenson, Jacob Daniel and Nickerson, Norma P., "The Role of Social Science in Predicting Support for Yellowstone National Park" (2015). Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications. 323.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/itrr_pubs/323