Changing Geography of National Parks and Protected Areas I
Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 2/25/2022
Start Time: 11:20 AM
End Time: 12:40 PM
Theme: The Changing North American Continent
Sponsor Group(s):
Protected Areas Specialty Group
, Recreation, Tourism, and Sport Specialty Group
, Applied Geography Specialty Group
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Organizer(s):
Joe Weber
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Chairs(s):
Joe Weber, University of Alabama
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Description:
National parks and other protected areas are facing unprecedented challenges and changes, whether political, environmental, or social. The ‘dual mandate’ under which U.S. national parks are managed requires that providing access to the scenic and historic features of America’s national parks be balanced by environmental protections, but political and budgetary considerations make this increasingly difficult. Parks and protected areas in other countries face a variety of threats at different scales and often with no easy solutions; these affect not just the biological resources but cultural landscapes. This session will examine topics such as, but not limited to:
• Vacation travel to the national parks and other protected areas
• Race/ethnicity, gender, and changing visitation
• Changing cultural contexts of parks
• Environmental consequences of development projects within parks
• Political challenges to parks
• Climate change impacts on historical sites
• Cultural landscapes in and around protected areas
Presentation(s), if applicable
Jason Julian, Texas State University; Texas State Parks: A century of connecting nature, history, and society |
Joe Gallegos, University of California - Irvine; Rainbow Theme Parks and Twenty Dollar Margaritas: Stonewall National Monument and the Commodification of Radical Spaces and Places |
Seth Kannarr, University of Tennessee; Perceptions of National Parks and the Gateway Arch |
Yonit Yogev, Unaffiliated; Equity and Inclusion in the National Park Service: Historical Challenges, New Possibilities |
SELIMA SULTANA, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Underrepresentation of Black Visitors in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Evidence from Household Survey Data |
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Changing Geography of National Parks and Protected Areas I
Description
Virtual Paper
Contact the Primary Organizer
SELIMA SULTANA - s_sultan@uncg.edu
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