Description
This dataset contains annual descriptive statistics characterizing the operations of each of the 50 state park systems in the United States between 1984 and 2017.
Author ORCID Identifier
Jordan Smith https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7036-4887
OCLC
1143695277
Document Type
Dataset
DCMI Type
Dataset
File Format
.csv, .txt
Publication Date
5-22-2019
Funder
National Association of State Park Directors
Publisher
Utah State University
Methodology
See Smith, J. W., & Leung, Y. -F. (2018). 2018 outlook and analysis letter: The vital statistics of America’s state park systems. Logan, UT: Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Department of Environment and Society, Utah State University. Available at: http://extension.usu.edu/iort/ou-files/2018_outlook_and_analysis_report.pdf
Referenced by
Smith, J. W., Wilkins, E. J., & Leung, Y. -F. (2019). Attendance trends threaten future operations of America's state park systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1902314116
Start Date
1-1-1984
End Date
12-31-2017
Language
eng
Code Lists
see README file
Disciplines
Other Social and Behavioral Sciences
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Smith, J., & Leung, Y.-F. (2019). Select metrics describing the operations of America's state park systems. Utah State University. https://doi.org/10.26078/1K8R-A972
Checksum
a93e84740fc6565c19e9aa520e768761
Additional Files
readme.txt (2 kB)MD5: b984f366e55f097d7c969f73dd49355e
americas_state_park_systems.csv (113 kB)
MD5: 963d8e3532b6afeba61735d1080c8c48