Public Involvement in National Park Service Land Management Issues

Authors

Dr. Jo Ellen Force, University of Idaho
Deborah J. Forester, University of Idaho
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

Summer 2002

Abstract

This paper reviews the literature on public involvement in the context of public land management agencies with particular attention to public involvement activities in the National Park Service. A conceptual framework borrowed from small-group decision-making literature is presented to assist public land managers in determining the role and place of public involvement in the management process. A variety of public involvement techniques and data analysis methods is reviewed. A review of the literature suggests several recommendations for managers, including: clarify the goals of public involvement; focus on the public involvement process as well as the outcome; and use a variety of techniques to reach a diversity of stakeholders.

Comments

Text found in Social Science Research Review. Vol. 3, No. 1. Summer 2002

Recommended Citation

Force, Dr. Jo Ellen; Forester, Deborah J.; National Park Service; and U.S. Department of the Interior, "Public Involvement in National Park Service Land Management Issues" (2002). All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository). Paper 425.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/govdocs/425