Overview
Go to the National Park Service (nps.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service). You will choose one specific national park unit (national park, national monument, national battlefield, national historic site, national scenic trail, etc.) any where in the U.S.A. If you are familiar with one or have been to a certain one (such as Great Smoky Mountains National Park) you may choose it to evaluate. This is an individual Assignment, no use of AI. Apply your knowledge of the three pillars of sustainability to your selected national park area. Managing agency: National Park Service Mission of managing agency: Name of federally managed park or protected area: Designation (national park, national monument, etc.): Location: Size: Year established: Mission or purpose, significance: Describe any controversies about the establishment of this protected area? Describe if and how the existence of the protected land unit itself contributes to any of the three pillars of sustainability. • Environmental preservation • Economic viability/progress • Social or community cohesion/enhancement Describe any specific sustainability initiatives in place and how they affect the three pillars. Describe at least three ways in which this park could improve or enhance its sustainability efforts using any of the three pillars of sustainability (can be from one pillar, or any combination of the three pillars). All three from one pillar, two from one and one from another, or one from each pillar. | |