Social Science

Archived Products

This section provides access to archived products available from the Social Science Program. Hard copies of the documents listed below are housed in the Social Science Studies Collection in the Social Science Program office in Washington, DC. Select publications are being made available for downloading in PDF format. The reports below, in addition to the rest of the Social Studies Science Collection, can be viewed electronically on the NPS Focus Digital Library & Research Station Web site.
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Technical Assistance Archived Reports

Visitor Safety:

A Review of the Literature for a Comprehensive Study of Visitor Safety in the National Park System (387k)

An Analysis of Visitor Risk in the National Park System (769k)

An Inventory of Hazards and Risk Conditions in the National Parks (798k)

A Survey of Visitor Safety in the National Park System (1.6mb)

Social Science Plan for Employee Safety in the National Park Service (1998) (258k)

Other Technical Assistance Reports:

Burning Questions: A Social Science Research Plan for Federal Wildland Fire Management. For a copy of the 253 page report, please contact Sheila Williams.

A Look Ahead: Key Social and Environmental Forecasts Relevant to the National Park Service (492k), prepared for Discovery 2000, The National Park Service General Conference.

Social Science Surveys and Interviews in the National Parks and for the National Park Service: A Guide to NPS and OMB Review (483k)

Gateway Opportunities: A Guide to Federal Programs for Rural Gateway Communities (1998) (228k)

Visitation Forecasting and Predicting Use of NPS Parks and Visitor Centers: Focus Group Report (843k), commissioned by the Park Planning and Special Studies Program and prepared by Dr. James H. Gramann, NPS Visiting Chief Social Scientist.

The Role of Crowding in Visitor Displacement at Mount Rainier and Olympic National Parks (649k), commissioned by the NPS Social Science Program, conducted by Dr. James H. Gramann, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences and Department of Rural Sociology, Texas A&M University.

A Social Science Plan for the Harpers Ferry Center (1997) (437k)

Looking to the Future of Virgin Islands National Park (1997) (1.1mb)

A Social Science Plan for South Florida National Park Service Units (1996) (437k)

Comprehensive Survey Archived Reports

Regional and topic reports for the 2000 National Park Service Comprehensive Survey of the American Public:

The National Park Service Comprehensive Survey of the American Public, Alaska Region Technical Report (465k)

The National Park Service Comprehensive Survey of the American Public, Intermountain Region Technical Report (329k)

The National Park Service Comprehensive Survey of the American Public, Midwest Region Technical Report (350k)

The National Park Service Comprehensive Survey of the American Public, National Capital Region Technical Report (466k)

The National Park Service Comprehensive Survey of the American Public, Northeast Region Technical Report (464k)

The National Park Service Comprehensive Survey of the American Public, Pacific West Region Technical Report (465k)

The National Park Service Comprehensive Survey of the American Public, Southeast Region Technical Report (436k)

National Park Service Fees: An Examination of Public Attitudes, Technical Report (295k)

Ethnic and Racial Diversity of National Park System Visitors and Non-Visitors, Technical Report (415k)

Managing Non-Native Plants and Animals in the National Park System: Analysis of Public Opinion, Technical Report (341k)

Money Generation Model (MGM2) Archived Reports

Reports prior to 2003 are available on the NPS Focus Digital Library & Research Station Web site or on the MGM Web site.

Nicodemus National Historic Site, 2005 (431k)

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, 2005 (284k)

Johnstown Flood National Memorial, 2005 (533k)

Congaree National Park, 2005 (217k)

Lincoln Home National Historic Site, 2005 (231k)

Yosemite National Park, 2005 (458k)

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, 2004 (278k)

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, 2004 (264k)

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, 2004 (208k)

Effigy Mounds National Monument, 2004 (212k)

George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 2004 (227k)

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, 2004 (241k)

Joshua Tree National Park, 2004 (339k)

Manzanar National Historic Site, 2004 (236k)

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, 2004 (201k)

Arches National Park, 2003 (589k)

Capulin Volcano National Monument, 2003 (564k)

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 2003 (327k)

Fort Stanwix National Monument, 2003 (310k)

Grand Canyon National Park, 2003 (878k)

Social Science Research Review Series Archived Reports

Economic Significance of Recreational Uses of National Parks and Other Public Lands (2005) (1.8mb)

Wildlife-Human Interactions in National Parks in Canada and the USA (2003) (347k)

Public Involvement in National Park Service Land Management Issues (2002) (197k)

Socioeconomic Atlas

A Socioeconomic Atlas for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and its Region (2007)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Big Thicket National Preserve and its Region (2004)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Blue Ridge Parkway and its Region (2003)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Canyon de Chelly National Monument and its Region (2004)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Chickamagua & Chattanooga National Military Park and its Region (2004)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Flight 93 National Memorial and its Region (2004)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and its Region (2001)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and its Region (2004)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Joshua Tree National Park and its Region (2001)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Kings Mountain National Military Park and its Region (2004)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Mount Rainier National Park and its Region (2002)

A Regional Socioeconomic Atlas for National Capital Parks (2004)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for New River Gorge National River and its Region (2004)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park and its Region (2004)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Saguaro National Park and its Region (2003)

A Socioeconomic Atlas for Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (2001)