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Creating Conditions for Policy Change in National Parks: Contrasting Cases in Yellowstone and Yosemite.
- Source :
- Environmental Management; May2016, Vol. 57 Issue 5, p1041-1053, 13p, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Public agencies face significant political obstacles when they try to change long-standing policies. This paper examines efforts by the U.S. National Park Service to change long-term policies in Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks. We argue that, to be successful, the agency and pro-change allies must expand the sphere of conflict to engage the support of the broader American public through positive framing, supportive science, compelling economic arguments, consistent goals, and the commitment of other institutional actors. We show that the agency is capable of creating these conditions, as in the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone, but we argue that this is not always the outcome, as in reducing automobile congestion in Yosemite Valley. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- GOVERNMENT agencies
GOVERNMENT policy
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0364152X
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Environmental Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 114514915
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-016-0677-3