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Historical Landscape Change in Yellowstone National Park: Demonstrating the Value of Intensive Field Observation and Repeat Photography.
Historical Landscape Change in Yellowstone National Park: Demonstrating the Value of Intensive Field Observation and Repeat Photography.
- Source :
- Geographical Review; Jul2018, Vol. 108 Issue 3, p387-409, 23p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Abstract: Although transportation and outdoor recreation are wellârecognized aspects of national parks, few studies have explored these aspects from the perspective of human geography as a means of analyzing historical landscape change. This paper offers an innovative synthesis of methods for studying cultural landscape change over time through a case study of the historical geography of transportation, tourism, and outdoor recreation along the Howard Eaton Trail (HET) in Yellowstone National Park. We conducted research through a field course that combined repeat photography, archival research, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and traditional field methods. Results indicate that a combination of repeat photography and other methods can create an effective means of evaluating cultural landscape change; even short field courses provide opportunities for students and faculty to conduct collaborative research that provides powerful, multidimensional, situatedâlearning experiences; and repeat photography creates datasets that may benefit future research and teaching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00167428
- Volume :
- 108
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Geographical Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130128905
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/gere.12255