dan servian graduate student west virginia university
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Dan ServianGraduate Student
West Virginia University
Introduction The best way to learn about a region’s
people is to see what its citizens have protected and preserved.
Can open a window into a culture’s: heritage, intellectual philosophy, triumphs, and sorrow.
Preservation is not a small undertaking; it takes extensive planning, vast economic resources, and most importantly agreement in the significance of the resource
Purpose of Research The purpose of this study is to begin
the investigation for my research into the National Park designation process.
The use of Exploratory Data Analysis
as well as Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis will direct future research.
Final goal of the future research is to find what the measure of a places importance is.
The Yellowstone Act The first
designated National Park unit occured in 1872.
Yellowstone Act brought the federal government into the tourism industry.
“To set apart a certain tract of land lying near the head-waters of the Yellowstone River as a public park.”
Designation ProcessCongress
Special Resource Study
Consider NPS recommendation
Put the location up for a vote
President
Antiquity Act of 1906
Only Monuments
Anywhere on already on federal lands
WY and AK must get congress approval if enlarging preexisting monument
***** NPS has no authority in the designation process
National Parks today
392 National Park Units
36 Unit types
84,000,000 acres
11,700,000,000 visitors
NPS through time
NPS through time
NPS through time
Do politics influence designation?
224 designations Dem.
94 designations Rep.
Do politics influence designation?
212 designations Dem.
82 designations Rep.
Does income influence designation?
Nearest Neighbor
Nearest Neighbor
Global Moran’s I
North-East Region Correlated with senate
46 out of 63 Dem.15 out of 63 Rep.
2 out of 63 mix
Global Moran’s I
North-East Region Correlated with Date
42 out of 63 parks share dates
2 in WV 1988 3 in VA 19302 in VA 1978 2 in VA 1926
2 in NJ 1962
Local Indicator of Spatial Autocorrelation (LISA)
Cluster of Low Income and no NPS Sites
Cluster of High Income and NPS Sites
Conclusion
These findings along with the other findings don’t answer questions. They produce more.
Using EDA and ESDA creates a robust starting point to begin research. It allows researchers to focus their time on exploring definitive abnormalities, trends, and unique details.
Thank You