Title:

Horizon scanning data for the future of outdoor recreation on public lands

Author(s):

Westphal, Lynne M.; Sachdeva, Sonya S.; Fisher, Cherie L.

Publication Year:

2022

How to Cite:

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Westphal, Lynne M.; Sachdeva, Sonya S.; Fisher, Cherie L. 2022. Horizon scanning data for the future of outdoor recreation on public lands. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0063

Abstract:

Horizon scanning involves searching both within and outside a topic or field of interest for signals of change. It is fundamental to strategic foresight projects and works by gathering “scan hits”: signals of potential change. Some scan hits are weak signals of change, others are strong signals; both are important to consider. This data publication includes a subset of recreation-related scan hits from the Forest Futures Horizon Scanning Project database. While the data indicate potential changes globally, the focus was changes that could have an impact on U.S. public lands over the next 30 years. The resulting data include the title and original URL (when live at time of publication) for the scan hits relevant to outdoor recreation, the tag which denotes the horizon and content tags used in the horizon scanning, and then an indication of which categories (activities, ecology related, place related, recreation management related, social related, technology related, and economy) and sub-categories the particular scan hit was coded to.

Keywords:

biota; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; economy; environment; health; inlandWaters; society; transportation; Climate change; Climate change effects; Human response; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Environment and People; Community development; Quality of life; Recreation; Social values, ethics; Urban natural resources management; Fire; Fire effects on environment; Forest & Plant Health; Climate effects; Human effects; Invasive species; Forest Products; Natural Resource Management & Use; Economics; Ecosystem services; Water; Wilderness; Wildlife (or Fauna); recreation; horizon scan; strategic foresight; futures; public lands; United States

Related publications:

• Westphal, Lynne M. 2022. The future of recreation on public lands: A horizon scan. General Technical Report. NRS-GTR-208. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 106 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-208
• Hines, Andy; Bengston, David N.; Dockry, Michael J.,. 2019. The forest futures horizon scanning project. General Technical Report. NRS-GTR-P-187. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-P-187

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