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Recreation, protected areas, and social science: where are we going?

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Abstract

I am new in my job as coordinator for USDA Forest Service research in recreation, social sciences, and wilderness. I predict that we will be giving greater attention and resources to this area in the near future, despite recent budget cuts and personnel reductions. Researchers should cooperate with each other nation-wide, and involve resource managers and users in the research process. They should also take time to enjoy their jobs and their personal and family life, as new Chief Mike Dombeck has suggested.

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Citation

Payne, Brian R. 1998. Recreation, protected areas, and social science: where are we going?. In: Vogelsong, Hans G., comp, ed. Proceedings of the 1997 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 1997 April 6 - 9; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-241. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3-4.