PARKS AND TOURISM
Gateway Sites
- Internet resources for outdoor recreation research: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leung/recres.html
This site is an excellent website and gateway to resources on
information on parks and tourism. The site is divided into research
topics and also includes a resource list with useful links. Research
topics include outdoor recreation planning and management, recreational
issues on public lands, nature tourism, socio-psychological and
ecological aspects of outdoor recreation and visitor education
and communication.
- National Recreation and Parks Association: http://www.nrpa.org
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is a American,
non-profit service organization dedicated to "advancing parks,
recreation and environmental efforts that enhance the quality
of life for all people". The NRPA strives to promote public
awareness of the environmental and natural resource management
aspects of recreation and leisure services. Under the main menu,
a listing of related web pages provides links to leisure, recreation,
tourism and park sites.
- The Geo Link Library web site: http://www.geonetwork.org/links/index.html
contains a comprehensive listing of web sites covering environmental
issues, community economic development, forestry and land management,
parks, urban sprawl, transportation, and planning. The section
pertaining to parks provides an extensive list of institutions
and organizations involved with the management, planning, and
protection of national parks.
- This gateway site: http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/ph/pnp/swiat.htm
connects to the National Parks Worldwide web site. This site provides
links to web pages on national parks located in more than 70 countries
around the world.
Other Links
- National Parks Service:http://www.nps.gov/
The US National Parks Service site provides information on "links
to the past" including information on archeology, civil war,
heritage tourism, historic places, landscapes, museums and maritime
information.
- Canadian Parks and Recreation Association:http://www.activeliving.ca/activeliving/cpra.html
The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association's website contains
information on the activities of the "collective voice for
recreation and parks in Canada". The organization is the
only national link between Canadian communities in the leisure
field.
- Parks Canada:http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/parks/main_e.htm.
This site is useful for information on the Canadian National Parks
System.
- The Statistics Canada web site - http://www.statcan.ca/ - is a very powerful
and useful tool to access current statistics, research articles,
and references. It also provides links to statistical databases
hosted by provincial governments and other national governments.
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