Comprehensive Study of Visitor Safety in the National Park System: Final Report

摘要

Each year members of the public die during visits to units of the National Park Service (NPS) and many more suffer injuries and illnesses. While considerable information about these accidents is gathered at each of the NPS sites, there has been little systematic analysis of these data for the NPS as a whole. The National Park Service commissioned a team of researchers at the George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of visitor safety at a sample of 30 of the National Parks. The project was conducted between April 1, 2000 and April 15, 2002.