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Using Repeat Photography To Examine Change In A U.S. National Park Gateway Community: A Case Study Of Estes Park, Colorado, Caitlin Lebeda
Using Repeat Photography To Examine Change In A U.S. National Park Gateway Community: A Case Study Of Estes Park, Colorado, Caitlin Lebeda
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Since the creation of the National Park Service in the United States, tourists from around the world visiting America's national parks are served by gateway communities. Gateway communities are the towns and cities that border public lands and protected spaces. The impact of our visits on these gateway communities is considerable, with many gateways and their residents relying on consistent and ever-increasing visitation to national parks to spur economic growth and development. To better understand the impacts that national park designations have had on their gateway communities, it is important to determine what changes have occurred both physically and culturally …