The effects and trade-offs of alternative transportation systems in U.S. National Park Service units: An integrative review

Spernbauer, Bettina S.; Monz, Christopher; Smith, Jordan W.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115138

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“…Many parks have and are turning to alternative transportation systems to minimize vehicle congestion and resulting emissions within the park (Gilleran et.al., 2021; U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d.-a). The utilization electric-based ATS is proving to be extremely beneficial, but not without its own challenges (Sclar et al (n.d.); Spernbauer et al, 2022). As the current ATS fleets need to be replaced, the option to choose electric or hybrid-electric systems should be considered and implemented where possible.…”

Section: Theoretical and Managerial Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The current and potential consumer usage of EV while visiting national parks needs to be understood to reach sustainability goals in general. Finally, recent research, such as that by Spernbauer et al (2022), is going beyond the ever-positive viewpoint of electrification/sustainable transportation. This is partly given that historical data, and impacts, are more readily available.…”

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Electric Vehicle Infrastructure as a Driver of the Sustainability Agenda in the US National Park System

Templeton¹,

Fyall²,

Fjelstul³

et al. 2023

JPRA

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Transportation systems within parks impact the ecological environment. Parks typically endure infrastructure and preservation related problems, including unmaintained roads, pollution, road congestion, closed trails, and noise pollution impacting wildlife. Sustainability has been a key priority for the federal government as various initiatives such as Clean Cities and Green Parks Plan have been launched to lower emissions and reduce petroleum usage nationwide. This study investigates the specific opportunity for national parks to utilize electric vehicles (EVs) to lower their emissions and environmental impacts and thereby achieve greener goals. It is critical to understand the challenges that national parks face in adopting EV infrastructure. Likewise, opportunities need to be explored for accelerating EV adoption. Scientific research on the views of different stakeholders of national parks is critical for the adoption of EV infrastructure for sustainable drive tourism within national parks. Therefore, this study investigated how national parks are employing EVs within their systems to uncover opportunities and associated challenges related to implementing EVs for drive tourism in U.S. national parks. This study focused on the supply-side orientation to identify facilitators and inhibitors in technical, legal, physical, social, economic, cultural, and environmental dimensions of sustainability. The study sought to identify how national parks are utilizing alternative transportations systems (ATS) or other sustainable practices, such as EVs, to identify the challenges national parks face regarding implementing EV infrastructure, and to identify opportunities to advance EV infrastructure in national parks. The study revealed opportunities for EVs to be effectively utilized within most park fleets. Adoption will be the consequence of both leadership and park acceptance in addition to the culture towards new technologies. Future monetary savings from fuel and maintenance may provide the basis for exploring and adopting electric vehicles. Challenges included geographic location and terrain along with the lack of sufficient funding to support the necessary infrastructure. Parking was also a concern. Park management is hesitant to install charging stations that may not see usage, leading to customer concerns by visitors traveling with EVs not having a place to charge and visitors with traditional vehicles consequently having one less space to park.

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Section: Theoretical and Managerial Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure as a Driver of the Sustainability Agenda in the US National Park System

Templeton¹,

Fyall²,

Fjelstul³

et al. 2023

JPRA

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“…Management solutions are rarely "one size fits all." Decisions are primarily contextual, multi-dimensional, intentionally flexible, and may include having to make tradeoffs in the interest of the public and the ecological setting to preserve predictable, thereby safe, and sustainable, and prescriptive, outcomes (Schindler and Hilborn, 2015;Spernbauer et al, 2022). Maintaining predictable interactions and outcomes within National Parks expands into the built environment.…”

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Decreased air quality shows minimal influence on peak summer attendance at forested Pacific West national parks

Brown,

Jenkins,

Kolden

2024

Journal of Environmental Management

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Multifaceted economic impacts of a 500-year flood on gateway communities of Yellowstone National Park

McManamay,

Sturtevant,

Jatko

et al. 2024

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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The effects and trade-offs of alternative transportation systems in U.S. National Park Service units: An integrative review

Cited by 4 publications

References 58 publications

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure as a Driver of the Sustainability Agenda in the US National Park System

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure as a Driver of the Sustainability Agenda in the US National Park System

Decreased air quality shows minimal influence on peak summer attendance at forested Pacific West national parks

Multifaceted economic impacts of a 500-year flood on gateway communities of Yellowstone National Park

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