Park Recreation
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Billionairesloveparks.docx-You will be writing a SWOT Analysis paper
-Topic: Billionaires love parks
-You could use this link to help out: https://www.nrpa.org/blog/top-trends-in-parks-and-recreation-for-2018/
What is a SWOT Analysis?
A SWOT analysis is a tool that allows individuals to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. This is usually used in the business world to assess an organization. However, you will conduct a SWOT analysis on a parks and recreation trend, program, or activity.
Instructions:
Each essay should include an Introduction that is a brief history of the topic or trend, where it came from and why it is important. Then sections for each topic, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats followed by a conclusion on your thoughts of the trend/topic and how it may or may not work in a department. For a maximum grade each section should include a number of examples and how those examples support that section.
Example: Increased demand for Dog Parks
· Introduction (Brief history) – less open space, more condo/apartment living, desire for companion animals to be in public space…
· Strength – Opportunity for dogs to get outside and be part of their owners’ life.
· Weakness – Take public land opportunity away for other uses
· Opportunity – Previously undesired or unused lands can be more easily converted to dog parks (drain and flood areas).
· Threats – Endangered species may prevent more dog parks, i.e. nesting birds and their fear of predators.
· Conclusion – what recommendations would you make to parks departments, to increase or decrease dog’s parks and where should they be located.
The document should be about 6 pages long (roughly 1,500 words). I would imagine that each section, including the introduction and conclusion should take up about a page each. The document should have 1 inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman Font and be double spaced.
