astronomy

Steve Hollenhorst

Steve Hollenhorst is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Steve Hollenhorst rather than just read about it. In short: Steven Jon Hollenhorst (born December 2, 1959) is an American environmental scholar and former dean in the College of the Environment at Western Washington University. He is the founder of the West Virginia Land Trust and the McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS).

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of Steve Hollenhorst from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Steven Jon Hollenhorst (born December 2, 1959) is an American environmental scholar and former dean in the College of the Environment at Western Washington University. He is the founder of the West Virginia Land Trust and the McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS). His scholarship focuses on protected area policy and management, land trusts and conservation easements, and environmental resource management. He undertook some of the first empirical studies of the extreme/adventure sports phenomenon as it unfolded in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the former editor of the academic journals Society and Natural Resources, and the International Journal of Wilderness.

Early life and education Hollenhorst is from Robbinsdale, Minnesota, where he graduated from Robbinsdale High School in 1978. He attended St. Cloud State University before transferring to the University of Oregon where he earned a bachelors and masters degree. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1987.

Selected publications Hollenhorst, S. and H. Sharfstein. 2021. Creating a Carbon Conservation Trust Movement. Medium. Hollenhorst. S. and W. Landis. 2021. Reconsider cancel-culture target at WWU. Seattle Times, May 7, 2021. Landis, W., D. Leaf and S. Hollenhorst. 2021. Standing Up to Anti-Evolutionism: Finding a win-win outcome for justice and science in the Huxley College name issue. The Planet Magazine, May 7, 2021. Hollenhorst, Steven J.; Houge-Mackenzie, S.; Ostergren, David M. (2014). The Trouble with Tourism. Tourism Recreation Research. 39 (3): 305–319. Wang, L. and S. Hollenhorst. 2014. 创建统一的中华国家公园体系——美国历史经验的启示 (Building a unified Chinese national park system: Historical lessons learned from the United States) 地理研究 (Geographical Research), 33(12): 2407-2417. Houge Mackenzie, S., J. S. Son, S. Hollenhorst. 2014. Unifying psychology and experiential education: Toward an integrated understanding of why it works. Journal of Experiential Education, 37(1):1-14. Ostergren, D. and S. Hollenhorst. 1999. Convergence in Protected Area Policy: A comparison of the Russian Zapovednik and American Wilderness systems. Society and Natural Resources, 12:293-313. Hollenhorst, S., and A. Ewert. 1989. Testing the adventure model: empirical support for a model of risk recreation participation. Journal of Leisure Research 20(3). According to Google Scholar, this article has been cited 415 times Morse, W. C., J. L. Schedlbauer, S. E. Sesnie, B. Finegan, C. A. Harvey, S. J. Hollenhorst, K. L. Kavanagh, D. Stoian, and J. D. Wulfhorst. 2009. Consequences of environmental service payments for forest retention and recruitment in a Costa Rican biological corridor. Ecology and Society 14(1):23. Le, Y., S. Hollenhorst, C. Harris, W. McLaughlin, and S. Shook, 2005. Environmental management: A study of Vietnamese hotels. Annals of Tourism Research, 16(1):79-99.[13]. Hollenhorst, S. and C. Jones. 2001. Wilderness Solitude: Beyond the Social-Spatial Perspective. In: Freimund, Wayne A.; Cole, David N., comps. 2001. Social Density and Wilderness Experiences; 2000 June 1–3; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-20. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 67 p.[25]. Nepyivoda, V. and S. Hollenhorst. 2000. Охоронні обмеження як ефективний інструмент захисту природної та історичної спадщини: досвід США. (Conservation easements as an effective instrument for conservation of natural and historic heritage: the U.S. Experience.) Pravo Ukrayiny (Ukrainian Law), No 12:109-112.

References

External links Steve Hollenhorst at the Huxley College of the Environment Steve Hollenhorst at Google Scholar Western and Huxley College Join Worldwide Effort Declaring a Climate Emergency at Western Today

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Steve Hollenhorst

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Steve Hollenhorst claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Steve Hollenhorst before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Steve Hollenhorst ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Steve Hollenhorst

In research: Steve Hollenhorst appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Steve Hollenhorst in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Steve Hollenhorst is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1959 births, Academics from Bellingham, Washington, American academic journal editors, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Steve Hollenhorst outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Steve Hollenhorst matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Steve Hollenhorst?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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