3. Given that the market for the Yellowstone lifestyle is segmented among seemingly competing groups, design a research question that would allow publicly-elected officials to weigh the opportunity costs of both recreation/tourism and construction/amenity development. Professor Jerry Johnson, Head of Department of Political Science, Montana State University, Bozeman, USA The Greater Yellowstone Region is home to the world’s first national park (Yellowstone), a complete array of large predator/prey relationships, and a place of unmatched recreation and beauty. The communities of the region are clean, safe, and prosperous. Increasing numbers of people are discovering that the region is a wonderful place to live and work.

More than 23,000 square miles demarcate the Greater Yellowstone Region; it is largely defined as the historical range of the Yellowstone grizzly bear