Keiter, Robert B., 1946-

To conserve unimpaired : the evolution of the national park idea / Robert B. Keiter. - Washington: Island Press, 2013. - xix, 343 pages ; 23 cm

What is a national park? -- "Nature's cathedral": a wilderness sanctuary -- "A pleasuring ground": tourism in the wild -- "The nation's playground": recreating in paradise -- "A commercial commodity": putting nature on sale -- "Ancestral lands": nature, culture, and justice -- "Nature's laboratory": experimentation and education -- "Fountains of life": an (imperfect) wildlife reserve -- "A vital core": ecosystem scale conservation -- "Growing the system": new parks and new strategies -- Nature conservation in a changing world.

9781597266604


National parks--Philosophy.--United States
Nature conservation--Philosophy.--United States
National parks--Government policy--United States.

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