To conserve unimpaired : the evolution of the national park idea / Robert B. Keiter.
By: Keiter, Robert B
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: Washington: Island Press, 2013Description: xix, 343 pages ; 23 cmISBN: 9781597266604Subject(s): National parks -- United States -- Philosophy | Nature conservation -- United States -- Philosophy | National parks -- Government policy -- United StatesDDC classification: 363.68
Contents:
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.
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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.
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