To Conserve Unimpaired The Evolution of the National Park Idea /

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When the national park system was first established in 1916, the goal "to conserve unimpaired" seemed straightforward. But Robert Keiter argues that parks have always served a variety of competing purposes, from wildlife protection and scientific discovery to tourism and commercial develop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keiter, Robert B. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Temas:
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Environmental law, International.
Animal culture.
Conservation Biology.
International Environmental Law.
Animal Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. What Is a National Park?
  • 2. "Nature's Cathedrals": A Wilderness Sanctuary
  • 3. "A Pleasuring Ground": Tourism in the Wild
  • 4. "The Nation's Playground": Recreating in Paradise
  • 5. "A Commercial Commodity": Putting Nature on Sale
  • 6. "Ancestral Lands": Nature, Culture, and Justice
  • 7. "Nature's Laboratory": Experimentation and Education
  • 8. "Fountains of Life": An (Imperfect) Wildlife Reserve
  • 9. "A Vital Core": Ecosystem-Scale Conservation
  • 10. "Growing the System": New Parks and New Strategies
  • 11. Nature Conservation in a Changing World
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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