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., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2013]
Temas:
National parks and reserves > United States > Philosophy.
Nature conservation > United States > Philosophy.
National parks and reserves > Government policy > United States.
Parcs nationaux > États-Unis > Philosophie.
Nature > Conservation > États-Unis > Philosophie.
Parcs nationaux > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Sciences de la terre.
Environnement.
National parks and reserves > Government policy.
National parks and reserves > Philosophy.
Nature conservation > Philosophy.
United States.
milieuwetgeving
environmental legislation
internationaal recht
international law
wildbeheer
wildlife management
wild
wildlife
natuurbescherming
nature conservation
milieu
environment
Environmental Sciences (General)
Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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