To Conserve Unimpaired : The Evolution of the National Park Idea - Keiter, Robert B.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013)
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.
Keywords: Nature conservation; International environmental law; Wildlife; Fish; Nature Conservation; International Environmental Law; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management