To Conserve Unimpaired : The Evolution of the National Park Idea /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Washington, DC :
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press,
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2013. |
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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.