Our national parks and the search for sustainability / Bob R. O'Brien ; drawings by Gary O'Brien.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
1999.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Nature of the system
- History
- Case study: Yellowstone National Park
- Preserving the parks from commercial use
- External threats
- Case study: Grand Canyon National Park
- Wilderness
- Case study: Denali National Park
- Wildlife
- Visitation
- Recreational land use
- Case Study: Canyonlands National Park
- Care and feeding of visitors
- Case study: Yosemite National Park
- Administration, politics, and finance
- Case study: Grand Teton National Park
- Conclusions
- Notes
- Selected bibliography
- Index.
