America's National Park System : The Critical Documents

Dilsaver, Lary M. (EDT)

Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc（1997/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780847684403
• DDC分類 973

Full Description

This invaluable reference work is a fundamental resource for scholars, students, conservationists, and citizens interested in America's national park system. The extensive group of documents illustrate the system's creation, development, and management. They include laws that established and shaped the system; policy statements on park management; Park Service self-evaluations; and outside studies by a range of scientists, conservation organizations, private groups, and businesses.

Contents

Chapter 1 IntroductionYears, 1864-1918 Chapter 3 Defining the System, 1919-1932 Chapter 4 The New Deal Years, 1933-1941 Chapter 5 The Poverty Years, 1942-1956 Chapter 6 Questions of Resource Management, 1957-1963 Chapter 7 The Ecological Revolution, 1964-1969 Chapter 8 Transformation and Expansion, 1970-1980 Chapter 9 A System Threatened, 1981-1992 Chapter 10 Appendix: Summaries of Lengthy Documents.