Mountains Without Handrails Reflections On The National Parks
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Mountains Without Handrails
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Author : Joseph L. Sax
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2018-04-02
Mountains Without Handrails written by Joseph L. Sax and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-02 with Law categories.
Beloved by academic and general readers alike, Mountains Without Handrails, Joseph L. Sax’s thought-provoking treatise on America’s national parks, remains as relevant today as when first published in 1980. Focusing on the long-standing and bitter battles over recreational use of our parklands, Sax proposes a novel scheme for the protection and management of America's national parks. Drawing upon still controversial disputes—Yosemite National Park, the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, and the Disney plan for California's Mineral King Valley—Sax boldly unites the rich and diverse tradition of nature writing into a coherent thesis that speaks directly to the dilemma of the parks. In a new foreword, environmental law scholar Holly Doremus articulates this book’s enduring importance and reflects on what Sax, her former teacher, might have thought about the encroachment of technology into natural spaces, the impact of social media, and growing threats from climate change. At this moment of great uncertainty for the national parks, Mountains Without Handrails should be read (and re-read) by anyone with a stake in America’s natural spaces.
Conference On Science In The National Parks
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Conference On Science In The National Parks written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with National parks and reserves categories.
National Parks
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Author : Alfred Runte
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1997-01-01
National Parks written by Alfred Runte and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Travel categories.
This third edition includes a new essay on recent environmental issues and concerns, especially as they center on Yellowstone National Park.
Walking With Muir Across Yosemite
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Author : Thomas R. Vale
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 1998
Walking With Muir Across Yosemite written by Thomas R. Vale and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Can today's visitor to Yosemite National Park still find what John Muir encountered a century ago? Thomas and Geraldine Vale retrace Muir's path, based upon journals of his first summer in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Illustrated with drawings by Muir and photographs and drawings by the Vales, Walking with Muir across Yosemite shows that current visitors to Yosemite can still find much of the solitude and wildness Muir experienced. The Vales suggest, however, that a national parks policy promoting nature study could encourage a more profound interaction between humans and the natural world.
Proceedings
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language : en
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Release Date : 1987
Proceedings written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Environmental monitoring categories.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Author : Judith K. Fabry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Guadalupe Mountains National Park written by Judith K. Fabry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Government publications categories.
Environmental Problems In America S Garden Of Eden
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Author : Gordon Morris Bakken
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2001
Environmental Problems In America S Garden Of Eden written by Gordon Morris Bakken and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
This anthology examines Love's Labours Lost from a variety of perspectives and through a wide range of materials. Selections discuss the play in terms of historical context, dating, and sources; character analysis; comic elements and verbal conceits; evidence of authorship; performance analysis; and feminist interpretations. Alongside theater reviews, production photographs, and critical commentary, the volume also includes essays written by practicing theater artists who have worked on the play. An index by name, literary work, and concept rounds out this valuable resource.
Mission Mystique
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Author : Charles T. Goodsell
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2010-10-19
Mission Mystique written by Charles T. Goodsell and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-19 with Political Science categories.
In an era filled with mistrust for big government and big business, Charles Goodsell goes against this grain to draw attention to public agencies admired for what they do and how well they do it. In his groundbreaking new book, Goodsell places renewed focus on organizational mission and its potential to be a strong energizing force in government—one that animates a workforce internally and attracts admiration and talent externally. He offers a normative template for the mystique that underlies this phenomenon and highlights—in six rich case studies—a driving sense of purpose, a cultural and motivational richness, and a capacity for tolerating dissent while still innovating and learning. Analyzing what works best (and what doesn’t), Goodsell provides a metric through which agency mystique can be evaluated and modeled. Goodsell’s fresh take on public agencies not only defines good public administration in terms of ethical conduct, constitutional accountability, and performance effectiveness, but argues that the field must add the crucial standard of institutional vitality.
The Great New Wilderness Debate
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Author : J. Baird Callicott
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 1998
The Great New Wilderness Debate written by J. Baird Callicott and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Nature categories.
The Great New Wilderness Debate is an expansive, wide-ranging collection that addresses the pivotal environmental issues of the modern era. This eclectic volume on the varied constructions of “wilderness” reveals the recent controversies that surround those conceptions, and the gulf between those who argue for wilderness "preservation" and those who argue for "wise use." J. Baird Callicott and Michael P. Nelson have selected thirty-nine essays that provide historical context, range broadly across the issues, and set forth the positions of the debate. Beginning with such well-known authors as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and Aldo Leopold, the collection moves forward to the contemporary debate and presents seminal works by a number of the most distinguished scholars in environmental history and environmental philosophy. The Great New Wilderness Debate also includes essays by conservation biologists, cultural geographers, environmental activists, and contemporary writers on the environment.
Natural Museums
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Author : Kathy S. Mason
language : en
Publisher: MSU Press
Release Date : 2004-08-31
Natural Museums written by Kathy S. Mason and has been published by MSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-31 with History categories.
In 1872, the world’s first national park was founded at Yellowstone. Although ideas of nature conservation were not embraced generally by the American public, five more parks were created before the turn of the century. By 1916, the year that the National Park Service was born, the country could boast of fourteen national parks, including such celebrated areas as Yosemite and Sequoia. Kathy Mason demonstrates that Congress, park superintendents, and the American public were forming general, often tacit notions of the parks’ purpose before the new bureau was established. Although the Park Service recently has placed some emphasis on protecting samples of North America’s ecosystems, the earliest national parks were viewed as natural museums—monuments to national grandeur that would edify visitors. Not only were these early parks to preserve monumental and unique natural attractions, but they also had to be of no use to mining, lumbering, agriculture, and other “productive” industries. Natural Museums examines the notions of park monumentalism, “worthlessness,” and national significance, as well as the parks’ roles as wilderness preserves and recreational centers.