America's national park system : the critical documents / / Lary M. Dilsaver

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816513003321
• Autore: Dilsaver Lary M.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-4422-5684-2
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (507 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.78/30973
• Soggetti: National parks and reserves - United States - History; National parks and reserves - Law and legislation - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Introduction to the Second Edition; Chapter One. The Early Years: 1864-1918; Chapter Two. Defining the System: 1919-1932; Chapter Three. The New Deal Years: 1933-1941; Chapter Four. The Poverty Years: 1942-1956; Chapter Five. Questions of Resource Management: 1957-1963; Chapter Six. The Ecological Revolution: 1964-1969; Chapter Seven. Transformation and Expansion: 1970-1980; Chapter Eight. A System Threatened: 1981-1996; Chapter Nine. Toward a Second Century: 1997-2015; Appendix A. Summaries of Lengthy Documents; Appendix B. Significant Court Rulings and Opinion; Index; About the Editor
• Sommario/riassunto: Now in a fully updated edition, this invaluable reference work is a fundamental resource for scholars, students, conservationists, and citizens interested in America's national park system. The extensive collection of documents illustrates the system's creation, development, and management.