1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000718669707536

Titolo

Annuario 2001 : I manuali di diritto amministrativo, i contratti integrativi del pubblico impiego, i servizi pubblici, la riforma della didattica universitaria

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : Giuffrè, 2002

ISBN

881409392X

Descrizione fisica

340 p. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

342.45

Soggetti

Diritto amministrativo

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

In testa al front.: Associazione italiana dei professori di diritto amministrativo.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910437945303321

Autore

Keiter Robert B

Titolo

To Conserve Unimpaired : The Evolution of the National Park Idea / / by Robert B. Keiter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2013

ISBN

9781597263696

1597263699

9781610912167

1610912160

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (359 p.)

Disciplina

363.6/8

Soggetti

Conservation biology

Ecology

Environmental law, International

Animal culture

Conservation Biology

International Environmental Law

Animal Science



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

When the national park system was first established in 1916, the goal "to conserve unimpaired" seemed straightforward. But Robert Keiter argues that parks have always served a variety of competing purposes, from wildlife protection and scientific discovery to tourism and commercial development. In this trenchant analysis, he explains how parks must be managed more effectively to meet increasing demands in the face of climate, environmental, and demographic changes.  Taking a topical approach, Keiter traces the history of the national park idea from its inception to its uncertain future. Thematic chapters explore our changing conceptions of the parks as wilderness sanctuaries, playgrounds, educational facilities, and more. He also examines key controversies that have shaped the parks and our perception of them.  Ultimately, Keiter demonstrates that parks cannot be treated as special islands, but must be managed as the critical cores of larger ecosystems. Only when the National Park Service works with surrounding areas can the parks meet critical habitat, large-scale connectivity, clean air and water needs, and also provide sanctuaries where people can experience nature. Today's mandate must remain to conserve unimpaired—but Keiter shows how the national park idea can and must go much farther.  Professionals, students, and scholars with an interest in environmental history, national parks, and federal land management, as well as scientists and managers working on adaptation to climate change should find the book useful and inspiring.