Uncertain path [[electronic resource] ] : a search for the future of national parks / / William C. Tweed ; with a foreword by Jonathan B. Jarvis
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Tweed William C
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Uncertain path [[electronic resource] ] : a search for the future of national parks / / William C. Tweed ; with a foreword by Jonathan B. Jarvis
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 333.78/30973 |
| Soggetto topico: | National parks and reserves - United States - Management |
| National parks and reserves - United States - Forecasting | |
| National parks and reserves - United States - Philosophy | |
| Nature conservation - United States | |
| Environmental protection - United States | |
| Wilderness areas - California | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Yosemite National Park (Calif.) Environmental condiitions |
| Kings Canyon National Park (Calif.) Environmental condiitions | |
| Sequoia National Park (Calif.) Environmental condiitions | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | adventures |
| america | |
| american landmarks | |
| american west | |
| biodiversity | |
| california | |
| climate change | |
| discussion books | |
| ecosystems | |
| endangered species | |
| environmentalists | |
| glacier national park | |
| high sierra | |
| hikers | |
| john muir trail | |
| landscapes | |
| melting glaciers | |
| mt rainer | |
| national parks | |
| natural history | |
| natural world | |
| outdoors | |
| park rangers | |
| parks policies | |
| political issues | |
| preservation | |
| relevance | |
| scientists | |
| thought provoking | |
| united states parks | |
| walking meditation | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. South from Yosemite -- 2. Kings Canyon National Park -- 3. Sequoia National Park -- 4. National Parks in the Twenty-first Century -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this provocative walking meditation, writer and former park ranger William Tweed takes us to California's spectacular High Sierra to discover a new vision for our national parks as they approach their 100th anniversary. Tweed, who worked among the Sierra Nevada's big peaks and big trees for more than thirty years, has now hiked more than 200 miles along California's John Muir Trail in a personal search for answers: How do we address the climate change we are seeing even now-in melting glaciers in Glacier National Park, changing rainy seasons on Mt Rainer, and more fire in the West's iconic parks. Should we intervene where we can to preserve biodiversity? Should the parks merely become ecosystem museums that exhibit famous landscapes and species? Asking how we can make these magnificent parks relevant for the next generation, Tweed, through his journey, ultimately shows why we must do just that. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Uncertain path |
| ISBN: | 1-282-73249-8 |
| 9786612732492 | |
| 0-520-94730-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824114703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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