Science, Conservation, and National Parks / / Holly Doremus, David D. Ackerly, Steven R. Beissinger, Gary E. Machlis

• Pubblicazione: Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2017]; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
• Disciplina: 363.6/8
• Soggetto topico: National parks and reserves - United States; National parks and reserves - Management; Environmental sciences; Environmental sociology; Nature conservation
• Persona (resp. second.): AckerlyDavid D.; BeissingerSteven R.; DoremusHolly; MachlisGary E.
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2017.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ONE. Parks, Biodiversity, and Education: An Essay and Discussion -- TWO. Seas the Day: A Bluer, Saltier Second Century for American Parks -- THREE. A Global Perspective on Parks and Protected Areas -- FOUR Strategic Conversation: Mission and Relevance of National Parks -- FIVE. Climate Change and Novel Disturbance Regimes in National Park Landscapes -- SIX. Climate Change Trends, Impacts, and Vulnerabilities in US National Parks -- SEVEN. Protecting National Parks from Air Pollution Effects: Making Sausage from Science and Policy -- EIGHT. Biological Invasions in the National Parks and in Park Science -- NINE. The Science and Challenges of Conserving Large Wild Mammals in 21st- Century American Protected Areas -- TEN. Strategic Conversation: Stewardship of Parks in a Changing World -- ELEVEN. The Tangled Web of People, Landscapes, and Protected Areas -- TWELVE. Science, Values, and Conflict in the National Parks -- THIRTEEN. The World Is a Park: Using Citizen Science to Engage People in Parks and Build the Next Century of Global Stewards -- FOURTEEN. The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Nature: Inspiring Connections between People and Parks -- FIFTEEN. Strategic Conversation: Engaging and Disengaging People in Parks -- SIXTEEN. A New Kind of Eden -- SEVENTEEN. The Near- Horizon Future of Science and the National Parks -- EIGHTEEN. Science, Parks, and Conservation in a Rapidly Changing World -- APPENDIX. Historical Connections between UC Berkeley, the Birth of the US National Park Service, and the Growth of Science in Parks -- About the Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: As the US National Park Service marks its centennial in 2016, parks and protected areas worldwide are under increasing threat from a variety of factors, including storms and fires of greater severity, plant and animal extinctions, the changing attitudes of a public that has become more urbanized, and the political pressures of narrow special interest groups. In the face of such rapid environmental and cultural changes, Science, Conservation, and National Parks gathers a group of renowned scholars-including Edward O. Wilson, Jane Lubchenco, Thomas Dietz, and Monica Turner, among many others-who seek to address these problems and, in so doing, to secure a future for protected areas that will push forward the frontiers of biological, physical, and social science in and for parks. Examining the major challenges of parks and protected areas throughout the world, contributors provide answers to a number of key conservation questions, such as: How should stewardship address climate change, urban encroachment and pollution, and invasive species? How can society, especially youth, become more engaged with nature and parks, and are there models to guide interactions between parks and their neighbors? What are appropriate conservation objectives for parks in the Anthropocene? Charting a course for the parks of the next century, Science, Conservation, and National Parks is certain not only to catalyze the continued evolution of US park conservation policy, but also to be an inspiration for parks, conservation, and management worldwide.
• Titolo autorizzato: Science, Conservation, and National Parks
• ISBN: 0-226-42300-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910159026603321
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