01250cam a2200229 i 4500 12158 12158 OSt 20231117162730.0 130213t20132013dcu 000 0 eng 9781597266604 BMSCA eng 363.68 23 KEI Keiter, Robert B., 1946- To conserve unimpaired : the evolution of the national park idea / Robert B. Keiter. Washington: Island Press, 2013. xix, 343 pages ; 23 cm What is a national park? -- "Nature's cathedral": a wilderness sanctuary -- "A pleasuring ground": tourism in the wild -- "The nation's playground": recreating in paradise -- "A commercial commodity": putting nature on sale -- "Ancestral lands": nature, culture, and justice -- "Nature's laboratory": experimentation and education -- "Fountains of life": an (imperfect) wildlife reserve -- "A vital core": ecosystem scale conservation -- "Growing the system": new parks and new strategies -- Nature conservation in a changing world. National parks United States Philosophy. Nature conservation United States Philosophy. National parks Government policy United States. ddc 0 0 ddc 0 363_680000000000000_KEI 0 BMSCA BMSCA 2023-11-16 10 2573.55 0 363.68 KEI AR-PG683 2023-11-16 00:00:00 3676.50 2023-11-16 PG Rack No : S-53