TY - BOOK AU - Keiter,Robert B. TI - To conserve unimpaired: the evolution of the national park idea SN - 9781597266598 AV - SB481.6 .K45 2013 U1 - 363.6/8 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Washington PB - Island Press KW - National parks and reserves KW - United States KW - Philosophy KW - Nature conservation KW - Government policy N1 - 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 ER -