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Science, Conservation, and National Parks by Steven R Beissinger; David D Ackerly; Holly D Doremus; Gary E Machlis; University of California, Berkeley; National Geographic Society (U.S.); United States National Park Service is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Science, Conservation, and National Parks about?

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

Author

Steven R Beissinger; David D Ackerly; Holly D Doremus; Gary E Machlis; University of California, Berkeley; National Geographic Society (U.S.); United States National Park Service

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226422954

Subjects

Science, Nature, Management