The capacity for wonder: preserving national parks
The national parks of North America are great public treasures, visited by 300 million people each year. Set aside to be kept in relatively natural condition, these remarkable places of forests, rivers, mountains, and wildlife still inspire our "capacity for wonder." Today, however, the pa...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The national parks of North America are great public treasures, visited by 300 million people each year. Set aside to be kept in relatively natural condition, these remarkable places of forests, rivers, mountains, and wildlife still inspire our "capacity for wonder." Today, however, the parks are threatened by increasingly difficult problems from both inside and outside their borders. This book, enriched with personal anecdotes of the author's trips throughout the parks of North America, examines changes in the park services of the United States and Canada over the past fifteen years. William Lowry describes the many challenges facing the parks - such as rising crime, tourism and overcrowding, pollution, eroding funding for environmental research, and the contentious debate over preservation versus use - and the abilities of the agencies to deal with them The Capacity for Wonder provides a revealing comparison of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) and the Canadian Parks Service (CPS). The author explains that, while the services are similar in many ways, the priorities of these two agencies have changed dramatically in recent years. Lowry shows how increasing conflicts over agency goals and decreasing institutional support have made the NPS vulnerable to interagency disputes, reluctant to take any risks in its operations, and extremely responsive to political pressures. As a result, U.S. national parks are now managed mainly to serve political purposes. Lowry illustrates how in the 1980s politicians pushed the NPS to expand private uses of national parks through development, timber harvesting, grazing, and mining, while environmental groups pushed the NPS in the other direction. Over the same period, the CPS enjoyed a clarification of goals and increased institutional support As a result, the CPS has been able to decentralize its structure, empower its employees, and renew its commitment to preservation as the highest priority. Lowry considers several proposals to change the institutions governing the parks. His own recommendations are more in line with proposals to revitalize public agencies than with those that suggest replacing them with private enterprise, state agencies, or endowment boards. Lowry concludes that preserving nature should be the primary, explicit goal of the park services, and he calls for a stronger commitment to that goal in the United States |
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| 520 | 3 | |a The national parks of North America are great public treasures, visited by 300 million people each year. Set aside to be kept in relatively natural condition, these remarkable places of forests, rivers, mountains, and wildlife still inspire our "capacity for wonder." Today, however, the parks are threatened by increasingly difficult problems from both inside and outside their borders. This book, enriched with personal anecdotes of the author's trips throughout the parks of North America, examines changes in the park services of the United States and Canada over the past fifteen years. William Lowry describes the many challenges facing the parks - such as rising crime, tourism and overcrowding, pollution, eroding funding for environmental research, and the contentious debate over preservation versus use - and the abilities of the agencies to deal with them | |
| 520 | |a The Capacity for Wonder provides a revealing comparison of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) and the Canadian Parks Service (CPS). The author explains that, while the services are similar in many ways, the priorities of these two agencies have changed dramatically in recent years. Lowry shows how increasing conflicts over agency goals and decreasing institutional support have made the NPS vulnerable to interagency disputes, reluctant to take any risks in its operations, and extremely responsive to political pressures. As a result, U.S. national parks are now managed mainly to serve political purposes. Lowry illustrates how in the 1980s politicians pushed the NPS to expand private uses of national parks through development, timber harvesting, grazing, and mining, while environmental groups pushed the NPS in the other direction. Over the same period, the CPS enjoyed a clarification of goals and increased institutional support | ||
| 520 | |a As a result, the CPS has been able to decentralize its structure, empower its employees, and renew its commitment to preservation as the highest priority. Lowry considers several proposals to change the institutions governing the parks. His own recommendations are more in line with proposals to revitalize public agencies than with those that suggest replacing them with private enterprise, state agencies, or endowment boards. Lowry concludes that preserving nature should be the primary, explicit goal of the park services, and he calls for a stronger commitment to that goal in the United States | ||
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1 Paved with Political Intentions 1
2 Walking behind the Bulldozer 25
3 Choosing Destiny 95
4 Being Smart 153
5 With Politics in Mind 193
Bibliographical Essay 221
Notes 232
References 243
Index 269
Tables
2 1 Membership in Relevant Interest Groups, 1979 90 34
2 2 Total Visits to NPS Sites, 1980 88 37
2 3 Total Appropriations to the NPS, 1982 90 44
2 4 Leading Concessions Operations in the NPS, 1992 50
2 5 Congressional Hearings on the NPS, 1955 90 52
2 6 GAO Reports on the National Park Service, 1970 90 54
2 7 Directors of the National Park Service 66
2 8 Summary of Units of the NPS, 1990 69
2 9 Acres Burned in Yellowstone National Park Fires, 1930 91 81
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2 10 Budget Allocations of the NPS, 1990 90
2 11 OLS Estimation of Park Unit Apppropriations 92
3 1 Visits to Rocky Mountain Parks, Selected Years, 1950 67 101
3 2 Total Visits to CPS Sites, 1989 92 105
3 3 CPS Expenditures for Fiscal Year 1991 125
3 4 Percent of CPS Expenditures by Central Offices 125
3 5 Summary of Units of the CPS, 1990 132
3 6 Priority Historic Themes for Representation 133
3 7 Budget Allocations of the CPS, 1991 150
3 8 OLS Estimation of Park Unit Appropriations 151
4 1 Grizzly Bear Statistics in Yellowstone, 1973 90 155
4 2 Comparisons of Grand Canyon Sound Levels 168
4 3 Survey of Grand Canyon Travelers 169
4 4 Revenue Value of Building Permits, Fiscal Years 1985 87 172
4 5 Yosemite Valley Development in the 1980s 177
4 6 CPS Revenue in Banff, Selected Categories, Fiscal Years
1987 90 182
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1 1 Canadian National Park System (map) 20
1 2 U.S. National Park System (map) 22
2 1 Formal Structure of the NPS, 1979 30
2 2 Appropriations following Fee Increases, Selected Fiscal
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2 3 Budget Outlays of Public Land Agencies, Fiscal Years
1981 88 49
2 4 Formal Structure of the NPS, 1991 61
2 5 Formal Structure of an NPS Regional Office, 1990 62
3 1 Formal Structure of Environment Canada, 1990 116
3 2 Formal Structure of the CPS, 1991 124
3 3 Formal Structure of Western Region, 1992 126
3 4 Formal Structure of a Western Region Park, 1991 127
3 5 Formal Structure of a Western Region Park, 1992 128
3 6 Status of National Park Natural Regions (map) 134
4 1 Boundary Map, Yellowstone National Park 157
5 1 Political Determinants of Agency Pursuit of Goal 199
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| spelling | Lowry, William R. Verfasser aut The capacity for wonder preserving national parks William R. Lowry Washington, DC Brookings Inst. 1994 XII, 280 S. Kt. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The national parks of North America are great public treasures, visited by 300 million people each year. Set aside to be kept in relatively natural condition, these remarkable places of forests, rivers, mountains, and wildlife still inspire our "capacity for wonder." Today, however, the parks are threatened by increasingly difficult problems from both inside and outside their borders. This book, enriched with personal anecdotes of the author's trips throughout the parks of North America, examines changes in the park services of the United States and Canada over the past fifteen years. William Lowry describes the many challenges facing the parks - such as rising crime, tourism and overcrowding, pollution, eroding funding for environmental research, and the contentious debate over preservation versus use - and the abilities of the agencies to deal with them The Capacity for Wonder provides a revealing comparison of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) and the Canadian Parks Service (CPS). The author explains that, while the services are similar in many ways, the priorities of these two agencies have changed dramatically in recent years. Lowry shows how increasing conflicts over agency goals and decreasing institutional support have made the NPS vulnerable to interagency disputes, reluctant to take any risks in its operations, and extremely responsive to political pressures. As a result, U.S. national parks are now managed mainly to serve political purposes. Lowry illustrates how in the 1980s politicians pushed the NPS to expand private uses of national parks through development, timber harvesting, grazing, and mining, while environmental groups pushed the NPS in the other direction. Over the same period, the CPS enjoyed a clarification of goals and increased institutional support As a result, the CPS has been able to decentralize its structure, empower its employees, and renew its commitment to preservation as the highest priority. Lowry considers several proposals to change the institutions governing the parks. His own recommendations are more in line with proposals to revitalize public agencies than with those that suggest replacing them with private enterprise, state agencies, or endowment boards. Lowry concludes that preserving nature should be the primary, explicit goal of the park services, and he calls for a stronger commitment to that goal in the United States Parcs Canada - Histoire États-Unis - National Park Service - Histoire Canadian Parks Service History United States. National Park Service History Naturaleza - Conservación - Política gubernamental - Canadá - Historia Naturaleza - Conservación - Política gubernamental - EE. UU - Historia Nature - Conservation - Politique gouvernementale - Canada - Histoire Nature - Conservation - Politique gouvernementale - États-Unis - Histoire Nature - Conservation - Politique publique - Canada - Histoire ram Nature - Conservation - Politique publique - États-Unis - Histoire ram Parcs nationaux - Politique gouvernementale - Canada - Histoire Parcs nationaux - Politique gouvernementale - États-Unis - Histoire Parcs nationaux - Politique publique - Canada - Histoire ram Parcs nationaux - Politique publique - États-Unis - Histoire ram Parques y reservas nacionales - Política gubernamental - Canadá - Historia Parques y reservas nacionales - Política gubernamental - EE. UU - Historia Geschichte Politik National parks and reserves Government policy Canada History National parks and reserves Government policy United States History Nature conservation Government policy Canada History Nature conservation Government policy United States History Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd rswk-swf Umweltpolitik (DE-588)4078523-3 gnd rswk-swf Nationalpark (DE-588)4075220-3 gnd rswk-swf Kanada USA USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Nationalpark (DE-588)4075220-3 s Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 s DE-604 Umweltpolitik (DE-588)4078523-3 s HBZ Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=006581687&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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| title | The capacity for wonder preserving national parks |
| title_auth | The capacity for wonder preserving national parks |
| title_exact_search | The capacity for wonder preserving national parks |
| title_full | The capacity for wonder preserving national parks William R. Lowry |
| title_fullStr | The capacity for wonder preserving national parks William R. Lowry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The capacity for wonder preserving national parks William R. Lowry |
| title_short | The capacity for wonder |
| title_sort | the capacity for wonder preserving national parks |
| title_sub | preserving national parks |
| topic | Parcs Canada - Histoire États-Unis - National Park Service - Histoire Canadian Parks Service History United States. National Park Service History Naturaleza - Conservación - Política gubernamental - Canadá - Historia Naturaleza - Conservación - Política gubernamental - EE. UU - Historia Nature - Conservation - Politique gouvernementale - Canada - Histoire Nature - Conservation - Politique gouvernementale - États-Unis - Histoire Nature - Conservation - Politique publique - Canada - Histoire ram Nature - Conservation - Politique publique - États-Unis - Histoire ram Parcs nationaux - Politique gouvernementale - Canada - Histoire Parcs nationaux - Politique gouvernementale - États-Unis - Histoire Parcs nationaux - Politique publique - Canada - Histoire ram Parcs nationaux - Politique publique - États-Unis - Histoire ram Parques y reservas nacionales - Política gubernamental - Canadá - Historia Parques y reservas nacionales - Política gubernamental - EE. UU - Historia Geschichte Politik National parks and reserves Government policy Canada History National parks and reserves Government policy United States History Nature conservation Government policy Canada History Nature conservation Government policy United States History Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd Umweltpolitik (DE-588)4078523-3 gnd Nationalpark (DE-588)4075220-3 gnd |
| topic_facet | Parcs Canada - Histoire États-Unis - National Park Service - Histoire Canadian Parks Service History United States. National Park Service History Naturaleza - Conservación - Política gubernamental - Canadá - Historia Naturaleza - Conservación - Política gubernamental - EE. UU - Historia Nature - Conservation - Politique gouvernementale - Canada - Histoire Nature - Conservation - Politique gouvernementale - États-Unis - Histoire Nature - Conservation - Politique publique - Canada - Histoire Nature - Conservation - Politique publique - États-Unis - Histoire Parcs nationaux - Politique gouvernementale - Canada - Histoire Parcs nationaux - Politique gouvernementale - États-Unis - Histoire Parcs nationaux - Politique publique - Canada - Histoire Parcs nationaux - Politique publique - États-Unis - Histoire Parques y reservas nacionales - Política gubernamental - Canadá - Historia Parques y reservas nacionales - Política gubernamental - EE. UU - Historia Geschichte Politik National parks and reserves Government policy Canada History National parks and reserves Government policy United States History Nature conservation Government policy Canada History Nature conservation Government policy United States History Umweltpolitik Nationalpark Kanada USA |
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