Our national parks and the search for sustainability
By: Bob R. O'Brien ; drawings by Gary O'Brien.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: National parks and reserves -- United States.; National parks and reserves -- Multiple use -- United States -- Case studies.; Nature conservation -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-238) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Nature of the system; title: History; title: Case study: Yellowstone National Park; title: Preserving the parks from commercial use; title: External threats; title: Case study: Grand Canyon National Park; title: Wilderness; title: Case study: Denali National Park; title: Wildlife; title: Visitation; title: Recreational land use; title: Case Study: Canyonlands National Park; title: Care and feeding of visitors; title: Case study: Yosemite National Park; title: Administration, politics, and finance; title: Case study: Grand Teton National Park.