Science, conservation, and national parks
By: edited by Steven R. Beissinger, David D. Ackerly, Holly Doremus, and Gary E. Machlis
Contributors: University of California, Berkeley; National Geographic Society (U.S.); United States. National Park Service
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780226422954; 9780226423005
Subjects: National parks and reserves; Management; Congresses; Environmental sciences; Nature conservation
Description: 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 and their neighbors? What are appropriate conservation objectives for parks in the Anthropocene? Charting a course for the parks of the next century, this book is certain not only to catalyze the continued evolution of US park conservation policy, but also to be an inspiration for parks, conservation, and management worldwide.
Notes: Papers from a summit, "Science for Parks, Parks for Science: the next century", organized by University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with the National Geographic Society and the National Park Service and held 25-27 March 2015 at the University of California, Berkeley.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Section 1: Mission and relevance of national parks.; title: Parks, biodiversity, and education: an essay and discussion  -- Edward O. Wilson; title: Seas the day: a bluer, saltier second century for American parks  -- Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Jane Lubchenco, and Allison K. Barner; title: A global perspective on parks and protected areas  -- Ernesto C. Enkerlin-Hoeflich and Steven R. Beissinger; title: Strategic conversation: Mission and relevance of national parks  -- Holly Doremus (moderator), Denis P. Galvin, George Miller, and Frances B. Roberts-Gregory ; edited by Kelly A. Kulhanek, Lauren C. Ponisio, Adam C. Schneider, and Rachel E. Walsh -- Section 2: Stewardship of parks in a changing world.; title: Climate change and novel disturbance regimes in national park landscapes  -- Monica G. Turner, Daniel C. Donato, Winslow D. Hansen, Brian J. Harvey, William H. Romme, and A. LeRoy Westerling; title: Climate change trends, impacts, and vulnerabilities in US national parks  -- Patrick Gonzalez; title: Protecting national parks from air pollution effects: making sausage from science and policy  -- Jill S. Baron, Tamara Blett, William C. Malm, Ruth M. Alexander, and Holly Doremus; title: Biological invasions in the national parks and in park science  -- Daniel Simberloff; title: The science and challenges of conserving large wild mammals in 21st-century American protected areas  -- Joel Berger; title: Strategic conversation: Stewardship of parks in a changing world  -- David D. Ackerly (moderator), Stephanie M. Carlson, C. Josh Donlan, Laurel G. Larsen, and Raymond M. Sauvajot ; edited by Meagan F. Oldfather, Kelly J. Easterday, Maggie J. Raboin, and Kelsey J. Scheckel -- Section 3: Engaging people in parks.; title: The tangled web of people, landscapes, and protected areas  -- Ruth DeFries; title: Science, values, and conflict in the national parks  -- Thomas Dietz; title: The world is a park: using citizen science to engage people in parks and build the next century of global stewards  -- John Francis, Kelly J. Easterday, Kelsey J. Scheckel, and Steven R. Beissinger; title: The spiritual and cultural significance of nature: inspiring connections between people and parks  -- Edwin Bernbaum; title: Strategic conversation: Engaging and disengaging people in parks / Jennifer Wolch (moderator), Justin S. Brashares, Cyril F. Kormos, Christine S. Lehnertz, and Nina S. Roberts ; edited by Emily E. Kearny, Audrey F. Haynes, and Carrie R. Levine -- -- Section 4: Future of science, conservation, and parks.; title: A new kind of Eden  -- Jamais A. Cascio; title: The near-horizon future of science and the national parks  -- Gary E. Machlis; title: Science, parks, and conservation in a rapidly changing world  -- Steven R. Beissinger and David D. Ackerly -- Appendix.; title: Historical Connections between UC Berkeley, the Birth of the US National Park Service, and the growth of science in parks -- Steven R. Beissinger and Tierne M. Nickel.