The paradox of preservation : wilderness and working landscapes at Point Reyes National Seashore / Laura Alice Watt ; foreword by David Lowenthal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watt, Laura Alice, 1966- author.

Contributor:

Lowenthal, David, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Park Service.

United States.

Natural resources conservation areas.

Management.

Point Reyes National Seashore (Calif.).

Natural resources conservation areas--California--Point Reyes Peninsula--Management.

Natural resources conservation areas--Management.

California--Point Reyes National Seashore.

California--Point Reyes Peninsula.

Physical Description:

xix, 345 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Point Reyes National Seashore has a long history as a working landscape, with dairy and beef ranching, fishing, and oyster farming; yet, since 1962 it has also been managed as a National Seashore. The Paradox of Preservation chronicles how national ideals about what a park 'ought to be' have developed over time and what happens when these ideals are implemented by the National Park Service (NPS) in its efforts to preserve places that are also lived-in landscapes. Using the conflict surrounding the closure of the Drakes Bay Oyster Company, Laura Alice Watt examines how NPS management policies and processes for land use and protection do not always reflect the needs and values of local residents. Instead, the resulting landscapes produced by the NPS represent a series of compromises between use and protection--and between the area's historic pastoral character and a newer vision of wilderness. A fascinating and deeply researched book, The Paradox of Preservation will appeal to those studying environmental history, conservation, public lands, and cultural landscape management, or to those looking to learn more about the history of this dynamic California coastal region"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : a management controversy at Point Reyes

Landscapes, preservation, and the National Park ideal

Making public parks from private lands

Acquisition and its alternatives

Parks as (potential) wilderness

Remaking the landscape

Reassertion of the park ideal

The politics of preservation

Conclusion : Point Reyes as a Leopoldian Park.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Watt, Laura Alice, 1966- author. Paradox of preservation

ISBN:

9780520277076

0520277074

9780520277083

0520277082

OCLC:

947817510