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Repairing paradise : the restoration of nature in America's national parks / William R. Lowry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lowry, William R. (William Robert), 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National parks and reserves--Government policy--United States.
- National parks and reserves.
- National parks and reserves--United States--Management.
- National parks and reserves--Environmental aspects--United States.
- Conservation of natural resources--United States.
- Conservation of natural resources.
- Nature conservation--United States.
- Nature conservation.
- Environmental policy--United States.
- Environmental policy.
- United States--Environmental conditions.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (303 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Examines whether the U.S. can restore the most-loved crown jewels of its national park system, focusing on four ambitious efforts to reverse environmental damage. Combines field research with public policy analysis to portray the mission to restore the natural health and glory to some of the world's most wondrous places"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Changing policies in national parks
- Reintroducing wolves at Yellowstone
- Reducing automobile impacts at Yosemite
- Restoring water to the Everglades
- Removing impediments to river flows at the Grand Canyon
- Repairing damage from past policies.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-271) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-40361-3
- 9786612403613
- 0-8157-0392-9
- OCLC:
- 489252277
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