American covenant : national parks, their promise, and our nation's future / Michael A. Soukup, Gary E. Machlis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soukup, Michael A., author.

Machlis, Gary E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National parks and reserves--United States.

National parks and reserves.

National parks and reserves--United States--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2021]

Summary:

An intimate and candid account of our national parks and their strengths, vulnerabilities, and essential role in American life Part memoir, part critique, and paean to the value of national parks, American Covenant distills the experience and insights from two long careers in conservation. Michael A. Soukup and Gary E. Machlis show how the national parks are essential to maintaining the essence of our national heritage, and key to America's future in a changing climate and political landscape. Sharing real-world examples of both victories and defeats in protecting national parks, this candid, thoughtful book reminds us that the national parks are a promise-a covenant-within and between generations of Americans. The book is also a call to revitalize, reconstitute, reconfigure, and reform the National Park Service, which the authors believe is governed too much by outdated management practices and politics instead of a foundation of expertise and science.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1 Good Fortune

2 Our Sense of National Parks

3 How National Parks Serve the Nation

4 National Park Realities and the Everglades Wake-Up Call

5 National Parks as American Covenants

6 Navigating the Future: Perils and Opportunities

7 Correcting Course

8 Why Parks Matter

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-25871-2

OCLC:

1237407291