Science, conservation, and national parks [electronic resource] / edited by Steven R. Beissinger, David D. Ackerly, Holly Doremus, and Gary E. Machlis.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	University of California, Berkeley (Organizer, Host institution) National Geographic Society (U.S.) (Organizer) United States. National Park Service (Organizer)
Other Authors:	Beissinger, Steven R. (Editor) Ackerly, David D. (Editor) Doremus, Holly D. (Editor) Machlis, Gary E. (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Subjects:	National parks and reserves > United States > Congresses. National parks and reserves > Management > Congresses. Environmental sciences > Congresses. Environmental sciences > Social aspects > Congresses. Nature conservation > Congresses.
Genre:	Congresses.
Online Access:	EBSCO eBooks: 2017 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2017 (EBSCO)
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Section 1: Mission and relevance of national parks. Parks, biodiversity, and education: an essay and discussion / Edward O. Wilson
Seas the day: a bluer, saltier second century for American parks / Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Jane Lubchenco, and Allison K. Barner
A global perspective on parks and protected areas / Ernesto C. Enkerlin-Hoeflich and Steven R. Beissinger
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. 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
Climate change trends, impacts, and vulnerabilities in US national parks / Patrick Gonzalez
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
Biological invasions in the national parks and in park science / Daniel Simberloff
The science and challenges of conserving large wild mammals in 21st-century American protected areas / Joel Berger
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. The tangled web of people, landscapes, and protected areas / Ruth DeFries
Science, values, and conflict in the national parks / Thomas Dietz
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
The spiritual and cultural significance of nature: inspiring connections between people and parks / Edwin Bernbaum
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. A new kind of Eden / Jamais A. Cascio
The near-horizon future of science and the national parks / Gary E. Machlis
Science, parks, and conservation in a rapidly changing world / Steven R. Beissinger and David D. Ackerly
Appendix. 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.