ABSTRACT

Since the first edition of this book was published ten years ago, the U.S. national park system has more than doubled in size, and the National Park Service (NPS) has been subjected to more political manipulation than at any time since the agency was established in 1916. Before 1972, no NPS director had ever been removed for political reasons; sinc

chapter 1|12 pages

The First Parks

chapter 2|14 pages

The New Bureau

chapter 3|13 pages

The Organization and Its People

chapter 4|16 pages

Park Service Functions and Activities

chapter 5|14 pages

Has Success Spoiled the National Parks?

chapter 6|18 pages

Threats to the Parks

chapter 7|13 pages

Wilderness Management

chapter 8|15 pages

The Problem of Concessions

chapter 9|18 pages

The Alaskan Park System

chapter 10|15 pages

The Politicizing of the Park Service

chapter 11|20 pages

Parks Around the World

chapter 12|8 pages

A Forecast