America''s Public Lands - From Yellowstone to Smokey Bear and Beyond

This updated edition traces the oft-forgotten ideas of nature that have shaped the evolution of America's public land system. The result is a fresh and compelling account of the most pressing challenges facing national parks, forests, rangelands, and wildlife refuges from their early beginnings through the first years of the Trump administration.

List of contents

Introduction to the Second Edition
Introduction: Why Public Lands?
Part I. Origins of the Public Domain
Chapter 1 Building the National Commons
Chapter 2 Disposing the Public Domain
Chapter 3 A Public Land System Emerges
Part II. The Public Lands System
Chapter 4 National Parks
Chapter 5 National Forests
Chapter 6 National Wildlife Refuges
Chapter 7 Bureau of Land Management Lands
Chapter 8 National Wilderness Preservation System
Chapter 9 National Wild and Scenic Rivers and Trails
Chapter 10 Parting Thoughts.

About the author

By Randall K. Wilson

Product details

• Authors: Randall K. Wilson, Wilson Randall K.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781538126387
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2638-7
• No. of pages: 396
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, HISTORY / United States / General, Politics & government, environmental science, engineering & technology, Property & real estate, United States of America, USA, Conservation of the environment, Politics and government, History of the Americas, Environmental policy & protocols, Human Geography, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Property and real estate, Environmental policy and protocols