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020 _z9780815702740 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 _z0815702744 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10338460
035 _a(OCoLC)646837301
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_cCaPaEBR
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050 1 4 _aSB482.U6
_bL68 2009eb
082 0 4 _a363.6/80973
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100 1 _aLowry, William R.
_q(William Robert),
_d1953-
245 1 0 _aRepairing paradise
_h[electronic resource] :
_bthe restoration of nature in America's national parks /
_cWilliam R. Lowry.
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bBrookings Institution Press,
_cc2009.
300 _ax, 287 p. :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-271) and index.
505 0 _aChanging 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.
520 _a"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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aNational parks and reserves
_xGovernment policy
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aNational parks and reserves
_zUnited States
_xManagement.
650 0 _aNational parks and reserves
_xEnvironmental aspects
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aConservation of natural resources
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aNature conservation
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aEnvironmental policy
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xEnvironmental conditions.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10338460
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
908 _a170314
942 0 0 _cEB
999 _c102715
_d102715