Introduction to Wildland Recreation Policy

by J. Douglas Wellman

Book Overview

Describes how our national parks and wilderness areas, and the agencies that manage them, have come to be. Bridging the gap between the detailed monographs and the standard references, this book provides an up-to-date, historical introduction to the policy process affecting America's wildland, emphasizing why certain policies occurred, rather than just what happened. Treatment is integrative and in-depth, covering the early national parks, wilderness,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471883018
• ISBN13: 9780471883012
• Release Date: September 1987
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 284 Pages