The history of the Swiss National Park, from its creation in the years before the Great War to the present, is told for the first time in this book. Unlike Yellowstone Park, which embodied close cooperation between state-supported conservation and public recreation, the Swiss park put in place an extraordinarily strong conservation program derived from a close alliance between the state and scientific research. This deliberate reinterpretation of the American idea of the national park was innovative and radical, but its consequences were not limited to Switzerland. The Swiss park became...
The history of the Swiss National Park, from its creation in the years before the Great War to the present, is told for the first time in this book...
"This book makes a unique contribution to the conservation literature by enhancing one's understanding and appreciation of the cultural meaning of nature conservation through the lens of national park development. ...] Highly recommended." - Choice
" This volume] brings together an appealing array of scholars to describe and discuss how the term 'national park' has been perceived and used worldwide. While taking readers on a whirlwind tour of places-20-odd parks in more than 16 countries in 13 chapters-it explores ideas of 'territorialization' 'nationalism, ' and 'globalization' in an...
"This book makes a unique contribution to the conservation literature by enhancing one's understanding and appreciation of the cultural meaning of ...
