TY - BOOK ID - 513009 TI - Civilizing nature : national parks in global historical perspective AU - Gissibl, Bernhard AU - Höhler, Sabine AU - Kupper, Patrick PY - 2012 SN - 9780857455253 9780857455277 0857455273 0857455257 9781782389088 9781283903462 1283903466 PB - New York, N.Y. Berghahn DB - UniCat KW - Nature protection KW - World history KW - anno 1800-1999 KW - Africa KW - Central America KW - Eastern and Central Europe KW - North America KW - National parks and reserves KW - Protected areas KW - Environmentalism KW - Environmental protection KW - Globalization KW - Parcs nationaux KW - Aires protégées KW - Environnementalisme KW - Environnement KW - Mondialisation KW - History KW - Political aspects KW - Government policy KW - Histoire KW - Aspect politique KW - Politique gouvernementale KW - Protection KW - Aires protégées KW - History. KW - Lands, Preserved KW - Lands, Protected KW - Preserved lands KW - Protected lands KW - Reserves (Protected areas) KW - Public lands KW - National reserves KW - Parks, National KW - Reserves, National KW - Parks KW - Forest reserves KW - Military reservations KW - National protected areas systems KW - Natural areas KW - Government policy&delete& KW - Political aspects&delete& UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:513009 AB - National Parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Since their first designation in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s they have become a global phenomenon. The development of this multitude of ecological as well as political systems cannot be understood as a simple reaction to mounting environmental problems, nor can it be explained by the spread of environmental sensibilities. Shifting the focus from the usual emphasis on the National Parks in the United States, this volume adopts an historical and transnational perspective on the globa ER -