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245	1	0	_aScience and the National Parks.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Academies Press, _c1992.
264		4	_c©1992.
300			_a1 online resource (136 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aSCIENCE AND THE NATIONAL PARKS -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH -- PREVIOUS REVIEWS OF THE NPS RESEARCH PROGRAM -- THE CURRENT RESEARCH PROGRAM -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- AN EXPLICIT LEGISLATIVE MANDATE -- SEPARATE FUNDING AND AUTONOMY -- BUILDING CREDIBILITY AND QUALITY -- REALIZING THE VISION -- 1 Introduction -- CONDITIONS TODAY -- CONSERVATION AMIDST CHANGE -- THE CHARGE TO THIS COMMITTEE -- 2 The Importance of Research for the National Parks -- RESOURCE INVENTORIES AND MONITORING FOR CHANGE -- STUDIES OF NATURAL DYNAMICS AND PROCESSES -- ASSESSING THREATS AND MITIGATION MEASURES -- CONCLUSION -- 3 Previous Reviews of Research in the National Park Service -- PAST REPORTS -- CONCLUSION -- 4 The Current Research Program of the National Park Service -- ORGANIZATION -- Levels of Authority and Functions -- Research and Studies -- Resource Management, Preservation, and Restoration -- Interpretation -- Resource Protection -- Program Management -- Reporting Structures -- Coordination and Planning -- PERSONNEL -- RESEARCH BUDGETING -- CONCLUSION -- 5 A New Mandate for Science in the National Parks -- AN EXPLICIT LEGISLATIVE MANDATE FOR SCIENCE -- Science for the Parks -- Research to Gain Understanding of Park Resources -- Research to Support Park Management Goals -- Parks for Science -- SEPARATE FUNDING AND AUTONOMY -- Organizational Change -- Improving the Budget Environment -- BUILDING CREDIBILITY AND QUALITY -- The Role of Chief Scientist -- Encouraging External Science -- The Need for an External Advisory Board -- REALIZING THE VISION -- References -- Index.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aUnited States. -- National Park Service -- Management.
650		0	_aNational parks and reserves -- Research -- United States.
650		0	_aNational parks and reserves -- United States -- Management.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _a _tScience and the National Parks _dWashington, D.C. : National Academies Press,c1992 _z9780309047814
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3376255 _zClick to View
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