Science and the National Parks.
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National Academies Press,
1900
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Table of Contents:
- ""SCIENCE 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""
