{"product_id":"book-the-parks-belong-to-the-people","title":"Book - The Parks Belong to the People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn examining the 424 units of the U.S. national park system, geographers Joe Weber and Selima Sultana focus attention on the historical geography of the system as well as its present distribution, covering the diversity of places under the control of the National Park Service (NPS). This includes the famous national parks such as the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite and the lesser-known national monuments, memorials, lakeshores, seashores, rivers, recreation areas, preserves, reserves, parkways, historic sites, historic parks, and a range of battlefields, as well as more than twenty additional sites not fitting into any of these categories (such as the White House).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe geographic view of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Parks Belong to the People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sets it apart from others that have taken a solely historical approach. Where parks are located, what they are near, where their visitors come from, and how land use and activities are organized within parks are some of the fundamental issues discussed. The majority of units in the NPS are devoted to recreation areas or historic sites such as battlefields, archaeological sites, or sites devoted to a specific person, and this is reflected in the authors’ approach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat we think of as a national park has changed over the years and will continue to change. Weber and Sultana emphasize changing social and political environments in which NPS units were created and the roles they serve, such as protecting scenery, providing wildlife habitats, preserving history, and serving as scientific laboratories and places for outdoor recreation. The authors also focus on parks as public facilities and sites of economic activities. National parks were created by people for people to enjoy, at great cost and with great benefit. They cannot be understood without taking this human context into account.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Longleaf Services, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48851881558327,"sku":"100-I06976","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0803\/3416\/0183\/files\/book-the-parks-belong-to-the-people-4383345.png?v=1777072566","url":"https:\/\/www.zionpark.org\/products\/book-the-parks-belong-to-the-people","provider":"Zion Natl Park Forever Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}