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- ISBN-10
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- Publication Name
- University Press of Kansas
- ISBN
- 9780700612864
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- New Urban Park : Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Civic Environmentalism
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Genre
- Nature, Social Science
- Topic
- Environmental Conservation & Protection, Sociology / General, Sociology / Urban
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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From Yellowstone to the Great Smoky Mountains, America's national parks are sprawling tracts of serenity, most of them carved out of public land for recreation and preservation around the turn of the last century. America has changed dramatically since then, and so has its conceptions of what parkland ought to be. In this book, one of our premier environmental historians looks at the new phenomenon of urban parks, focusing on San Francisco's Golden Gate National Recreation Area as a prototype for the twenty-first century. Cobbled together from public and private lands in a politically charged arena, the GGNRA represents a new direction for parks as it highlights the long-standing tension within the National Park Service between preservation and recreation. Long a center of conservation, the Bay Area was well positioned for such an innovative concept. Writing with insight and wit, Rothman reveals the many complex challenges that local leaders, politicians, and the NPS faced as they attempted to administer sites in this area. He tells how Representative Phillip Burton guided a comprehensive bill through Congress to establish the park and how he and others expanded the acreage of the GGNRA, redefined its mission to the public, forged an identity for interconnected parks, and struggled against formidable odds to obtain the San Francisco Presidio and convert it into a national park. Engagingly written, The New Urban Park offers a balanced examination of grassroots politics and its effect on municipal, state, and federal policy. While most national parks dominate the economies of their regions, GGNRA was from the start tied to the multifaceted needs of its public and political constituents--including neighborhood, ethnic, and labor interests as well as the usual supporters from the conservation movement. As a national recreation area, GGNRA helped redefine that category in the public mind. By the dawn of the new century, it had already become one of the premier national park areas in terms of visitation. Now as public lands become increasingly scarce, GGNRA may well represent the future of national parks in America. Rothman shows that this model works, and his book will be an invaluable resource for planning tomorrow's parks.
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Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700612866
ISBN-13
9780700612864
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2831850
Product Key Features
Book Title
New Urban Park : Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Civic Environmentalism
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Conservation & Protection, Sociology / General, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Nature, Social Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
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F868.S156r68 2003
Reviews
"Rothman successfully delineates the democratization of our national parks despite the controversies and difficulties forced on the Park Service as a result. He pays tribute to the dynamism of the agency's administrators and gives historians of parklands an excellent model for future studies of the public domain."-- Western Historical Quarterly "Rothman is quite right that GGNRA is a hint of what is to come, and park managers would do well to closely examine this valuable, detailed book. . . . [It] contributes to our understanding of San Francisco's past and the history of urbanization in the Far West. Even more, t[it] illuminates the place of nature in urban life while simultaneously offering us an intriguing window on the history of the American public sphere."-- H-Environment, published by H-Net Reviews "This book will be of great interest to those enthusiasts and scholars of the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as those who study the national parks. The value of Rothman's work is to expand our appreciation for the significance of urban parks--not only for how they have impacted the lives of urban residents,but also for how they have expanded the purpose and meaning of the national park system. It is an important contribution to an overlooked area of environmental history."-- American Historical Review "Urban and environmental historians will find much to appreciate in this useful book."-- Journal of American History "A highly readable account of the establishment and evolution of this contemporary urban national park. . . . Rothman is both clear and engaging; he imparts detailed knowledge about the various facets of park history through rigorous scholarship while simultaneously bringing the stories of people and places to life. As an environmental history of the recent past, the book fills a unique niche in the literature on park studies, and I suspect it will be of interest not only to other environmental historians but also social scientists, park and natural resource planners, and local stakeholders seeking perspective as they continue to debate the park's future."-- Environmental History "A fine addition to Rothman's already considerable contributions to environmental history. Rothman [makes a ] compelling case that the GGNRA is an archetype for national parks for the 21st century."-- Choice "An important contribution to our understanding of the development of the national park system in the postwar and environmental eras. Necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand this era of national and municipal park history. It will interest those concerned with the present and future of the national park system just as much."-- Montana The Magazine of Western History, "A significant contribution to the field and a model for all future studies of the so-called urban park phenomenon. Rothman's ability to place local park developments into a broader regional and national perspective gives the book exceptional strength."-- Arthur R. Gómez , National Park Service historian and author of Quest for the Golden Circle: The Four Corners and the Metropolitan West, 1945-1970 "With wit, intelligence, and a lively writing style, Rothman provides an impressive, well researched, and important contribution to environmental and western history."-- Albert S. Broussard , author of Black San Francisco: The Struggle for Racial Equality in the West, 1900-1954, "Rothman successfully delineates the democratization of our national parks despite the controversies and difficulties forced on the Park Service as a result. He pays tribute to the dynamism of the agencys administrators and gives historians of parklands an excellent model for future studies of the public domain."Western Historical Quarterly "Rothman is quite right that GGNRA is a hint of what is to come, and park managers would do well to closely examine this valuable, detailed book. . . . [It] contributes to our understanding of San Franciscos past and the history of urbanization in the Far West. Even more, t[it] illuminates the place of nature in urban life while simultaneously offering us an intriguing window on the history of the American public sphere."H-Environment, published by H-Net Reviews "This book will be of great interest to those enthusiasts and scholars of the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as those who study the national parks. The value of Rothmans work is to expand our appreciation for the significance of urban parksnot only for how they have impacted the lives of urban residents,but also for how they have expanded the purpose and meaning of the national park system. It is an important contribution to an overlooked area of environmental history."American Historical Review "Urban and environmental historians will find much to appreciate in this useful book."Journal of American History "A highly readable account of the establishment and evolution of this contemporary urban national park. . . . Rothman is both clear and engaging; he imparts detailed knowledge about the various facets of park history through rigorous scholarship while simultaneously bringing the stories of people and places to life. As an environmental history of the recent past, the book fills a unique niche in the literature on park studies, and I suspect it will be of interest not only to other environmental historians but also social scientists, park and natural resource planners, and local stakeholders seeking perspective as they continue to debate the parks future."Environmental History "A fine addition to Rothmans already considerable contributions to environmental history. Rothman [makes a ] compelling case that the GGNRA is an archetype for national parks for the 21st century."Choice "An important contribution to our understanding of the development of the national park system in the postwar and environmental eras. Necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand this era of national and municipal park history. It will interest those concerned with the present and future of the national park system just as much."Montana The Magazine of Western History, "A significant contribution to the field and a model for all future studies of the so-called urban park phenomenon. Rothman's ability to place local park developments into a broader regional and national perspective gives the book exceptional strength."-- Arthur R. Gmez , National Park Service historian and author of Quest for the Golden Circle: The Four Corners and the Metropolitan West, 1945-1970 "With wit, intelligence, and a lively writing style, Rothman provides an impressive, well researched, and important contribution to environmental and western history."-- Albert S. Broussard , author of Black San Francisco: The Struggle for Racial Equality in the West, 1900-1954, "A significant contribution to the field and a model for all future studies of the so-called urban park phenomenon. Rothman's ability to place local park developments into a broader regional and national perspective gives the book exceptional strength."- Arthur R. Gmez , National Park Service historian and author of Quest for the Golden Circle: The Four Corners and the Metropolitan West, 19451970 "With wit, intelligence, and a lively writing style, Rothman provides an impressive, well researched, and important contribution to environmental and western history."- Albert S. Broussard , author of Black San Francisco: The Struggle for Racial Equality in the West, 19001954, "Rothman successfully delineates the democratization of our national parks despite the controversies and difficulties forced on the Park Service as a result. He pays tribute to the dynamism of the agency's administrators and gives historians of parklands an excellent model for future studies of the public domain."-- Western Historical Quarterly "Rothman is quite right that GGNRA is a hint of what is to come, and park managers would do well to closely examine this valuable, detailed book. . . . [It] contributes to our understanding of San Francisco's past and the history of urbanization in the Far West. Even more, [it] illuminates the place of nature in urban life while simultaneously offering us an intriguing window on the history of the American public sphere."-- H-Environment, published by H-Net Reviews "This book will be of great interest to those enthusiasts and scholars of the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as those who study the national parks. The value of Rothman's work is to expand our appreciation for the significance of urban parks--not only for how they have impacted the lives of urban residents,but also for how they have expanded the purpose and meaning of the national park system. It is an important contribution to an overlooked area of environmental history."-- American Historical Review "Urban and environmental historians will find much to appreciate in this useful book."-- Journal of American History "A highly readable account of the establishment and evolution of this contemporary urban national park. . . . Rothman is both clear and engaging; he imparts detailed knowledge about the various facets of park history through rigorous scholarship while simultaneously bringing the stories of people and places to life. As an environmental history of the recent past, the book fills a unique niche in the literature on park studies, and I suspect it will be of interest not only to other environmental historians but also social scientists, park and natural resource planners, and local stakeholders seeking perspective as they continue to debate the park's future."-- Environmental History "A fine addition to Rothman's already considerable contributions to environmental history. Rothman [makes a ] compelling case that the GGNRA is an archetype for national parks for the 21st century."-- Choice "An important contribution to our understanding of the development of the national park system in the postwar and environmental eras. Necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand this era of national and municipal park history. It will interest those concerned with the present and future of the national park system just as much."-- Montana The Magazine of Western History, A significant contribution to the field and a model for all future studies of the so-called urban park phenomenon. Rothman's ability to place local park developments into a broader regional and national perspective gives the book exceptional strength.-- Arthur R. Gmez , National Park Service historian and author of Quest for the Golden Circle: The Four Corners and the Metropolitan West, 1945-1970 With wit, intelligence, and a lively writing style, Rothman provides an impressive, well researched, and important contribution to environmental and western history.-- Albert S. Broussard , author of Black San Francisco: The Struggle for Racial Equality in the West, 1900-1954, A significant contribution to the field and a model for all future studies of the so-called urban park phenomenon. Rothmans ability to place local park developments into a broader regional and national perspective gives the book exceptional strength.Arthur R. Gmez , National Park Service historian and author of Quest for the Golden Circle: The Four Corners and the Metropolitan West, 19451970 With wit, intelligence, and a lively writing style, Rothman provides an impressive, well researched, and important contribution to environmental and western history.Albert S. Broussard , author of Black San Francisco: The Struggle for Racial Equality in the West, 19001954
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. National Parks and the Bay Area 2. A National Park for the Golden Gate 3. Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Growth: Land Acquisition in the Bay Area 4. How to Build an Urban Park 5. Administering Golden Gate National Recreation Area: "There's a Constituency for Everything and Each Has a Voice" 6. National Resource Management in a National Recreation Area 7. Cultural Resource Management 8. What Stories? Why Stories at All? Interpreting an Urban Park 9. The Presidio and the Future Epilogue Chronology Appendix -Visitations to GGNRA, by Month, 1979-1999 -GGNRA Superintendents, 1972-2000 -Legislation Significant to GGNRA Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-013216
Dewey Decimal
333.78/3/0979461
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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