Article ID: CBB000932188

Science and the National Parks: A Transatlantic Perspective on the Interwar Years (2009)

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The years between the two World Wars were a vital period in the global diffusion and the transnational modification and multiplication of the national park idea. It was during these decades that the American national park system took its distinct shape and the first national parks in Europe were established. At the same time, the science of ecology and ecological attitudes achieved prominence and offered a challenge as well as a new scientific underpinning of the national park idea on both sides of the Atlantic. The implementation of ecological ideas in national park policies, however, varied considerably from place to place. While ecological thinking failed to exert a lasting influence on the development of American national parks before World War II, it was of higher significance in Europe. The Swiss National Park stood out as a nature reserve extensively shaped by scientific theories and practices. The investigation of the intersection of science and national parks in a transatlantic perspective reveals that these variations essentially stemmed from a different role of science and scientists both in the establishment and administration of national parks and in their public justification.

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Authors & Contributors
Plieninger, Tobias
Hartel, Tibor
Colwell, Mary
Woodhouse, Keith M.
Willard, Andrew R.
West, Paige
Concepts
Ecology
Science and politics
Environmental sciences
Natural resource management
Parks
Conservation of natural resources
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century, late
20th century
Places
United States
Europe
Russia
Maine (U.S.)
South Carolina (U.S.)
Moscow (Russia)
Institutions
United States. Department of Agriculture
Badische Anilin- und Soda- Fabrik (B.A.S.F.)
United States Reclamation Service
Geological Survey (U.S.)
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