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The politics of preservation: Creating national parks in Canada, and in the United States, England and Wales
The national parks now in existence all over the world have supposedly been created for purposes of preservation. However, those who would create national park programmes must also contend with political and economic realities. The national park programmes of the United States, of England and Wales and (in more detail) of Canada are reviewed. In each instance the national parks reflect the dominant political ideology, and have come into being through political processes typical of that country. In the United States the dominant liberal ideology has led to neglect of the collective interest on which parks creation depends. Many competing interests are involved in the creation of a national park, making it difficult to set aside a piece of land for park purposes. In England and Wales the collective interest is given more recognition, and has resulted in general legislation to protect the countryside, and to guarantee people access to it. However, there is little additional protection for areas known as national parks. In Canada, which is the primary focus of this paper, the national parks were created not for preservation, but for economic and political reasons. An activist government, in a country with much Crown land and sparse population, used national parks as part of a policy of economic development and to reward those who supported them at the ballot box. Only a few national parks have been created for preservation rather than for more pragmatic reasons of politics or economics.
The politics of preservation: Creating national parks in Canada, and in the United States, England and Wales
The national parks now in existence all over the world have supposedly been created for purposes of preservation. However, those who would create national park programmes must also contend with political and economic realities. The national park programmes of the United States, of England and Wales and (in more detail) of Canada are reviewed. In each instance the national parks reflect the dominant political ideology, and have come into being through political processes typical of that country. In the United States the dominant liberal ideology has led to neglect of the collective interest on which parks creation depends. Many competing interests are involved in the creation of a national park, making it difficult to set aside a piece of land for park purposes. In England and Wales the collective interest is given more recognition, and has resulted in general legislation to protect the countryside, and to guarantee people access to it. However, there is little additional protection for areas known as national parks. In Canada, which is the primary focus of this paper, the national parks were created not for preservation, but for economic and political reasons. An activist government, in a country with much Crown land and sparse population, used national parks as part of a policy of economic development and to reward those who supported them at the ballot box. Only a few national parks have been created for preservation rather than for more pragmatic reasons of politics or economics.
The politics of preservation: Creating national parks in Canada, and in the United States, England and Wales
Bella, Leslie (Autor:in)
Planning Perspectives ; 1 ; 189-206
01.09.1986
18 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
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