Tourism and national parks : international perspectives on development, histories and change

Introduction 1. Introduction: The Making of the National Park Concept 2. Reinterpreting the Creation Myth: Yellowstone National Park 3. American Invention to International Concept: The Spread and Evolution of National Parks 4. National Parks and the 'Worthless Lands Hypothesis' Revisited 5. National Parks and National Identity and Tourism New World Perspectives 6. Framing the View: How American National Parks Came to Be 7. John Muir and William Gladstone Steel: Activists and the Establishment of Yosemite and Crater Lake National Parks 8. Tourism and the Canadian National Park System: Protection, Use and Balance 9. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Natural Wonder and World Heritage Area 10. 'Welcome to Aboriginal Land': The Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park Old World Perspectives 11. The National Park Concept in Spain: Patriotism, Education, Romanticism and Tourism 12. The English Lake District - National Park or playground? 13. The Peak District National Park UK: Contemporary Complexities and Challenges 14. A Ticket to National Parks? Tourism, Railways, and the Establishment of National Parks in Sweden 15. 'Protect, preserve, present' - The Role of Tourism in Swedish National Parks Developing World: Beyond The Eurocentric 16. National Parks in Indonesia: An Alien Construct 17. National Parks in Transition: Wuyishan Scenic Park in China 18. 'Full of rubberneck waggons and tourists': The Development of Tourism in South Africa's National Parks and Protected Areas Beyond Nature 19. National Parks as Cultural Landscapes: Indigenous Peoples, Conservation and Tourism 20. National Mall and Memorial Parks: Past, Present and Future Conclusion 21. The Future of the National Park Concept