Concept information
Preferred term
national parks
Definition
- National parks are widely recognized as an American invention and export, created in the 19th century western United States and eventually adopted in nearly every country in the world. Wallace Stegner once remarked that national parks were the best idea America ever had. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; National Parks]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/national_parks
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