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Nature, Beauty, Tourism: The Concurrent Roots of Abruzzo National Park
In the early 1920s one of the first European national parks was established in a densely populated area to foster both nature protection and economic growth.
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A Muddy Transnational Park: The Wadden Sea
Several national parks along the Wadden Sea coastline between the Netherlands and Germany have become part of the United Nations transboundary Wadden Sea World Heritage site.
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Nature Conservation in Ski Country? The Vanoise National Park
The Vanoise National Park was created in 1963 in the northern French Alps, along with numerous large ski resorts. Born as twins, the park and the resorts grew up at best as strangers, at worst as foes.
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The Melting “Crown of the Continent”: Visual History of Glacier National Park
Detailing the converging human and geological histories of Glacier National Park, US, this article traces the demise of the park’s primary attraction, the glaciers.
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The Swiss National Park: A Model of Nature Conservation for Scientific Research
Established in 1914, the Swiss National Park was one of Europe’s very first national parks. Scientific research became its hallmark and it became an important model for the establishment of protected areas around the world.
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Banff Is … Hell? The Struggle of Being Canada’s First, Most Famous, and Most Visited National Park
Banff is the Canadian national park you have heard of.