National Parks and the Common Good : A Communitarian Perspective

A Communitarian Perspective

By: Amitai Etzioni, Francis N. Lovett

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Paperback | 1 December 1997

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In this book, Francis Lovett examines public parks, especially those administered by the National Park Service, from a communitarian perspective. The author views the parks as an example of a common good_something which is valued for its service to a community or society at large, and not merely for the benefits it brings to individuals or sub-groups. In all public spaces, such as parks, there arise issues regarding the proper balance between individual and sub-group rights and interests on the one hand, and the needs and value of community on the other. Lovett explores these issues in light of the communitarian idea of a common good, and suggests guidelines for the resolutions of these public policy problems. With an extensive introduction by Amitai Etzioni, founder of the Communitarian Network.

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In this concise report [Lovett] explores the question of how to balance individual and subgroup rights in the parks with the needs and values of the community at large. . . . Very straight-forward and concise, and considers a wide range of conflicts that may arise.--Laura Watt, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management University of California at Berkeley "H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online "

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Idea of the Common Good	p. 3
Defining the Common Good
The Common Good and the National Park System
The NPS in Service of the Common Good
Concluding Remarks
The Common Good and the Right to Free Speech	p. 21
Case Examples
Demonstrating in Lafayette Park
Gerritsen and El Pueblo Park
Krishna Tape Sales on the Mall
T-Shirt Vendors on the Mall
Establishing Guidelines
Resolving the Cases
Subgroups and the Parks	p. 53
Case Examples
Snowmobilers and Skiers at Yellowstone
Homeless in Santa Ana
The Gettysburg Tower
Wolves and Ranchers at Yellowstone
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Establishing Guidelines
Resolving the Cases
Temporally Competing Common Goods	p. 81
Case Examples
Internal Conflicts in Natural Parks: Yosemite
External Conflicts in Natural Parks: The Everglades
Conflicts in Cultural/Historical Parks: Minuteman NHP
Two Polarized Views
Toward a Solution
Resolving the Cases
Conclusion	p. 113
Appendix	p. 117
References	p. 121
Index	p. 133
About the Author	p. 137
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National Parks and the Common Good : A Communitarian Perspective

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