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THE MEANING OF WILD.
- Source :
- Alaska; Sep2014, Vol. 80 Issue 7, p64-71, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The article focuses on the wilderness areas in Alaska. Topics include the impression of 25-year-old photographer and environmental filmmaker Ben Hamilton on wild places in the state, the Wilderness Act signed by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson into law in 1964 which established the National Wilderness Preservation System, and the contribution of the wilderness area in the economy of the state, particularly the tourism industry.
- Subjects :
- WILDERNESS areas
CONSERVATION of natural resource laws
TOURISM
ECONOMIC history
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00024562
- Volume :
- 80
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Alaska
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 97489279