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Wilderness Act of 1964

By: Mark Woods
In: Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A-to-Z Guide
Edited by: Julie Newman
Subject:Environmental Ethics
Keywords:national parks; parks; preservation; recreation; wilderness; Wilderness Act of 1964; Wilderness Society

A 3,360-acre section of Glacier National Park in Montana, shown here in early October 2008, was among the first lands to be recommended for wilderness designation after the Wilderness Act of 1964.

Photo credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Ryan Hagerty

The United States Wilderness Act of 1964 created 54 wilderness areas (9.1 million acres) in national forests, and established a National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Philosophers J. Baird Callicott and Michael P. Nelson (1998) claim that the definition of wilderness in this act is the classic expression of the “received wilderness idea,” an idea that is fraught with problems and has been under attack for decades.

Wilderness preservation in the United States is often defined as the creation and management of national parks, but this is not correct. ...

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  Woods, M. (2011). Wilderness act of 1964. In J. Newman (Ed.), Green ethics and philosophy: An A-to-Z guide (pp. 845-848). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412974608.n146
  
  Woods, Mark. "Wilderness Act of 1964." In Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A-to-Z Guide, edited by Newman, Julie, 845-48. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412974608.n146.
  
  Woods, M. 2011. Wilderness Act of 1964. In: Julie Newman Editor, 2011. Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A-to-Z Guide, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 845-848 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412974608.n146> [Accessed 24 Jun 2021].
  
  Woods, Mark. "Wilderness Act of 1964." Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A-to-Z Guide. Edited by Julie Newman. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 845-48. SAGE Knowledge. 24 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412974608.n146.
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