Keeping faith with nature ecosystems, democracy & America's public lands /
"This book examines the historical, scientific, political, legal, and institutional developments that are changing management priorities and policies - developments that compel us to view the public lands as an integrated ecological entity and a key biodiversity stronghold." "Arguing...
| Main Author: | Keiter, Robert B., 1946- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2003]
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| Physical Description: |
434 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
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Table of Contents:
- Policy and power on the public domain
- Ecology and the public domain
- Ecology triumphant? : spotted owls and ecosystem management
- Making amends with the past: ecological restoration and public lands
- Shaping a new heritage: preservation in the age of ecology
- Collaborative conservation: building sustainable communities
- Toward a new order: ecosystems and democracy
- Keeping faith with nature.