These American Lands
Parks, Wilderness, and the Public Lands
1st ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Wilderness Society (U.S.) - Contributor
Publication
1986 - H. Holt, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
101,000 words, Guess
Page Count
404 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivetheseamericanlan00zasl
- ISBN-100805000844
- ISBN-100030061849
- ISBN-139780805000849
- ISBN-139780030061844
and 6 more
- Goodreads2066951
- LibraryThing451036
- Library of Congress Control Number86003156
- OCLC Control Number13271922
- Better World Books9780805000849
- Open LibraryOL2710464M
Classifications
- DDC973
- LCCE160 .Z37 1986
Description
This collaborative volume is part history and part aggressive advocacy on behalf of conservation of America's federal lands. The history is legislative and administrative, covering a series of congressional acts and the federal managers who tried to administer them. There are separate chapters on the work history and conflicts among such agencies as the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. Then, at the end of each chapter, the authors spell out how federal land policy should be changed to assure sound preservation and conservation. The suggestions are judicious and sensible, and the case that such conservation is in our national interest is convincing. A helpful appendix to federal land laws and statistics concludes the work.
Subjects
Other Editions
- These American Lands: Parks, Wilderness, and the Public Lands
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