William Porter Great Experiment in Conservation (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Great Experiment in ConservationCondition: NewFormat: HardbackSubtitle: Voices from the Adirondack ParkEAN: 9780815632313ISBN: 9780815632313Publisher: Syracuse University PressRelease Date: 07/30/2009Description: The Adirondack region of New York State is, in many respects, America's cauldron of conservation. It was there, more than a century ago, that wanton exploitation of forests first aroused concern about human impact on the environment. It was there that Americans first began to set aside lands proclaimed as 'forever wild'. The establishment of the Adirondack Park created an immense landscape of 6 million acres composed of a mixture of public and private lands in nearly equal proportion. This unprecedented blend of human communities within wild lands makes the Adirondack Park perhaps one of the greatest case studies in conservation and development in U.S. history. Representing a remarkable achievement in environmental scholarship and drawn from decades of research, ""The Great Experiment in Conservation"" captures the wisdom born of the last thirty years of the park's evolution. The editors bring together leading scholars, activists, and practitioners - those who know the Park's origin and the realities of living in a protected area - to narrate this history. Organized into three sections, contributors explore the ecological, cultural, and economic aspects of the region, drawing lessons from successes and failures as they struggle to find the right balance of private interests and public controls. With keen insight and deep passion, the authors reveal the Adirondack Park's rich natural and cultural history in shaping conservation policy, providing vital contributions to the future study of land preservation.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 231mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 43mmItem Weight: 980gAuthor: William PorterGenre: Science Nature & MathISBN-10: 0815632312Type: AmericasRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Book Title: Great Experiment in Conservation

Title: Great Experiment in Conservation

Subtitle: Voices from the Adirondack Park

EAN: 9780815632313

ISBN: 9780815632313

Release Date: 07/30/2009

Release Year: 2009

Country/Region of Manufacture: US

Genre: Science Nature & Math

ISBN-10: 0815632312

Number of Pages: 606 Pages

Publication Name: Great Experiment in Conservation : Voices from the Adirondack Park

Language: English

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Publication Year: 2009

Subject: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Regional Studies

Item Height: 1.7 in

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 34.6 Oz

Item Length: 9.1 in

Subject Area: Nature, Social Science, Science, History

Author: Jon D. Erickson

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Hardcover