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Fitzsimmons Allan K |
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Titolo |
Reforming federal land management [[electronic resource] ] : cutting the Gordian knot / / Allan K. Fitzsimmons |
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Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-65826-6 |
9786613635198 |
1-4422-1595-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (189 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Public lands - United States - Management |
Public lands - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Introductionf: The Nature and Scope of the Problem; Chapter 1. Federal Lands in the First Decade of the Twenty-first Century; Chapter 2. Americans and the Land: Change through Time; Chapter 3. Laws, Regulations, Policies, and Courts: Sources of Management Direction; Chapter 4. Toward Cutting the Gordian Knot; Conclusion; Appendix. Federal Acreage (in Thousands) by State, Agency, and Region, 2008; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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For over a century, American have created laws, processes, objectives, priorities, and rules for federal land management that often conflict, contradict, and undermine each other. We now find ourselves with inconsistent laws, unclear priorities, procedural mazes, and an antiquated bureaucratic structure. Processes and procedures often impede rather than aid management actions and prevent good stewardship. The overall result is a loss of public benefits and undesirable impact on natural resources. Allan Fitzsimmons presents a clear argument for major changes and offers new ideas for how those c |
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