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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780188803321

Autore

Czech Brian <1960->

Titolo

The Endangered Species Act : history, conservation biology, and public policy / / Brian Czech, Paul R. Krausman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , [2001]

©2001

ISBN

0-8018-7518-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

346.730469522

Soggetti

Endangered species - Law and legislation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The endangered : species, acts, and democracy -- A history of endangered species in the United States -- Statutory, administrative, and academic evolution of the Endangered Species Act -- Traditional analyses of the Endangered Species Act -- Policy elements of the Endangered Species Act -- Social construction of Endangered Species Act targets -- Technical legitimacy of the Endangered Species Act -- Context of the Endangered Species Act -- Implications of the Endangered Species Act for democracy -- Property rights and the Endangered Species Act -- Summary and recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

A hybrid of policy analysis and ecological assessment, The Endangered Species Act: History, Conservation Biology, and Public Policy will appeal to scholars and students in the fields of natural resource policy and law, conservation biology, political science, wildlife ecology, and environmental history, and to professionals at agencies involved in wildlife conservation.