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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811870303321

Autore

Brewer Richard

Titolo

Conservancy : the land trust movement in America / / Richard Brewer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lebanon, NH, : University Press of New England, c2003

ISBN

1-61168-520-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (363 p.)

Disciplina

333.3/234

Soggetti

Land use - United States

Nature conservation - United States

Land trusts - United States

Conservation easements - United States

Natural areas - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-326) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Saving land the old-fashioned way -- History -- Sprawl- -- Why save land? -- Who will save the land? -- Choosing land to save -- Stewardship -- How to save land -- Defending conservation easements -- The land trust alliance -- The nature conservancy -- The trust for public land -- Farmland protection -- Trails and greenways -- A diversity of local land trusts -- A cleaner, greener land.

Sommario/riassunto

The first complete treatment of the U.S. land trust movement as a crucial feature of current efforts to protect the environment.