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UNINA9910811870303321 |
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Autore |
Brewer Richard |
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Titolo |
Conservancy : the land trust movement in America / / Richard Brewer |
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Lebanon, NH, : University Press of New England, c2003 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (363 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Land use - United States |
Nature conservation - United States |
Land trusts - United States |
Conservation easements - United States |
Natural areas - United States |
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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 (p. [325]-326) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first complete treatment of the U.S. land trust movement as a crucial feature of current efforts to protect the environment. |
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