02831nam 2200589Ia 450 991046184280332120200520144314.01-280-65826-697866136351981-4422-1595-X(CKB)2670000000174724(EBL)889019(OCoLC)788995902(SSID)ssj0000647416(PQKBManifestationID)11370979(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000647416(PQKBWorkID)10593748(PQKB)10309603(MiAaPQ)EBC889019(Au-PeEL)EBL889019(CaPaEBR)ebr10552011(CaONFJC)MIL363519(EXLCZ)99267000000017472420120103d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReforming federal land management[electronic resource] cutting the Gordian knot /Allan K. FitzsimmonsLanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20121 online resource (189 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1597-6 1-4422-1596-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AuthorFor 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 cPublic landsUnited StatesManagementPublic landsUnited StatesElectronic books.Public landsManagement.Public lands352.5/70973Fitzsimmons Allan K982135MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461842803321Reforming federal land management2241527UNINA