LEADER 02831nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910461842803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-65826-6 010 $a9786613635198 010 $a1-4422-1595-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000174724 035 $a(EBL)889019 035 $a(OCoLC)788995902 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000647416 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11370979 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000647416 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10593748 035 $a(PQKB)10309603 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC889019 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL889019 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10552011 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL363519 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000174724 100 $a20120103d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReforming federal land management$b[electronic resource] $ecutting the Gordian knot /$fAllan K. Fitzsimmons 210 $aLanham, MD $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (189 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-1597-6 311 $a1-4422-1596-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aFor 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 606 $aPublic lands$zUnited States$xManagement 606 $aPublic lands$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPublic lands$xManagement. 615 0$aPublic lands 676 $a352.5/70973 700 $aFitzsimmons$b Allan K$0982135 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461842803321 996 $aReforming federal land management$92241527 997 $aUNINA