LEADER 03510nam 2200493 450 001 9910671492303321 005 20170716165522.0 010 $a1-68328-340-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000869121 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5245474 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000869121 100 $a20180312h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aNaturalness and biodiversity $epolicy and philosophy of conserving natural areas /$fGordon Steinhoff 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cEnvironmental Law Institute,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (241 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-58576-178-8 327 $tSociety and wilderness --$tInterpreting the Wilderness Act of 1964 --$tProhibited uses and exceptions : how much manipulation of wilderness is too much? --$tNaturalness and biodiversity --$tManaging for naturalness in a changing world --$tEcological integrity in protected areas : two interpretations --$tCitizen ideals vs. consumer preferences --$tRestoring nature in protected areas --$tFederal environmental impact statements : overly inflated needs result in needless environmental harm --$tWhy we should protect natural areas. 330 $a"Maintaining natural conditions and processes, or "naturalness," is an essential goal in the management of wilderness, national parks, and other protected areas. Yet management experts routinely recommend the abandonment of naturalness as a required goal in protected areas. There are many examples of native biodiversity being lost or threatened as a result of managers manipulating protected areas to conserve "what we value" without respect for natural conditions. Too often, agencies seemingly ignore environmental goals expressed within federal law and policy in their efforts to satisfy consumer preferences, resulting in environmental degradation. [This book] is primarily concerned with the preservation of national parks, wilderness, and other legally protected areas through proper interpretation and application of federal environmental law and policy. Philosophers, legal scholars, and land use managers alike will appreciate the interdisciplinary approach Prof. Gordon Steinhoff takes with his discussion of philosophy, ecology, and environmental policy. Although [this book] may be controversial, calling into question much that has been written by philosophers and by leading land management and restoration experts, it offers a needed response to much that appears in the current environmental literature, providing thoughtful analysis on why naturalness is essential for the preservation of native biodiversity." -- Back cover. 606 $aBiodiversity conservation$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aNaturalness (Environmental sciences)$zUnited States 606 $aEcosystem management$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States 607 $aUSA$2gnd 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBiodiversity conservation$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aNaturalness (Environmental sciences) 615 0$aEcosystem management 676 $a346.73044 700 $aSteinhoff$b Gordon$01334437 712 02$aEnvironmental Law Institute, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910671492303321 996 $aNaturalness and biodiversity$93045745 997 $aUNINA