The Endangered Species Act and federalism : effective conservation through greater state commitment / / edited by Kaush Arha and Barton H. Thompson

• Pubblicazione: London, : Earthscan, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 346.7304/69522
• Soggetto topico: Endangered species - Law and legislation - United States; Endangered species - Government policy - United States - States; Wildlife conservation - Law and legislation - United States; Wildlife conservation - Government policy - United States - States; Federal government - United States; Intergovernmental cooperation - United States
• Altri autori: ArhaKaush ThompsonBarton H
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Endangered Species Act and Federalism: Effective Conservation through Greater State Commitment; Copyright; About Resources for the Future and RFF Press; Resources for the Future; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: Introduction; 1. Federalism under the Endangered Species Act; Part II: Frameworks; 2. An Economic Assessment of Environmental Federalism: The Optimal Locus of Endangered Species Authority; 3. Cooperative Federalism and the Endangered Species Act: A Comparative Assessment and Call for Change; Part III: Opportunities for State and Local Involvement under the ESA ; 4. Listing Decisions, Conservation Agreements, and State-Federal Collaboration: A Litigation Perspective5. The Evolution of Federalism under Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act; 6. California's Natural Community Conservation Planning Program: Saving Species Habitat amid Rising Development; Part IV : Case Studies; 7. The Karner Blue Butterfly: Wisconsin's Statewide Habitat Conservation Plan; 8. The Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Conservation through Statewide Safe Harbor Agreements; 9. Saving Salmo: Federalism and the Conservation of Maine's Atlantic Salmon ; 10. Oregon Coastal Coho Restoration and the Endangered Species Act11. Grizzly Bear Conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: A Case Study in the Endangered Species Act and Federalism; Part V: Concluding Thoughts; 12. Toward Greater State and Local Commitment; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: States today play a major role in implementing and enforcing environmental laws such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. A thirty year review of ESA identified state leadership in species conservation as a necessary element in better conserving the nation?s imperiled species, yet the theoretical and practical reasons and applications of an enhanced state role are little understood and have not been subjected to any meaningful analysis.This book, for the first time, presents the legal and policy analysis for federalism considerations in impleme
• Titolo autorizzato: The Endangered Species Act and federalism
• ISBN: 1-136-52220-4; 1-136-52221-2; 1-280-68679-0; 1-936331-85-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812251403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II