The governance of Western public lands : mapping its present and future

Book

The governance of Western public lands : mapping its present and future / Martin Nie.

Summary:

"In this book Martin Nie particularly cites the problem of vague statutory language, which tells our public land agencies little about what they should be doing but lots about how they should be doing it. Nie reexamines this confusing body of law and policy, in which the rulemaking process dominates and agencies are caught in political quagmires, to show how the pieces fit - but more often don't." "Throughout the book, Nie considers the factors that make some public land conflicts so controversial, revisits how they have been dealt with in the past, and proposes ways they might be better managed in the future. Eschewing the single-policy approach to public lands management - such as encouraging free markets - he instead surveys a diverse array of other available options. His big-picture outlook for the twenty-first century is a bold call for reshaping ongoing conflicts - and for reinvesting in our public lands."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780700615582
ISBN: 070061558X
ISBN: 9780700616763
ISBN: 0700616764
Physical Description: xii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-351) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Part I The Big Picture -- Part II Conflicts and Cases -- Part III Moving Forward.