A History of the Public Land Policies
Title | A History of the Public Land Policies PDF eBook |
Author | Benjamin Horace Hibbard |
Publisher | |
Pages | 624 |
Release | 1924 |
Genre | Land tenure |
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A History of the Public Land Policies
Title | A History of the Public Land Policies PDF eBook |
Author | Benjamin Horace Hibbard |
Publisher | |
Pages | 616 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Land tenure |
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History of Public Land Law Development
Title | History of Public Land Law Development PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Wallace Gates |
Publisher | |
Pages | 852 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Public lands |
ISBN |
Benjamin Horace Hibbard. A History of the Public Land Policies...
Title | Benjamin Horace Hibbard. A History of the Public Land Policies... PDF eBook |
Author | Benjamin Horace Hibbard |
Publisher | |
Pages | 579 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | |
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Our Common Ground
Title | Our Common Ground PDF eBook |
Author | John D. Leshy |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 736 |
Release | 2022-03 |
Genre | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS |
ISBN | 030023578X |
The little-known story of how the U.S. government came to hold nearly one-third of the nation's land primarily for recreation and conservation.
A History of the Public Land Policies
Title | A History of the Public Land Policies PDF eBook |
Author | Edmond C. Hallberg |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Our Common Ground
Title | Our Common Ground PDF eBook |
Author | John D. Leshy |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 736 |
Release | 2022-02-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300262841 |
The little-known story of how the U.S. government came to hold nearly one-third of the nation’s land and manage it primarily for recreation, education and conservation. “A much-needed chronicle of how the American people decided––wisely and democratically––that nearly a third of the nation’s land surface should remain in our collective ownership and be managed for our common good.”—Dayton Duncan, author of The National Parks: America’s Best Idea America’s public lands include more than 600 million acres of forests, plains, mountains, wetlands, deserts, and shorelines. In this book, John Leshy, a leading expert in public lands policy, discusses the key political decisions that led to this, beginning at the very founding of the nation. He traces the emergence of a bipartisan political consensus in favor of the national government holding these vast land areas primarily for recreation, education, and conservation of biodiversity and cultural resources. That consensus remains strong and continues to shape American identity. Such a success story of the political system is a bright spot in an era of cynicism about government. This book is essential reading for anyone who cares about public lands, and it is particularly timely as the world grapples with the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss.