The Other Public Lands: Preservation, Extraction, and Politics on the Fifty States' Natural Resource Lands by Davis, Steven
The Other Public Lands: Preservation, Extraction, and Politics on the Fifty States' Natural Resource Lands by Davis, Steven

The Other Public Lands: Preservation, Extraction, and Politics on the Fifty States' Natural Resource Lands

For most Americans, state lands are the most readily accessible type of public land; however, despite their...
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Author: Steven Davis
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The Other Public Lands: Preservation, Extraction, and Politics on the Fifty States' Natural Resource Lands by Davis, Steven

The Other Public Lands: Preservation, Extraction, and Politics on the Fifty States' Natural Resource Lands

$381.40
The Other Public Lands: Preservation, Extraction, and Politics on the Fifty States' Natural Resource Lands by Davis, Steven

The Other Public Lands: Preservation, Extraction, and Politics on the Fifty States' Natural Resource Lands

$381.40
Author: Steven Davis
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
For most Americans, state lands are the most readily accessible type of public land; however, despite their ubiquity, they remain largely terra incognita. The Other Public Lands is a primer on state public lands and the political dynamics that underlie their management. Offering a wide-angle overview, Steven Davis focuses on how states prioritize competing claims related to conservation, resource development, tourism, recreation, and finances.

The Other Public Lands looks at both differences and common patterns in state land management, including the structure of natural resource agencies. Davis examines the privatization and commercialization of state parks, and the tensions between recreation, revenue and the preservation of biodiversity and natural landscapes. He also raises issues about equity, access, appropriate development, and ecological health. Chapters review state forests, state wildlife management areas, and school trust lands. In addition, the roles of interest groups, the courts, and agency culture and behavior are compared and analyzed both between states and the federal government and between states with differing approaches to specific issues.

As there has been a demand to transfer at least some federal lands to the states, The Other Public Lands concludes with an appraisal of whether states could handle this transfer and goes on to suggest ways to ensure adequate access in an era of increased demand.

Author: Steven Davis
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 02/14/2025
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781439925539

About the Author
Steven Davis is Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin and author of In Defense of Public Lands: The Case against Privatization and Transfer (Temple).
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