{"product_id":"9781597269094","title":"The National Wildlife Refuges: Coordinating A Conservation System Through Law","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe National Wildlife Refuges\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive examination of the laws and policies governing management of the national wildlife refuges, offering for the first time a practical description and analysis of the management regime outlined in the 1997 National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act. The 1997 act is the first new statute governing a system of federal public lands enacted since the 1970s. The evolution of law governing the refuge system parallels broader trends in public land management and environmental protection, making the refuge system a valuable case study for those interested in environmental management, policy, and law. The book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003edescribes the National Wildlife Refuge System and its legal history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eoffers a detailed breakdown of the 1997 act, including its purpose, designated uses, comprehensive planning provisions, substantive management criteria, and public participation aspects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econsiders individual refuges and specific issues that apply to only certain refuges\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ediscusses oil and gas development in refuges\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eoffers observations about how well the refuge system law resolves historic tensions and achieves modern conservation goals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA separate chapter examines the special rules governing refuges in Alaska and considers the contentious debate over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Appendixes offer a reference of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology of the refuge system's development, key statutory provisions (including the full text of the 1997 act), and basic information about each national wildlife refuge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an approach to conservation that is increasingly prevalent around the world, the National Wildlife Refuge System is an important model for sustainable resource management, and the book's analyses of the refuge system's ecological management criteria, conflicts between primary and subsidiary uses, and tension between site-specific standards and uniform national goals all offer important lessons for environmental governance generally.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46545982193905,"sku":"9781597269094","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781597269094_p0.jpg?v=1775074360","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781597269094","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}