The Future of Conservation in America: A Chart for Rough Water Contributor(s): Machlis, Gary E. (Author), Jarvis, Jonathan B. (Author), Williams, Terry Tempest (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 022654205X ISBN-13: 9780226542058 Publisher: University of Chicago Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Nature | Natural Resources |
Dewey: 333.709 |
LCCN: 2017058460 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 6.9" L (0.25 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Choice 10/01/2018 |
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Publisher Description: This is a turbulent time for the conservation of America's natural and cultural heritage. From the current assaults on environmental protection to the threats of climate change, biodiversity loss, and disparity of environmental justice, the challenges facing the conservation movement are both immediate and long term. In this time of uncertainty, we need a clear and compelling guide for the future of conservation in America, a declaration to inspire the next generation of conservation leaders. This is that guide--what the authors describe as "a chart for rough water." Written by the first scientist appointed as science advisor to the director of the National Park Service and the eighteenth director of the National Park Service, this is a candid, passionate, and ultimately hopeful book. The authors describe a unified vision of conservation that binds nature protection, historical preservation, sustainability, public health, civil rights and social justice, and science into common cause--and offer real-world strategies for progress. To be read, pondered, debated, and often revisited, The Future of Conservation in America is destined to be a touchstone for the conservation movement in the decades ahead. |
Contributor Bio(s): Machlis, Gary E.: - Gary E. Machlis is university professor of environmental sustainability at Clemson University and former science advisor to the director of the National Park Service.Jarvis, Jonathan B.: - Jonathan B. Jarvis served for forty years with the National Park Service as ranger, biologist, superintendent, regional director, and was its eighteenth director from 2009-2017. He is currently the executive director of the Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity at the University of California, Berkeley. |
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