U.S. Land And Natural Resources Policy

A comprehensive overview of the policy debates surrounding U.S. public lands and the natural resources they contain. Bryner traces the origin and evolution of policy, and the current debate in Congress and within the Clinton administration over public lands and natural resources. He also assesses policy options in light of ecological principles and examines the importance of public lands and natural resources in the nation's environmental quality and in the quality of life the environment will provide for future generations. This book will be a useful reference for policymakers, environmental studies students, and anyone concerned with the future of our public lands and natural resources.

A comprehensive overview of the policy debates surrounding U.S. public lands and the natural resources they contain.

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Seeks to improve policy making relating to public lands and natural by assessing such impacting issues as the environmental conditions, problems, and trends; the major laws and regulations; the policy-making structure; and the broader political context in which the debates take place. Bryner (political science, Brigham Young U.) offers his own conclusions, but hopes his analysis will also be helpful to people who dissent from it. He considers such aspects as the evolution of the policy, biodiversity and the preservation of endangered species, national forests and timber, grazing, mining and energy, and national parks and wilderness. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

GARY C. BRYNER is Director of the Public Policy Program and Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University.