Natural resource administration : wildlife, fisheries, forests and parks /
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San Diego, CA, USA :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
[2014]
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Natural Resource Administration; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Is Natural Resource Administration Important?; What's the Scope of this Book?; Structure of the Book; Part I: Basics of Natural Resources; Part II: Environmental Law; Part III: The Bureaucracy of Natural Resources; Part IV: Non-Governmental Agencies, People, and Money; References; I: Basics of Natural Resources; 1 Differing Perspectives on Natural Resource Policy; Introduction; Preservation and Conservation; Goals of Conservation; Multiple Use, Sustained Yield; Use-Constrained Management
- Human-Focused ConservationConservation Biology or Conservation Science?; Sustainability; Ecosystem Services; Ecosystem Resilience and Resistance; Evaluating the Success of Conservation Efforts; References; 2 History of Wildlife and Natural Resource Conservation; Introduction; The Pre-European Era (Prior to THE 1500s); European Incursions and Early Settlement (Late 1500s to 1700); Dawning of the Myth of Superabundance (1700 to the 1850s); The Development of the Concept of Manifest Destiny; Seeds of Concern; The Era of Protectionism; The Dawning of Modern Wildlife Biology
- Post-War Capitalism and the Move Towards EnvironmentalismReferences; II: Environmental Law; 3 Historical Perspectives on the "Ownership" of Wildlife; Introduction; Types of Laws and How They Are Formed; State and Provincial Development; Development of Wildlife Law
- Colonial Times and Earlier; Critical Supreme Court Decisions; The Pillars of Federal Law; Federal Right to Make Treaties; Federal Right to Protect Its Property; Federal Jurisdiction over Interstate Commerce; A Fourth Federal Right; More Recent Developments; What's the Bottom Line in This History?
- The North American Model of Wildlife ConservationReferences; 4 A Closer Look at Key Environmental Laws; Introduction; Legislation Dealing with Endangered Species; The US Endangered Species Act and Forerunners; Other United States Endangered Species Laws; Endangered Species in Canada; Endangered Species in the States and Provinces; International Concern for Endangered Species; Other Major Federal Wildlife Laws; Two Acts Not Based on Ecological Need; Other Federal Wildlife-Related Laws in Canada; Laws that Focus on Habitat; References; III: The Bureaucracy of Natural Resources
- 5 Federal Administration in CanadaIntroduction; Environment Canada; Organizational Structure of Environment Canada; More on the Canadian Wildlife Service; Funding of Environment Canada Programs; Acts Administered by Environment Canada; Parks Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Organizational Structure of Natural Resources Canada; Budget for NRCan; Acts Administered by Natural Resources Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Organizational Structure of Fisheries and Oceans; Fisheries and Oceans Budget; Selected Acts under Fisheries and Oceans Administration; References