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OverviewThis book is the first to tell the story of conservation by local government and private land trusts in California. It describes the remarkable extent to which communities have protected their landscapes and draws lessons for disseminating successful preservation strategies across the country. Using archival research, in-depth interviews with open space advocates in local government and private land trusts, and a telephone survey of over four thousand California residents, Daniel Press describes land preservation efforts pursued by California communities and explains why some have succeeded better than others. Saving Open Space concludes with policy recommendations based on lessons learned from the preservation success stories. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel M. PressPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780520233881ISBN 10: 0520233883 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 17 December 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. A Statewide History of Local Preservation Efforts: From the Early 1900s to the Present 3. Physical, Fiscal, and Administrative Landscapes 4. Civic and Environmental Voluntarism in California 5. Policy Entrepreneurship 6. Policy Capacity across the Landscape Appendixes 1. Land Held in Fee Simple by Local Government and Land Trusts 2. The Community and Conservation in California Survey Questionnaire 3. Parks Capacity Index 4. Statewide Environmental Ballot Measures, 1924--2000 5. Government Effectiveness Measures 6. Environmental Awareness Index Notes References IndexReviewsAn excellent resource. In one short volume, Daniel Press has assembled an impressive amount of information about how open space is being preserved in California. This book will help place every open space battle and every land acquisition in a better statewide context. - William Fulton, author of THE RELUCTANT METROPOLIS Author InformationDaniel Press is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and author of Democratic Dilemmas in the Age of Ecology: Trees and Toxics in the American West (1994). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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