Setting Priorities for Land Conservation

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Publication Year:1993

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Committee on Scientific and Technical Criteria for Federal Acquisition of Lands for Conservation, National Research Council
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This book responds to a congressional request to evaluated criteria by which land is acquired under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The committee reviews criteria and procedures by which four agencies acquire lands for conservation; examines the historic, public policy, ...
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Executive Summary	1-14	(skim)
1 Introduction	15-26	(skim)
2 Public Land, Private Land: An Overview of Ownership and Its Management Challenges	27-50	(skim)
3 The Land Acqisition Process	51-102	(skim)
4 Assessing The Social Effects of Federal Land Acquisition	103-112	(skim)
5 The Land Acquisition Process and Biological Preserves: A Role for Natural Sciences	113-138	(skim)
6 Nonprofit Organizations	139-156	(skim)
7 Techniques and Tools of Acquisition	157-182	(skim)
8 The Office of Management and Budget	183-196	(skim)
9 Conclusions and Recommendations	197-212	(skim)
References	213-234	(skim)
Appendix A: Presenters and Discussants	235-236	(skim)
Appendix B: Procedure for Compiling Federal Land Acquisition Priority List	237-242	(skim)
Appendix C: National Surveys Relevant to Public Land Use, Protection, and Purchase	243-246	(skim)
Appendix D: The Nature Conservancy: Acquisition Priorities and Preserve Selection and Design	247-260	(skim)
Glossary	261-262	(skim)

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This book responds to a congressional request to evaluated criteria by which land is acquired under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The committee reviews criteria and procedures by which four agencies acquire lands for conservation; examines the historic, public policy, and scientific bases of criteria and compares them with nongovernmental organizations; and assesses the effectiveness of the agencies in preserving natural resources while achieving agency objectives.

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