
The Wisdom of the Spotted Owl
Policy Lessons For A New Century
Steven Lewis Yaffee(Author)
Island Press
Will be published approx. on 1. April 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
458 pages
978-1-55963-204-1 (ISBN)
Description
The controversy over the management of national forests in the Pacific Northwest vividly demonstrates the shortcomings of existing management institutions and natural resource policies. The Wisdom of the Spotted Owl explores the American policymaking process through the case of the spotted owl -- a case that offers a striking illustration of the failure of our society to cope with long-term, science-intensive issues requiring collective choices.
Steven Lewis Yaffee analyzes the political and organizational dynamics from which the controversy emerged and the factors that led to our stunning inability to solve it. He examines the state of resource management agencies and policy processes, providing insight into questions such as:
- What caused the extreme polarization of opinion and lack of communication throughout the 1980s and early 1990s?
- How can the inadequate response of government agencies and the failure of the decisionmaking process be explained?
- What kinds of changes must be made to enable our resource policy institutions to better deal with critical environmental issues of the 1990s and beyond?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
626 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55963-204-1 (9781559632041)
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E-Book
04/2013
University Press of Mississippi
€67.49
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Steven Lewis Yaffee