Andrew Sansom (Hardcover)

Laura Raun

ISBN 10: 1648432468 / ISBN 13: 9781648432460

Editore: Texas A & M University Press, College Station, 2024

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Hardcover. In the world of Texas conservation, the figure of Andrew Sansom looms large. Few can match Sansoms contributions to the natural landscape of Texas, such as the over 500,000 acres of state parks and wildlife management areas he helped protect during his leadership at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. He has spent a lifetime finding common ground between those who want to conserve natural resources and those who want to monetize them. Sansoms gift has been finding the formula for persuading landowners in Texas, where private property rights dominate public policy, that conserving their natural assets provides a measurable financial return as well as an emotional one. Over the course of his career, Sansom has become well acquainted with the rough and tumble of Texas politics, especially where it concerns the environment. After his trailblazing work at TPWD, he went on to establish The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, which has become one of the states premier research and education centers for the study of water and watersheds. Andrew Sansom: A Life in Conservation chronicles Sansoms journey as an environmentalist, a fundraiser, a professor, an author, and most importantly, a central figure in the history of conservation in Texas. At a time when our public lands are being opened up for commerce as never before, we are at risk of losing not only habitat and wildlife diversity, but also a visceral connection to nature. Sansoms life story offers inspiration and useful lessons in finding ways to protect our environment while allowing sustainable development for future generations. In the world of Texas conservation, the figure of Andrew Sansom looms large. This book chronicles Sansoms journey as an environmentalist, a fundraiser, a professor, an author, and most importantly, a central figure in the history of conservation in Texas. His story offers inspiration and useful lessons in finding ways to protect our environment. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Andrew Sansom (Hardcover)
• Editore: Texas A & M University Press, College Station
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1648432468
• ISBN 13: 9781648432460
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

• Andrew Sansom is known as the “Teddy Roosevelt of Texas” because he protected more than a half million acres of land in parks, nature preserves, and wildlife management areas – following in the footsteps of the early 20th Century president who protected millions of acres in public lands.
• Sansom’s leadership style is based on compromise and common ground, providing those who want to conserve natural resources and those who want to monetize them a means to work together.

In the world of Texas conservation, the figure of Andrew Sansom looms large. Few can match Sansom’s contributions to the natural landscape of Texas, such as the over 500,000 acres of state parks and wildlife management areas he helped protect during his leadership at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

He has spent a lifetime finding common ground between those who want to conserve natural resources and those who want to monetize them. Sansom’s gift has been finding the formula for persuading landowners in Texas, where private property rights dominate public policy, that conserving their natural assets provides a measurable financial return as well as an emotional one.

Over the course of his career, Sansom has become well acquainted with the rough and tumble of Texas politics, especially where it concerns the environment. After his trailblazing work at TPWD, he went on to establish The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, which has become one of the state’s premier research and education centers for the study of water and watersheds.

Andrew Sansom: A Life in Conservation chronicles Sansom’s journey as an environmentalist, a fundraiser, a professor, an author, and most importantly, a central figure in the history of conservation in Texas. At a time when our public lands are being opened up for commerce as never before, we are at risk of losing not only habitat and wildlife diversity, but also a visceral connection to nature. Sansom’s life story offers inspiration and useful lessons in finding ways to protect our environment while allowing sustainable development for future generations.

Informazioni sull'autore

LAURA RAUN is an award-winning public relations counselor and former journalist specializing in the water industry. She is the founder and president of Laura Raun Public Relations, which focuses on public outreach and community relations surrounding water resources and projects. A former reporter and presenter for the BBC, CNN, The Financial Times, The Economist, Bloomberg News, and Dow Jones, she was also nominated for a Pulitzer Prize as part of the Associated Press coverage of the Mount St. Helens eruption.