Isbn: 9798192991152 - the most controversial land in america: for everyone and no one — why ranchers, environmentalists, miners, recreationists, and the government keep fighting over the west (2 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The American West is vast, beautiful, productive-and deeply divided.Across millions of acres, ranchers, environmentalists, miners, recreationists, Native communities, and government agencies are locked in arguments over a deceptively simple question: Who should decide what happens to the land?The Most Controversial Land in America takes readers into the long-running battles over public lands, grazing rights, mining, conservation, energy development, wilderness, hunting, recreation, and federal control. It explores why disagreements that can appear to be about a single road, pasture, mine, river, or mountain often become much larger fights over property, freedom, economics, environmental protection, and the future of the American West.From remote ranch country to national forests, deserts, mountain ranges, and disputed public lands, this book examines the competing interests that have shaped the region-and the tensions that continue to resist easy solutions.Why do some Americans see federal land management as essential protection while others see it as government overreach? Why do ranchers and conservationists sometimes find themselves on opposite sides-and sometimes on the same side? What role do mining, recreation, energy development, wildlife protection, and local communities play in the struggle?Rather than reducing the debate to heroes and villains, this book examines the competing arguments and the complicated history behind them.For everyone and no one.Because in the American West, the land may belong to the public-but deciding what that means is another matter entirely.Inside, discover: Why public lands became one of America's most persistent political conflictsHow ranching, mining, conservation, and recreation collideThe arguments surrounding federal control and local authorityWhy Western land disputes can become national controversiesHow economic interests and environmental concerns competeWhy the future of the West remains so difficult to defineIf you want to understand why Americans keep fighting over the West-and why the conflict is unlikely to disappear-this book offers a compelling place to begin. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…