{"product_id":"in-defense-of-public-lands-steven-davis-9781439915370","title":"In Defense of Public Lands: The Case Against Privatization and Transfer","description":"\u003cp\u003eDebates continue to rage over the merits or flaws of public land and whether or not it should be privatized--or at least, radically reconfigured in some way. \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Public Lands \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a comprehensive refutation of the market-oriented arguments. Steven Davis passionately advocates that public land ought to remain firmly in the public's hands. He reviews empirical data and theoretical arguments from biological, economic, and political perspectives in order to build a case for why our public lands are an invaluable and irreplaceable asset for the American people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Public Lands \u003c\/i\u003ebriefly lays out the history and characteristics of public lands at the local, state, and federal levels while examining the numerous policy prescriptions for their privatization or, in the case of federal lands, transfer. He considers the dimensions of environmental health; markets and valuation of public land, the tensions between collective values and individual preferences, the nature and performance of bureaucratic management, and the legitimacy of interest groups and community decision-making. Offering a fair, good faith overview of the privatizers' best arguments before refuting them, this timely book contemplates both the immediate and long-term future of our public lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439915377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439915370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018","brand":"Steven Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065587675391,"sku":"9781439915370","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9b90a39-215a-4239-9546-27a1df3610b9.jpg?v=1768675961","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-defense-of-public-lands-steven-davis-9781439915370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}