Perspectives on the Adirondacks: A Thirty-Year Struggle by People Protecting Their Treasure by McMartin, Barbara

Perspectives on the Adirondacks: A Thirty-Year Struggle by People Protecting Their Treasure (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780815608950)

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Perspectives on the Adirondacks: A Thirty-Year Struggle by People Protecting Their Treasure by McMartin, Barbara

Perspectives on the Adirondacks: A Thirty-Year Struggle by People Protecting Their Treasure

$24.95
Perspectives on the Adirondacks: A Thirty-Year Struggle by People Protecting Their Treasure by McMartin, Barbara

Perspectives on the Adirondacks: A Thirty-Year Struggle by People Protecting Their Treasure

$24.95
Format: Paperback
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Barbara McMartin narrates the history of Adirondack environmental policy in depth, beginning with the 1970 formation of the Adirondack Park Agency, set up to regulate private development and to oversee the planning of public terrain. Although hailed as the most innovative land-use legislation of its time, it ignited a wildfire of controversy, creating a landscape of conflict. Park residents protested. Government stood firm. Over the decades, disparate groups have sought to shape an effective program to protect Adirondack wildland but cannot seem to work together. This is the first comprehensive account of that ongoing drama: a stirring story of the environmental movement, public action, and government failure and success.

Author: Barbara McMartin
ISBN-10: 0815608950
ISBN-13: 9780815608950
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/04/2007
Pages: 404
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.22w x 0.97d
By Barbara McMartin
By Barbara McMartin
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Barbara McMartin was active in numerous environmental groups and citizens' advisory committees, including the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Forest Preserve Advisory Committee. She is author or coauthor of more than twenty books and guidebooks on the Adirondacks, including The Adirondack Park: A Wildlands Quilt, also published by Syracuse University Press.

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