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

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

McMartin, Barbara

Paperback

Environmental StudiesGeneral Political ScienceRegional: Middle Atlantic

Publisher Price: $24.95

ISBN10: 0815608950
ISBN13: 9780815608950
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: Jun 4 2007
Pages: 404
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.97 Width: 6.22 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
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.

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