Beyond Polarization: Public Process and the Unlikely Story of California's Marine Protected Areas

by Steven Lewis Yaffee

In a time when the United States is divided and positive collective action feels out of our grasp, Beyond Polarization tells a story of hope and hard work. That story goes back to 1999, when California passed a landmark piece of legislation to establish a system of marine protected areas off its coast that would safeguard miles of fragile ocean resources. After a contentious ten-year public process, establishment of a network of 124 protected...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642830828
• ISBN13: 9781642830828
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"