Saving Open Space: The Politics of Local Preservation in California

by Daniel Press

Book Overview

This book is the first to tell the story of conservation by local government and private land trusts in California. It describes the remarkable extent to which communities have protected their landscapes and draws lessons for disseminating successful preservation strategies across the country. Using archival research, in-depth interviews with open space advocates in local government and private land trusts, and a telephone survey of over four thousand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520233883
• ISBN13: 9780520233881
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"