The Other Public Lands: Preservation, Extraction, and Politics on the Fifty States' Natural Resource Lands

by Steven Davis

For most Americans, state lands are the most readily accessible type of public land; however, despite their ubiquity, they remain largely terra incognita. The Other Public Lands is a primer on state public lands and the political dynamics that underlie their management. Offering a wide-angle overview, Steven Davis focuses on how states prioritize competing claims related to conservation, resource development, tourism, recreation, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439925534
• ISBN13: 9781439925539
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.