Add to ORKGWhat is the purpose of America’s public lands? By first reviewing the rise of different conceptions of public lands over the course of American history, then discussing more modern controversies involving the Bears Ears National Monument and the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, it becomes clear that there are ultimately three possible solutions: commodification, transcendentalism / preservation, or conservationism. Ultimately, taking a philosophical approach by way of Plato’s definition of “the good life,” this thesis concludes that conservationism is the best conception of the purpose of public lands, because it accommodates for both consumptiveand non-consumptive uses. Accordingly, federal land managers are called upon to begin adhering ...
In this thesis, I examine two recent attempts at land transfer, which is the idea that the federal g...
Public lands have long been treasured by the citizens and communities that surround them. They provi...
This Article integrates constitutional principles, statutory requirements, and federal policy govern...
What is the purpose of America’s public lands? By first reviewing the rise of different conceptions ...
How is it that the United States - the country that cherishes the ideal of private property more tha...
How it is that the United States—the country that cherishes the ideal of private property more than ...
A look into common ideas appearing in the US public land system. These ideas include nature as comm...
Public lands law in this country has been gridlocked for a decade at the intersection of democracy a...
This thesis examines how Early American environmental groups— Romantic Transcendentalists, Preservat...
The international goal of conserving 30 percent of the world’s lands and water to stave off the rava...
Joseph Sax\u27s Mountains Without Handrails: Reflections on the National Parks deserves more serious...
The origins of America\u27s national park movement lay in the intellectual and political milieu of t...
Early American conservation efforts consisted primarily of the federal government seizing large swat...
My dissertation is a history of soil conservation in the United States between 1890 and 1940. In a d...
Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality ...
In this thesis, I examine two recent attempts at land transfer, which is the idea that the federal g...
Public lands have long been treasured by the citizens and communities that surround them. They provi...
This Article integrates constitutional principles, statutory requirements, and federal policy govern...
What is the purpose of America’s public lands? By first reviewing the rise of different conceptions ...
How is it that the United States - the country that cherishes the ideal of private property more tha...
How it is that the United States—the country that cherishes the ideal of private property more than ...
A look into common ideas appearing in the US public land system. These ideas include nature as comm...
Public lands law in this country has been gridlocked for a decade at the intersection of democracy a...
This thesis examines how Early American environmental groups— Romantic Transcendentalists, Preservat...
The international goal of conserving 30 percent of the world’s lands and water to stave off the rava...
Joseph Sax\u27s Mountains Without Handrails: Reflections on the National Parks deserves more serious...
The origins of America\u27s national park movement lay in the intellectual and political milieu of t...
Early American conservation efforts consisted primarily of the federal government seizing large swat...
My dissertation is a history of soil conservation in the United States between 1890 and 1940. In a d...
Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality ...
In this thesis, I examine two recent attempts at land transfer, which is the idea that the federal g...
Public lands have long been treasured by the citizens and communities that surround them. They provi...
This Article integrates constitutional principles, statutory requirements, and federal policy govern...