Description
Book SynopsisWho owns the land? Who has access to it? What happens when private rights infringe upon the public good, or when one ethnic group is pitted against another, or when there is a conflict between economic and environmental values? This book features essays that deal with the complex, troublesome, and interrelated questions regarding land.
Trade Review"This collection speaks directly to the most vexing political divisions within the New West, from urban and rural frictions to disputes over the management of non-renewable and renewable resources. The authors address an impressive range of issues from philosophical, legal, environmental, social, and political viewpoints."--William Lang, Portland State University "Land is a perennial 'hot button' issue in the American West, and this compilation takes the most pressing, and often most controversial, issues to agitate westerners during the past two decades and explains them well."--Carlos A. Schwantes, University of Idaho
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: In Search of Western Lands - William Robbins
PART I: Three Perspectives on Property Rights
Private Property and the Public Interest: Land in the American Idea - Daniel Bromley
Property Rights, Freedom, and Evolving Social Order - Bruce Yandle
New Property Rights Debates: The Dialectics of Naming, Blaming, and Claiming - Sarah Pralle & Michael McCann
PART II: Urban and Rural Vantage Points on Property
Land for Cities, Scenery for City People: Managing Urbanization in the American Grain - Carl Abbott
From Open Range to Closed Range on the Public Lands - William Rowle
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PART III: Three Case Studies of Land Use
Dividing the Land: The Taylor Ranch and the Case for Preserving the Limited Access Commons - Maria Montoya
Public Lands and Public Sentiment: A Comparative Look at national Parks - Arthur Gomez
Owning It All in Alaska: The Political Power of a Rhetorical Paradigm - Stephan Haycox
Epilogue
Contested Terrain: The Business of Land in the American West - Richard White
Contributors
Index
