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Author Knott, Catherine Henshaw

Title Living with the Adirondack forest : local perspectives on land use conflicts / Catherine Henshaw Knott
Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 314 pages) : illustrations, map
Contents List of Photographs -- Adirondack Species Mentioned in the Text -- Organizations and Terms -- Preface -- Introduction (starting p. 1) -- The Human / Nature Relationship -- 1 The Adirondacks: A Case Study of Land Use Conflict (starting p. 19) -- 2 Wildlife: From Skins to Kin (starting p. 30) -- 3 History of Land Use Philosophies in the Adirondacks (starting p. 54) -- Woods and Woodspeople -- 4 The Woods and the People: Tupper Lake Loggers (starting p. 96) -- 5 Crafters, Trappers, Gatherers, and Guides (starting p. 120) -- 6 Tree Farmers and Maple Syrup Producers: Architects of the Forest (starting p. 137) -- Community and Conflict -- 7 Reflective Practitioners (starting p. 158) -- 8 Newcomb's Plan (starting p. 216) -- 9 Battles and Bridges (starting p. 228) -- 10 Views of the Forest (starting p. 254) -- Epilogue: Fire and Water (starting p. 279) -- Appendix National and International Examples of Regional Land Use Planning (starting p. 281) -- Bibliography (starting p. 289) -- Index (starting p. 303)
Summary In the land use controversy that has led people to pour sand in the gas tanks of logging trucks and set barns on fire, some voices have still not been heard. Catherine Henshaw Knott listened to people with divergent views of the forest: Native Americans for whom it is tribal land and visitors for whom it is scenery, residents who hunt for food and sportsmen who shoot deer for the trophy antlers, members of local citizens' groups and organizers from Earth First. Knott interviewed residents of the Adirondacks on the complex issues of conservation, in their living rooms and in meeting-halls, at local festivals and at craft fairs. This book is the result
Attitudes about land use, Knott suggests, may reflect profound differences in class, religion, and life experience, pitting urban Americans who see nature at risk against rural Americans whose lives are dominated by nature's forces. She documents the thoughts and feelings of people whose lives are intimately connected to the forest, including loggers, trappers, craftspeople, and guides, as well as tree farmers and maple syrup producers. After describing the key players in the conflict and chronicling battles and bridge-building between stake-holders, Knott concludes that the participation of local people in decision making is the only process that can shift an increasingly hostile cycle toward resolution
Analysis land
gebruik
usage
ruimtelijke ordening
physical planning
landgebruik
land use
zonering
zoning
conflict
natuurbescherming
nature conservation
bescherming
protection
samenleving
society
new york
sociaal conflict
social conflict
natuur
nature
Land Use Planning
Landgebruiksplanning
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-301) and index
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Subject Forest reserves -- Multiple use -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Forest Preserve
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Forest reserves -- Multiple use
SUBJECT Adirondack Forest Preserve (N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000881
Subject New York (State) -- Adirondack Forest Preserve
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781501731662
1501731661