Title Bureaucratic landscapes : interagency cooperation and the preservation of biodiversity / Craig W. Thomas

Published Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 353 pages) Series Politics, science, and the environment Politics, science, and the environment. Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Fragmented Jurisdictions, Fragmented Habitat -- 2. What Cooperation Means to Agency Officials -- 3. Emergence of Cooperation among Agency Directors -- 4. Institutionalizing Cooperation -- 5. Klamath Bioregion: Local Cooperation and the Demise of the Bioregional Ideal -- 6. South Coast Bioregion: Making Cooperation Work through Regulation -- 7. San Joaquin Valley Bioregion: BLM's Co-operation Strategy Fails at the Bioregional Level -- 8. Explaining Interagency Cooperation: Or, Why the BLM Cooperates More Than the NPS -- App. B Memorandum of Understanding on Biological Diversity -- App. C Statement of Intent to Support the Agreement on Biological Diversity Summary Political scientists have long been concerned about the tension between institutional fragmentation and policy coordination in the U.S. bureaucracy. The literature is rife with examples of agencies competing with each other or asserting their independence, while cooperation is relatively rare. This is of particular importance in policy areas such as biodiversity, where species, habitats, and ecosystems cross various agency jurisdictions. Bureaucratic Landscapes explores the reasons for the success and failure of interagency cooperation, focusing on several case studies of efforts to preserve biodiversity in California. The book examines why public officials tried to cooperate and the obstacles they faced, providing indirect evidence of policy impacts as well. Among other topics, it examines the role of courts in prompting agency action, the role of scientific knowledge in organizational learning, and the emergence of new institutions to resolve collective-action problems. Notable findings include the crucial role of environmental lawsuits in prompting agency action and the surprisingly active role of the Bureau of Land Management in resource preservation Analysis ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-345) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Biodiversity conservation -- Government policy -- California -- Case studies Biodiversity conservation -- Government policy -- United States -- Case studies Natural resources -- California -- Management -- Case studies Natural resources -- United States -- Management -- Case studies Interorganizational relations -- California -- Case studies Interorganizational relations -- United States -- Case studies Biodiversity Natural resources conservation Natural resource management SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity. NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife. Biodiversity conservation -- Government policy Interorganizational relations Natural resources -- Management Biodiversität Naturschutz Diversité biologique -- Conservation des ressources -- Politique publique -- États-Unis -- Californie (États-Unis) Relations interorganisationnelles -- États-Unis -- Californie (États-Unis) SUBJECT California United States Subject California United States USA Genre/Form Case studies Case studies. Études de cas. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780262284882 026228488X 0585456704 9780585456706

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