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Author Burgess, Bonnie B., 1946-

Title Fate of the wild : the Endangered Species Act and the future of biodiversity / Bonnie B. Burgess
Published Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2001]
©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 211 pages)
Contents Introduction -- PART ONE: SETTING THE STAGE: History of the Endangered Species Act -- The Endangered Species Act today -- The importance of biodiversity -- PART TWO: CHARACTERS: Protagonists and the environmental arguments -- Antagonists and the private rights argument -- PART THREE: CONFLICT: In the halls of Congress -- Presidential power -- The bureaucratic contribution -- Species economics -- PART FOUR: RESOLUTION: Ecosystem management -- Antidote
Summary Annotation Given widespread concern over the worldwide loss of biodiversity and popular crusades to "save" endangered species and habitats, why has the Endangered Species Act remained unauthorized since October 1992? In Fate of the Wild Bonnie B. Burgess offers an illuminating assembly of facts about biodiversity and straightforward analysis of the legislative stalemate surrounding the Endangered Species Act. Fate of the Wild surveys the history of and analyzes the conflict over the legislation itself, the heated issues regarding its enforcement, and the land-use and habitat battles waged between conservationists, environmental activists, and private property proponents. Burgess's meticulous and exhaustive research makes Fate of the Wild a valuable resource for professionals in conservation biology, public policy, environmental law, and environmental organizations, while the narrative clarity of the book will appeal to anyone interested in the fate of nonhuman species. Burgess explains how wilderness has been consumed by concrete and asphalt, the effects of toxins on plants and animals, strip mine tailings, oil slicks, and smog. She exposes, as well, the "invisible" damage that manifests itself in the subtle degradation of natural systems and in the increased incidence and number of diseases, the rise in human infertility, and the drastic alteration of weather patterns and landscapes. Fate of the Wild presents a factual and balanced discussion of the various sides of the contemporary debate over the Endangered Species Act, alongside the author's clearly stated position: We are overpopulating, polluting, and overdeveloping our environment, and as a species we have embarked on a crash course toward a sixth great extinction event on this Earth
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index
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Subject United States. Endangered Species Act of 1973 -- History
SUBJECT Endangered Species Act of 1973 (United States) fast
Washingtoner Artenschutzübereinkommen 1973 März 03 gnd
Subject Endangered species -- Government policy -- United States
Biodiversity conservation -- Government policy -- United States
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Biodiversity conservation -- Government policy
Endangered species -- Government policy
Biodiversität
Naturschutz
Umweltpolitik
Bedrohte Tiere
Bedrohte Pflanzen
United States
USA
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780820340241
0820340243