Timothy Beatley

Habitat Conservation Planning

Endangered Species and Urban Growth

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

As environmental awareness grows around the world, people are learning that a diversity of species and the habitat to support them is necessary to maintain the ecological health of the earth. At the same time, however, the pressure to develop wildlife habitat for human settlement and economic gain also grows, causing frequent clashes between the forces of development and of conservation. This pioneering study focuses on a new tool for resolving the land-use conflict-the creation of habitat conservation plans (HCPs). Timothy Beatley explores the development and early results of this provision of the United States' federal Endangered Species Act, which allows development of some habitat and a certain "take" of a protected species in return for the conservation of sufficient habitat to ensure its survival and long-term recovery. Beatley looks specifically at nine HCPs in California, Nevada, Texas, and Florida, states where biological diversity and increasing populations have triggered many conflicts. Some of the HCPs include the San Bruno Mountain HCP near San Francisco, the North Key Largo HCP in the Florida Keys, the Clark County HCP near Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Balcones Canyonlands HCP near Austin, Texas. This first comprehensive overview of habitat conservation planning in the United States will be important reading for everyone involved in land-use debates.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780292708068
• ISBN-10: 0292708068
• Artikelnr.: 21459975

Autorenporträt

By Timothy Beatley

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* Chapter 1. Land Development and Endangered Species: Emerging
Conflicts
* Chapter 2. The Federal Endangered Species Act: Key Provisions and
Implications for Land Development
* Chapter 3. Overview of Past and Ongoing Habitat Conservation Plans
and Processes
* Chapter 4. The Politics of Habitat Conservation Planning: Key Actors
and Perspectives
* Chapter 5. Habitat Conservation Plans to Protect Butterflies and
Other Invertebrate Species: San Bruno Mountain and Beyond
* Chapter 6. Conserving Habitat for a Threatened Desert Lizard: The
Coachella Valley Habitat Conservation Plan
* Chapter 7. Habitat Conservation in the Florida Keys: The North Key
Largo Habitat Conservation Plan
* Chapter 8. Protecting Migratory Songbirds: The Least Bell's Vireo
Habitat Conservation Plan
* Chapter 9. Endangered Rats and Endangered Homeowners: The Affordable
Housing/Species Clash in Riverside County
* Chapter 10. Preserving the Desert Tortoise: The Clark County Habitat
Conservation Plan
* Chapter 11. Preserving the Kit Fox and Other Flora and Fauna of the
San Joaquin Valley: The Bakersfield and Kern County Habitat
Conservation Plans
* Chapter 12. The Promise of Regional, Multi-species Approaches: The
Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan
* Chapter 13. Evaluating the Success of Habitat Conservation Efforts:
Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future
* Notes
* Index