In this brilliant, gracefully written, and important new book,
former Secretary of the Interior and Governor of Arizona Bruce
Babbitt brings fresh thought--and fresh air--to questions of how we
can build a future we want to live in. We've all experienced
America's changing natural landscape as the integrity of our
forests, seacoasts, and river valleys succumbs to strip malls, new
roads, and subdivisions. Too often, we assume that when land is
developed it is forever lost to the natural world--or hope that a
patchwork of local conservation strategies can somehow hold up
against further large-scale development. In Cities in the
Wilderness, Bruce Babbitt makes the case for why we need a national
vision of land use. We may have a space program, he points out, but
here at home we don't have an open-space policy that can balance
the needs for human settlement and community with those for
preservation of the natural world upon which life depends. Yet such
a balance, the author demonstrates, is as remarkably achievable as
it is necessary. This is no call for developing a new federal
bureaucracy; Babbitt shows instead how much can be--and has
been--done by making thoughtful and beneficial use of laws and
institutions already in place. A hallmark of the book is the
author's ability to match imaginative vision with practical
understanding. Babbitt draws on his extensive experience to take us
behind the scenes negotiating the Florida Everglades restoration
project, the largest ever authorized by Congress. In California, we
discover how the Endangered Species Act, still one of the most
effective laws governing land use, has been employed to restore
regional habitat. In the Midwest, we see how new World Trade
Organization regulations might be used to help restore Iowa's
farmlands and rivers. As a key architect of many environmental
success stories, Babbitt reveals how broad restoration projects
have thrived through federal- state partnership and how their
principles can be extended to other parts of the country. Whether
writing of land use as reflected in the Gettysburg battlefield, the
movie Chinatown, or in presidential political strategy, Babbitt
gives us fresh insight. In this inspiring and informative book,
Babbitt sets his lens to panoramic--and offers a vision of land use
as grand as the country's natural heritage.
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