A concerned activist takes the conservation movement to task and
shows us what we stand to gain when conservation succeeds Critics
of environmental laws complain that such rules often burden people
unequally, restrict individual liberty, and undercut private
property rights. In formulating responses to these criticisms, the
conservation effort has stumbled badly, says Eric T. Freyfogle in
this thought-provoking book. Conservationists and environmentalists
haven't done their intellectual homework, he contends, and they
have failed to offer an understandable, compelling vision of
healthy lands and healthy human communities. Freyfogle explores why
the conservation movement has responded ineffectually to the many
cultural and economic criticisms leveled against it. He addresses
the meaning of good land use, describes the many shortcomings of
"sustainability," and outlines six key tasks that the cause must
address. Among these is the crafting of an overall goal and a
vision of responsible private ownership. The book concludes with a
stirring message that situates conservation within America's story
of itself and with an extensive annotated bibliography of
conservation's most valuable voices and texts-important information
for readers prepared to take conservation more seriously.
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