Subjects:  1. Computer Graphics - General    2. Control Of Land    3. Earth Sciences - Geography    4. Geographic information systems    5. Information Systems (Geography)    6. Land Use    7. Natural Resources    8. Planning    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. United States    12. Geographical information systems (GIS)    13. Science / Geography   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Australia & New Zealand - General    3. History    4. History: World    5. Land Use    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Law / Land Use   

Subjects:  1. Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066    2. Anglo-Saxons    3. Archaeology    4. Civilization    5. England, Northern    6. Europe - Great Britain - General    7. Europe - Scandinavia    8. Great Britain    9. Great Britain - History    10. History    11. History - General History    12. History: World    13. Land Tenure Systems    14. Land Use    15. Land tenure    16. Peasantry    17. Scandinavian influences    18. To 1500    19. British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500    20. British & Irish history: c 500 to c 1000    21. Social history    22. United Kingdom, Great Britain   

Subjects:  1. Land Use    2. Law   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Land Use    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

Reviews (2)

Interesting facts, but unclear on the bigger picture
Whites treat Indians badly.If you think that park rangers are saints who protect America's natural and cultural heritage-well, don't forget that these rangers are almost all white, and whites treat Indians badly.Keep these things in mind and nothing in this book will surprise you.
A superb contribution to Native American studies.
Indian Country, God's Country is a freelance expose of developmenthistories of selected national parks and Indian reservations, includingGlacier National Park and the Blackfeet Reservation, The Badlands and PineRidge, Mesa Verde and the Utes, Grand Canyon and the Havasupai and DeathValley and the Shoshone.Obtaining information from a variety ofsources including personal visits and interviews as well as research,author Burn ham traces beginnings of the National Park Service,Congressional attempts to mainstream Indian expansion of the parksfrequently at the cost of reservation land, and the parks as they are seentoday from both tribal representatives and government employees,superintendents and rangers.It is a series of tales rife with conflict. The few successes are carefully described as "hard-woncompromises that have given tribes more autonomy and greater culturalrecognition in recent years, while highlighting stubborn conflicts thatcontinue to mark relations between tribes and parks (cover flap)." Of all the sites explored, Burnham is most optimistic about the seed ofjustice sprouting in Death Valley, ironically.The Shoshone withspokesperson Pauline Esteves has reinstituted interest in use of theShoshone language and also learned to use publicity and other strategies toencourage sovereignty and empowerment of the Timbisha."From the SunTours transportation contract at Glacier to the Shoshone claim for a landbase at Death Valley to the Havasupai struggle for land in the Grand Canyonto the Oglala fight for development in the Badlands, the Park Service hasnever surrendered anything in disputes over Indian land without aprotracted struggle (p. 309)."There are many unansweredquestions on both sides.There is no doubt that continued bargaining willensue.The power of a book like Indian Country, God's Country is the lightit sheds on the ongoing struggle, in all its complex history.Read more

Subjects:  1. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    2. Government relations    3. History    4. History - General History    5. Indians of North America    6. Indians, Treatment of    7. Industries - Park & Recreation Management    8. Land Tenure Systems    9. Land Use    10. Land tenure    11. Native American    12. Native Americans    13. Relocation    14. Sociology    15. American history    16. History of specific racial & ethnic groups    17. Indigenous peoples    18. North America    19. Property & real estate    20. Property, real estate, land & tenancy law    21. Science / Environmental Science   

Subjects:  1. Environmental Engineering & Technology    2. Environmental Monitoring    3. Environmental Science    4. Environmental Studies    5. Hazardous waste sites    6. Hazardous wastes    7. Land Use    8. Land Utilization    9. Law    10. Risk assessment    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building    13. Management of land & natural resources    14. Science / Environmental Science    15. Waste management   

Subjects:  1. Development - Economic Development    2. Economic conditions    3. Economics - General    4. Environmental conditions    5. Forest policy    6. Land Use    7. Law    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Science/Mathematics    10. United States - State & Local - General    11. West (U.S.)    12. Mathematics and Science    13. Political Science / Public Policy    14. Property, real estate, land & tenancy law   

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A very broad and useful text and reference.
A refreshingly different perspective on the environment, how planners and water resources engineers relate to it, and land development.
Dr. FAD
When I was to order a book on Environmental Land Use Planning and Management, there were plenty on Amazon.com!Then I found, Butlers notes on this book, which leads me to purchase.
Thorough and well written
There is little doubt that this book is the result of decades of experience, research, and teaching on the part of its author. John Randolph has compiled a fantastic resource that is the first place I turn when thinking about, writing about, or doing research on land use planning and its impacts on the natural environment. The book provides a foundational understanding of ecosystems, landscape ecology, soil characteristics, hydrological systems, habitat, and more and then clearly explains how land use choices impact the natural world. Through numerous real world examples, easy to follow exercises, and in depth exploration of his topics, Randolph also guides us toward more responsible land use choices. The dozens of full color maps and pictures further enhance the quality of this informative text. It is a pleasure to read and promises to serve as one of the top references on this subject for years to come. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    3. Environmental aspects    4. Land Use    5. Land Utilization    6. Natural Resources Management    7. Planning    8. Political Science    9. Politics/International Relations    10. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    11. Architecture / Planning    12. Land use restrictions    13. Management of land & natural resources    14. Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection   

Subjects:  1. Land Use    2. Law   

Reviews (6)

Provoking
Zoning has many critics, but none has stated the case for its abolition more clearly or forcefully than professor Siegan. A "must have" for Law Students interested in Property Law
As a First-year Law Student, I needed supplementary reading as I began preparing for my Property final.Zoning and Takings were especially confusing, until I read Siegan's "Property and Freedom."Sieganlays it out in plain, simple terms.He cites the leading cases dealingwith land use regulation, and relays the "black-letter law"applicable to different situations.Also included is Siegan'sinterpretation of the Constitution's Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.Ihighly recommend "Property and Freedom" to all Law Students andlegal minds alike.

The case(s) for land-use regulation as a taking
In his new book Siegan builds on his earlier work, which sketched the ways and means by which complex metropolitan areas can function without zoning, using the still-unzoned Houston as his case in point. "Property andFreedom" combines a review of key Supreme Court decisions of the pasttwenty years and an extended comparison of housing costs in comparablezoned and unzoned cities. Together, these observations provide the basisfor Siegan's core arguments: that those who believe that land-useregulation can amount to a state taking of development rights withoutadequate compensation can find new support in underappreciated recent courtdecisions; and that forgoing zoning can be a benefit, not a curse.Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Land Use    3. Land-Use Control    4. Law    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Property Law    8. Right of property    9. United States    10. Zoning law    11. City & town planning - architectural aspects    12. Law / General    13. Management of land & natural resources    14. Property, real estate, land & tenancy law    15. USA   

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Raises some good points but rambles, not enough information
Originally written by the author in 1992, She spent a year following the Poppers and their efforts to get people to see how the Great Plains states are dying. They are actually running out of water and losing population.
An interesting view of the West
This book is typical of a piece that evolves from a New York Times Magazine article: full of narrative, a bit rammbling at times and a bit on the lite side. Matthews gives some snippets of ecological and historical analysis, but ultimately this is not an analytical book. It is very readable, however, and raises awareness to the ecologic and economic crises of the Great Plains. The piece details two Rutgers academics, the Poppers, who are promoting the notion of a "Buffalo Commons," a plan that involves the federal government buying out the most marginal of Great Plains land to turn into a giant reserve for bison, shortgrass and Indians. The book details much of the angry Western reaction to the plan. It also shows large sections of the West in near ruin, in desperate need of a new, sustainable solution, as current attempts to exploit the arid West by argiculture is producing only dust storms, a depleted aquifier and busted-out farm communities.

The Dilemma on the Great Plains
This book held my constant attention from the first time I picked it up.Ms. Matthews gives a very even-handed account of what I call "The Dilemma on the Great Plains."She thoughtfully explains the BuffaloCommons plan for the restoration of the plains.She introduces Frank andDeborah Popper, New Jersey academics from Rutgers University, who came upwith the Buffalo Commons plan.I was riveted because I once lived in SouthDakota, near the Montana and Wyoming borders and could empathize with theissue.The Poppers came up with the Buffalo Commons idea in the late 1980sas a way to "save" the plains.It has been very controversial,to say the least.The plains way of life and the emotions of the issue arehandled brilliantly by Ms. Matthews.I was able to see both sidesthroughout the book. This issue has an importance to our nation.Readthis book to know the issues about the decline in our Great Plains. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American bison    2. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    3. Environmental Studies    4. Great Plains    5. Land Use    6. Land Utilization    7. Mammals    8. Nature    9. Nature/Ecology    10. Planning    11. Wildlife    12. Wildlife Conservation    13. Wildlife refuges    14. Wildlife reintroduction    15. Conservation of wildlife & habitats    16. Grasslands, heaths, prairies, tundra    17. Nature / Wildlife    18. Rural planning    19. USA    20. Wild animals   

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I recommend this book!
As a public official with the planning function, I recommend this book for anyone interested in preserving farm land, open space and rural character. The book focuses on western range lands, while I am located east of the Mississippi river, but I am able to use virtually all of the information. What a wonderful resource!

Unique, intelligent, practical, and handsome
Here in New Mexico you can see for 50 miles or more on a clear day-- and most of the days are clear.The views are astounding.But as somebody who has come to love these views in the few months that I have been here from Massachusetts, I am also aware how easily they can be spoiled: a powerline here, a radio tower there, a housing development thoughtlessly splayed out on a hillside can blight the views for hundreds of square miles around.With Edward Ranney's photographs, this book inspires us to protect the West's fabulous landscape and with Annella and Wright'stext, it provides a practical step by step prescription for how to go about it.I particularly admire the case studies, where the reader gets to see how the principles have been put into practice and vulnerable western landscapes have been saved.
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Subjects:  1. Conservation Of Natural Resources (General)    2. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    3. Estates & Trusts    4. Land Use    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Nature    7. Nature/Ecology    8. Range Management    9. Conservation of the environment    10. Management of land & natural resources    11. Western & Pacific Coast states   

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Must read for Conservationists
"Few ideas have bred more mischief in recent times, for the beauty and health of landscapes and communities, than the belief that privately owned land is first and foremost a market commodity that its owner can use in whatever way earns the most money."So begins a remarkable study of the changing views of private property throughout American history. The dynamic tension is between land health, in the Leopoldian sense, and unfettered freedom. Freyfogle explores the major common law doctrines dealing with private property, as well as evolving statute law. Interwoven throughout the book are reviews of relevant Supreme Court cases. Landowner rights are seen as a "bundle" of rights that are subject to change as societal priorities shift. Although the book is fundamentally about law, it does not at all read like a legal brief. It is a very engaging read. Freyfogle reviews in detail the "tragedy of the commons", contrasting it with his own "tragedy of fragmentation." The two prophets that serve as his muses are Aldo Leopold and Wendell Berry. It is clear that we are going to have to rethink property law issues as we begin to face the limits of our growth. Freyfogle's book will be an important guidebook for us for years to come as we begin to grapple with these issues.

With an open mind
Reading this book has made me probe the fundamental assumptions that I make about what it means to own land. This book presents a fresh and very well-sustained argument that private land ownership entails public responsibilities. It also discusses what those might include. The author weaves together legal and general history, philosophy, economic theory, conservation writings, ecology, and literature into an engaging and telling story about the institution of private property in America. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Economic aspects    2. Economics Of Natural Resources (General)    3. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    4. Environmental Studies    5. Environmental aspects    6. Land Use    7. Land tenure    8. Natural Resources    9. Nature    10. Nature/Ecology    11. United States    12. Environment law    13. Environmentalist thought & ideology    14. Law / Property    15. Management of land & natural resources    16. Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection    17. Property & real estate    18. USA   

Subjects:  1. Developing countries    2. Development - Business Development    3. Economic assistance    4. Finance    5. Housing    6. Land Use    7. Law    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Property    10. Banking   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Africa    3. Ethnic Studies - General    4. Land Use    5. Land reform    6. Land tenure    7. Law    8. Law and legislation    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. Land rights    11. Social Science / Ethnic Studies    12. Social groups & communities   

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Customary law    3. Government - Comparative    4. Human Geography    5. Land Use    6. Land tenure    7. Law and legislation    8. Malaysia    9. Politics - Current Events    10. Politics / Current Events    11. Sabah    12. Social Science    13. Sociology    14. Third World Development    15. Conservation of the environment    16. Property, real estate, land & tenancy law    17. Social & cultural anthropology   

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Powerful and Shocking
This book is powerful, succinct, and full of examples and recent cases.It will blow your mind and hopefully, if you have a soul, it will wrench it.First, you'll see clearly, with in the first chapter, how the government does it so readily and easily and they dupe us as a whole into thinking what they're up to is innocuous.Then you'll see how unjust and un-American it is.Then join me in a battle to preserve our fundamental freedoms.

Supreme Court Steps In
Kelo, et al v New Haven, Conn. will be heard by the Supreme Court this session.New Haven is attempting to condemn a series of properties and LEASE the land to a developer for 99 years at a $1 a year.That is a unique twist.The city will own the land but the developer gets to build and sell the houses and commercial buildings.What makes this even more incredible is that the new owners of the the homes, never own the land.So 20 or 30 years from now the city can take their houses and build something else the "City" deems better use of the land.
properties taken away by local Governments
Author does a fantastic job of documenting cases where city council members and local governments propose a dime on the dollar to take private property in order to allow big business to add taxes to their pockets. No accountability! Small property owners do not generally have the money to hire the right lawyers to fight the system and are often overcome by eminent domain abuses of the local government. Without a lawyer, it is hard to know the law well enough to fight local government abuse of power. Books like this one can highlight what should be a great bipartisan case to protect average citizens like us. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Constitutional    2. General    3. Government - Local    4. Land Use    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Political Science    7. Politics/International Relations   

Subjects:  1. Land Use    2. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

Subjects:  1. Environmental    2. Land Use    3. Law and legislation    4. Nature    5. Nature/Ecology    6. Physical geography    7. Plants - General    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    10. Public Policy - Environmental Policy    11. United States    12. Urban Geography    13. Urban Sociology    14. Law / Land Use    15. Management of land & natural resources    16. USA