A Wild Idea How the Environmental Movement Tamed the Adirondacks

A Wild Idea shares the complete story of the difficult birth of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). The Adirondack region of New York's rural North Country forms the nation's largest State Park, with a territory as large as Vermont. Planning experts view the APA as a triumph of sustainabilit...

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Main Author Edmondson, Brad
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Press 2021
Three Hills
Edition1
Subjects
HISTORY
Land use
Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
NATURE
Parks & Campgrounds
State & Local
TRAVEL
TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • 3. Quickening 8. The Big Map Cover 4. Brotherly Love Acknowledgments Contents Introduction: Two Views of the Landscape 5. Going Rogue 6. Order Must Be 9. The Nature Business 7. Pass the F*cking Thing Conclusion: Convinced against Their Will 2. A Three-Year Vacation 11. Cashing the Chips 1. Whose Woods These Are 10. The Big Push Half-Title Page, Title Page, Copyright A Note on Sources Bibliography Index Color Plates
  • A Wild Idea -- Contents -- Introduction: Two Views of the Landscape -- 1. Whose Woods These Are -- 2. "A Three-Year Vacation" -- 3. Quickening -- 4. Brotherly Love -- 5. Going Rogue -- 6. Order Must Be -- 7. "Pass the F*cking Thing" -- 8. The Big Map -- 9. The Nature Business -- 10. The Big Push -- 11. Cashing the Chips -- Conclusion: Convinced against Their Will -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Sources -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Color Plates