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Conservation Catalysts : The Academy As Nature's Agent by James N. Levitt (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Conservation Catalysts: The Academy as Natureâs Agent [Paperback]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherLincoln Institute of Land Policy

ISBN-101558443010

ISBN-139781558443013

eBay Product ID (ePID)204121551

Product Key Features

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameConservation Catalysts : the Academy As Nature's Agent

SubjectEnvironmental Conservation & Protection, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Public Policy / Regional Planning

Publication Year2014

TypeTextbook

AuthorJames N. Levitt

Subject AreaNature, Political Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight25.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2014-022573

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsJim Levitt and his colleagues show how universities and research stations are sparking critical innovations in the field of land conservation. These institutions are creating the tools to accelerate the pace of land protection across large and complex landscapes., "Jim Levitt and his colleagues show how universities and research stations are sparking critical innovations in the field of land conservation. These institutions are creating the tools to accelerate the pace of land protection across large and complex landscapes." -- Rand Wentworth, President, Land Trust Alliance, "Land conservation requires continual infusions of new resources and young talent. Conservation Catalysts describes the exciting efforts to link research, teaching, convening, and the work of university students with on-the-ground conservation efforts. Such initiatives offer a promising path forward for enhancing society's capacity to manage lands sustainably, at scale, and across generations." -- Bradford Gentry, Professor in Practice, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Co-Director, Yale Center for Business and the Environment, We can gain encouragement from the coalition of groups that have rallied together to promote conservation and embrace connectivity: universities, environmental groups, land trusts, churches, and private corporations are leading the way. To succeed in conserving our natural heritage for many generations to come, we need them all. This book is about the need for new solutions and the groups that are making solutions happen. It is a message of hope., "We can gain encouragement from the coalition of groups that have rallied together to promote conservation and embrace connectivity: universities, environmental groups, land trusts, churches, and private corporations are leading the way. To succeed in conserving our natural heritage for many generations to come, we need them all. This book is about the need for new solutions and the groups that are making solutions happen. It is a message of hope." -- Stephen Woodley, Co-Chair, International Union for Conservation of Nature's WCPA-SSC Task Force on Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Land conservation requires continual infusions of new resources and young talent. Conservation Catalysts describes the exciting efforts to link research, teaching, convening, and the work of university students with on-the-ground conservation efforts. Such initiatives offer a promising path forward for enhancing society's capacity to manage lands sustainably, at scale, and across generations.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal333.72

SynopsisTwenty-first-century conservationists are contending with biodiversity loss on an unprecedented scale, compounded by the interrelated threat of climate change. These global challenges call for first-rate talent, highly sophisticated technology, and advanced financial and organizational tools that can be used across jurisdictional boundaries and professional disciplines. Academic institutions--from colleges and universities to research institutes and field stations--are surprisingly powerful and effective catalysts for integrating all these elements into strategically significant and enduring large landscape conservation initiatives. This edited volume gathers more than a dozen first-hand accounts of the long-term impacts academics are making on the ground, from the University of Nairobi to Harvard. With measurable results, their efforts are protecting wildlife habitat, improving water quality, building sustainable economies, and bettering public amenities around the world now and for centuries to come., This volume collects more than a dozen firsthand accounts of how conservationists at academic institutions are contending with biodiversity loss and climate change. Readers will learn how to protect wildlife habitats, improve water quality, build sustainable economies, and upgrade public amenities around the world.

LC Classification NumberQH75.C6627 2014