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This book responds to a congressional request to evaluated criteria by which land is acquired under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.The committee reviews criteria and procedures by which four agencies acquire lands for conservation; examines the historic, public policy, and scientific bases of criteria and compares them with nongovernmental organizations; and assesses the effectiveness of the agencies in preserving natural resources while achieving agency objectives.
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Table of contents
- Setting Priorities for Land Conservation
- Copyright
- Other Recent Reports of the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Public Land, Private Land: An Overview of Ownership and Its Management Challenges
- 3 The Land-Acquisition Process
- 4 Assessing the Social Effects of Federal Land Acquisition
- 5 The Land Acquisition Process and Biological Preserves: A Role for Natural Sciences
- 6 Nonprofit Organizations
- 7 Techniques and Tools of Acquisition
- 8 The Office of Management and Budget
- 9 Conclusions and Recommendations
- References
- Appendix A Presenters and Discussants
- Appendix B Procedure for Compiling Federal Land Acquisition Priority List
- Appendix C National Surveys Relevant to Public Land Use, Protection, and Purchase
- Appendix D The Nature Conservancy: Aquisition Priorities and Preserve Selection and Design
- Glossary