Habitat Conservation Planning: Endangered Species and Urban Growth

by Timothy Beatley

Book Overview

As environmental awareness grows around the world, people are learning that a diversity of species and the habitat to support them is necessary to maintain the ecological health of the earth. At the same time, however, the pressure to develop wildlife habitat for human settlement and economic gain also grows, causing frequent clashes between the forces of development and of conservation.

This pioneering study focuses on a new tool for resolving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292708068
• ISBN13: 9780292708068
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"