Perspectives on the Adirondacks: A Thirty-Year Struggle by People Protecting Their Treasure

by Barbara McMartin

Book Overview

Barbara McMartin narrates the history of Adirondack environmental policy in depth, beginning with the 1970 formation of the Adirondack Park Agency, set up to regulate private development and to oversee the planning of public terrain. Although hailed as the most innovative land-use legislation of its time, it ignited a wildfire of controversy, creating a landscape of conflict. Park residents protested. Government stood firm. Over the decades, disparate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815608950
• ISBN13: 9780815608950
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"