Umfang:
XXII, 468
,
Kt.
ISBN:
9780754623151
Serie:
Ecology and law in modern society
Inhalt:
The landscape of this book / Janet E. Milne -- An ecosystem approach to mountain resorts / Ross A. Virginia -- Plant communities and vegetation processes in the mountain landscape / G. Richard Strimbeck -- Water quality and quantity in the mountain environment / James B. Shanley and Beverley Wemple -- Effects of mountain resorts on wildlife / Allan M. Strong, Christopher C. Rimmer, Kent P. McFarland, and Kimberley Hagen -- Loon Mountain, New Hampshire : United States federal law and mountain resort development in the national forest / Roger Fleming -- An introduction to Loon Mountain and the Loon Resort -- Legal foundation for the South mountain expansion proposal : the early permits and the forest management planning regime -- The South Mountain expansion : did the national forest planning and environmental impact statement framework cause decision-makers to take an ecosystem-based approach? -- Whether other federal laws can contribute to an ecosystem-based approach to resort development -- Conclusions from the Loon Resort experience -- Whiteface Mountain Ski Center, New York : Olympic legacies and Adirondack Park plans / John S. Banta -- Introducing the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center and the legal framework -- The legal regime affecting Whiteface Mountain : does It take an ecological approach? -- The legal regime affecting private lands around Whiteface : does It take an ecological approach? -- Conclusion -- Killington Resort, Vermont : can a mountain ecosystem be protected when the law protects its parts? : the case of Vermont's act 250 and Killington Resort / Julia LeMense and Jonathan Isham -- An introduction to Killington Resort, its expansion plans, and the issues -- Vermont's act 250 and the early battles at Parker's Gore East -- Expansion in the wake of Parker's Gore East : the Interconnect Project, the Woodward Reservoir, and the Resort Village -- Conclusion -- Mont Tremblant, Quebec : Canadian law and the ecological footprint of a four-season resort / Jane Matthews Glenn -- An introduction to Mont Tremblant and the issues -- Intrawest's development of the Skiable Domain -- Base camps, Golf courses and land protection at the mountain's base -- Legal diversity and legal ecosystems -- The challenge of joining ecology with the law : a vision for the mountains / Janet E. Milne and Ross A. Virginia
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780754689331
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
USA
;
Landschaftsschutzrecht
;
Umweltrecht
;
Aufsatzsammlung
