Oil and Wilderness in Alaska : Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and National Policy Dynamics /

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Colliding environmental and development interests have shaped national policy reforms supporting both oil development and environmental protection in Alaska. Oil and Wilderness in Alaska examines three significant national policy reform efforts that came out of these conflicts: the development of th...

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Autor principal: Busenberg, George J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects.
Petroleum engineering > Environmental aspects.
Energy policy.
Endangered ecosystems.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Petrole > Industrie et commerce > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Politique energetique > États-Unis.
Écosystemes menaces > Alaska.
Technique du petrole > Aspect de l'environnement > Alaska.
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects > United States.
Energy policy > United States.
Endangered ecosystems > Alaska.
Petroleum engineering > Environmental aspects > Alaska.
United States.
Alaska.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Colliding environmental and development interests have shaped national policy reforms supporting both oil development and environmental protection in Alaska. Oil and Wilderness in Alaska examines three significant national policy reform efforts that came out of these conflicts: the development of the Trans-Alaska pipeline, the establishment of a vast system of protected natural areas through the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and the reform of the environmental management of the marine oil trade in Alaska to reduce the risk of oil pollution after the Exxon Valdez disaster. Il.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (184 pages).
ISBN:9781589016637

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