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

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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Auteur principal: Busenberg, George J.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (184 pages).
ISBN:9781589016637