Oil and wilderness in Alaska: natural resources, environmental protection, and national policy dynamics
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Main Author: Busenberg, George J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC Georgetown University Press [2013]
Series:American governance and public policy
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System -- The Alaska national interest lands conservation act -- The Exxon Valdez disaster and the oil pollution act of 1990 -- Oil, wilderness, and Alaska : the enduring conflict -- Conclusion
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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (pages cm)
ISBN:1589016637
9781589016637
9781589016620
1589016629

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