| In his latest work, Dr. Martin Nie closely examines the conflict regarding public land and resource management and attempt to find a way through the politically driven conflicts to determine why such issues are so controversial.
The main policies of focus for the book are the U.S. Forest Service roadless areas and the management of the Tongass National Forest . In addition, Nie touches on other issues of contention such as snowmobiles in Yellowstone , bear and wolf protection, and federal grazing policy.
Nie emphasizes the often contentious interaction between the branches of the federal government as a major factor in the conflicts. He reexamines this confusing body of law and policy, to show how the pieces fit--but more often don't.
Throughout the book, Nie considers the factors that make some public land conflicts so controversial, revisits how they have been dealt with in the past, and proposes ways they might be better managed in the future.
Dr. Martin Nie is an associate professor of natural resource policy in the College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana . In addition to this title, Martin is the author of “Beyond Wolves: The Politics of Wolf Recovery and Management”
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