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001 2008030269
003 DLC
005 20080723173136.0
008 080708s2008 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008030269
020 $a9780754623151 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aKF3775$b.M62 2008
082 00 $a346.7304/672$222
100 1 $aMilne, Janet E.
245 10 $aMountain resorts :$becology and the law /$cby Janet E. Milne, Julia LeMense, and Ross A. Virginia.
260 $aAldershot, Hants, England ;$aBurlington, VT. :$bAshgate,$cc2008.
263 $a0901
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aEcology and law in modern society
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe 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.
650 0 $aEnvironmental law$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEnvironmental policy$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEcosystem management$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aBiodiversity conservation$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEcology$zUnited States.
650 0 $aMountain resorts$zUnited States.
700 1 $aLeMense, Julia.
700 1 $aVirginia, Ross A.