Federalism, Preemption, and the Nationalization of American Wildlife Management

• Utgivningsdatum: 2022-03-30
• Mått: 160 x 228 x 30 mm
• Vikt: 662 g
• Format: Inbunden
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 342
• Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Medarbetare: Stephen Gardbaum
• ISBN: 9781538164907
• Utmärkelser: Winner of Independent Press Award (History: United States) 2023

• Amerikas historia
• Miljörätt
• Upphandlingsrätt

Lowell E. Baier is an attorney and a legal and environmental historian and author. Baier holds a B.A. from Valparaiso University, a J.D. from Indiana University and has received two honorary doctorates. He’s worked in Washington, D.C. throughout his 56-year career as a tireless advocate for natural resources and wildlife conservation. Throughout his career, he has observed and documented wildlife and its habitats on extensive treks and expeditions in the mountains and wilderness regions across the North American Continent, the Pamirs and Caucasus of Russia, and Mongolia’s Gobi Desert and Altai Mountains, providing him with first hand observations of wildlife and man’s interactions across the globe. He was recognized as the Conservationist of the Year by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in 2008, and again in 2010 and 2013 by two different national organizations.

In this informative, highly readable book, Lowell Baier traces the trajectory of the federalism doctrine from its pre-founding origins to the present day. Having provided that broad context, the author ably chronicles federalism’s evolution in the area wildlife management, from the 19th century public trust doctrine through landmark enactments, such as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Endangered Species Act, and important Supreme Court precedents. The basic story is one of increased centralization and federal preemption, largely driven—the author shows—by an abiding and perhaps excessive faith in ‘scientific management’ and ‘expertise.’ Baier’s engaged, yet judicious and commendably non-polemical discussion should be of value and interest to a broad audience.

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