Buying Nature: The Limits of Land Acquisition as a Conservation Strategy, 1780-2004

by Sally K. Fairfax, Leigh Raymond, Laura A. Watt, et al.

Book Overview

Buying land to conserve it is not a recent phenomenon. Buying Nature chronicles the evolution of land acquisition as a conservation strategy in the United States since the late 1700s. It goes beyond the usual focus on conservation successes to provide a critical assessment of both public and private land acquisition efforts.

The book shows that for more than 200 years, both private purchasers--such as the Nature Conservancy and the Trust...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262562103
• ISBN13: 9780262562102
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher