ENVR 2900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Quabbin Reservoir, Mount Nittany, Environmental Degradation
18 Oct 2017
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Class #4 tool #2: environmental protection via land use restrictions - protect the environmental via activity prohibition and land use restrictions. Case examples: nittany mountain purchase, quabbin reservoir land protection, wate. Zone i, nuclear power plant prohibition in australia. Epa and the state departments - not so much protection as environmental repair. Land protection by restriction of activity on them:- Who does this? the government (e. g. 59 national parks in the us) National parks - preservation (try to keep it the same, preserve the same conditions) National forests - conservation (you can use the resources as long as it is replenished and the "forest" is maintained) - the govt does lend them out to industries, loggers etc. Conservation and land preservation in ma - seem to mostly be for economical reasons since it is difficult to convince taxpayers to pay for environmental reasons only. They"re working to protect major fishing grounds in ma (george"s.
