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| List of Figures | |
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| Foreword: Connecting Means and Ends in the Study of Place | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Introduction: The Cornerstones of Conservation | |
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| Foundations of the Adirondack Ecosystem and Economy | |
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| Introduction: A Dark Spot in a Sea of Lights | |
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| Geology of the Adirondack Mountains Like an Egg with Its Major Axis to the North | |
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| Water Resources: The Unique Adirondack Aquascape | |
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| Soils of the Adirondacks: Out of Site, Out of Mind | |
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| Upland Forests of the Adirondacks Reflections of Soils and a Record of Disturbance | |
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| Fish and Wildlife Communities of the Adirondacks | |
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| Wildlife Exploitation in the Adirondacks From Beavers to Biodiversity | |
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| Mining the Adirondacks | |
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| Forestry in the Adirondacks An Economy Built on a Handful of Species | |
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| Human Impacts from Afar Acid Rain and Mercury Deposition in the Adirondacks | |
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| Recreation and Tourism in the Adirondacks | |
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| Great Camps and Conservation | |
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| Development Rates and Patterns in the Adirondacks Paradise Lost | |
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| Wildlife for a Wilderness Restoring Large Predators in the Adirondacks | |
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| Institutions and Management of the Adirondacks | |
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| Introduction: The Park in Perspective | |
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| Cultural History of the Adirondack Park From Conservation to Environmentalism | |
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| Legal Structure and Defense of the Adirondack Park | |
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| Public and Private Land-Use Regulation of the Adirondack Park | |
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| The Early Years of the Adirondack Park Agency | |
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| The Evolution of the Department of Environmental Conservation | |
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| A Land Not Saved | |
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| Top-Down Regulation and Local Economic Autonomy | |
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| Lessons from the Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty-First Century | |
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| A Perspective from the Forest-Products Industry | |
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| Reflections on the Adirondack Park Agency in the Current Era | |
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| Many Voices, Many Opinions | |
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| Introduction: Visions for the Adirondacks and Beyond | |
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| Compromise, Continuity, and Crisis in the Adirondack Park Shortcomings and Opportunities in Environmental Protection | |
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| Renewing Adirondack Park Mission Through an Educational Forest Preserve Shortcomings and Opportunities in Wilderness Preservation | |
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| The Role of the People in Wilderness Preservation Shortcomings and Opportunities in Governance | |
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| Public Opinion and Public Representation Strategies in Bio-Regional Development | |
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| The Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages Strategies in Local Governance | |
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| The Adirondack North Country Association Strategies in Economic Development Terry | |
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| The Adirondack Environmental Nongovernmental Organizations Strategies in Conservation | |
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| Envisioning the Future of Wilderness Public Demands and Private Lands | |
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| Toward a New Wilderness Paradigm for Adirondack Park The View from Bear Mountain | |
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| Can Such a Noble Endeavor Succeed? Alaska and the Adirondack Park | |
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| The Adirondack Park in Global Perspective | |
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| Conclusion: The Adirondack Experiment in a Full World | |
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| Afterword: Living Within Limits | |
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| Adirondack Chronology | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |