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Lecture given by Patrick F. Noonan former President of The Nature Conservancy. Introduction by Dr. Ernest D. Ables: Associate Dean of the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences, and Director of the Wilderness Research Center at the Univeristy of Idaho. The lecture opens with a brief history of conservation as an idea in the United States and the current state of urbanization and pollution as well as predictions of urbanization in the future. The lecture goes on to describe the current attitude towards conservation and the environment in the 1980's and how that attitude is beginning to change. The lecture also touches on the education of real estate developers about conservation, that is to say, little or none. The attitude to shift is viewing the land as a commodity, to viewing it as a resource. It highlights the tension between the need for both urban growth and conservation in the future, an interdisciplinary effort. The lecture outlines some of the most pressing problems for conservation in the 80's. Another perspective change is the percieved value of the 'free work' of nature, and how to evaluate the economic value of nature as it exists as a whole, not just it's resources. The lecture closes with a commendation to organize and to work together to continue to make conservation more efficient in the future. Bibliography included.

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Title:
Preserving America's Natural Heritage: The Decade of the Eighties
Creator:
Patrick F. Noonan
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1980-05-07
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Lecture given by Patrick F. Noonan former President of The Nature Conservancy. Introduction by Dr. Ernest D. Ables: Associate Dean of the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences, and Director of the Wilderness Research Center at the Univeristy of Idaho. The lecture opens with a brief history of conservation as an idea in the United States and the current state of urbanization and pollution as well as predictions of urbanization in the future. The lecture goes on to describe the current attitude towards conservation and the environment in the 1980's and how that attitude is beginning to change. The lecture also touches on the education of real estate developers about conservation, that is to say, little or none. The attitude to shift is viewing the land as a commodity, to viewing it as a resource. It highlights the tension between the need for both urban growth and conservation in the future, an interdisciplinary effort. The lecture outlines some of the most pressing problems for conservation in the 80's. Another perspective change is the percieved value of the 'free work' of nature, and how to evaluate the economic value of nature as it exists as a whole, not just it's resources. The lecture closes with a commendation to organize and to work together to continue to make conservation more efficient in the future. Bibliography included.
Subjects:
lectures urban development value (economic concept) wilderness areas land management
Location:
Univeristy of Idaho Moscow, Idaho
Latitude:
46.7293
Longitude:
-117.0125
Publisher:
University of Idaho Wilderness Research Center
Source:
University of Idaho Wilderness Research Center
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wrdl04
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text
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