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At a time when wildlife policy management becomes increasingly complex and when effective administration is of paramount importance, William R. Mangun has designed a study analyzing the public policymaking process and wildlife conservation issues today. As editor, he has brought together an interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners to give a conceptual framework and in-depth evaluation of practical issues in wildlife management. The book stresses the importance of the human dimension and calls for knowledgeable public involvement. Charting new ground, the text should help resource managers and behavioral scientists, students, and professionals in public administration, political science, and wildlife protection find new ways to overcome current problems.
The book begins with an overview of the enormous changes in wildlife management over the past 50 years, and then provides a theoretical framework for understanding wildlife policy. Strategies and operations, intergovernmental policies and programs, issues in resource allocation and sustainable development, and organizational problems describe contemporary political, economic, social, and ethical conflicts and administrative pitfalls. Case studies range from problems like the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the plight of sea turtles, and endangered species plans to matters demonstrating local, state, national, and transnational priorities. The book demonstrates that a lack of understanding of the policy process will lead to compromised effectiveness, diminished professional pride, and relative powerlessness in overcoming the growing problems confronting those concerned with wildlife protection and conservation today.
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Preface
Wildlife Policy IssuesAn Intergovernmental Dilemma in Policy Implementation by William R. Mangun and Jean C. Mangun
The Theory and Application of a Wildlife Policy Framework by Stephen R. Kellert and Tim W. Clark
Planning Issues in Wildlife PolicyOperating at the "Wildlife-Human Interface": A Marketing Approach to Wildlife Planning by Brett A. Wright, Sheila J. Backman, and Bruce E. Wicks
Public Involvement in Natural Resource Allocation by William Earle Klay and James D. McElveen
Intergovernmental Policy StrategiesThe Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Policy Strategies for Protecting Wildlife Resources by James N. Gladden
Resource Allocation Policy IssuesResolution of Natural Resource Allocation Conflicts Through Effective Public Involvement by Steve L. McMullin and Larry A. Nielsen
Subsistence Use of Wildlife Resources in Alaska: Policy Implications for Wildlife Management in Modernizing Economies by Robert M. Muth, Ronald E. Dick, and Ronald J. Glass
Organizational Issues in Wildlife PolicyProfessional Subcultural Value Conflicts and Policy Interpretation: The Case of Wildlife and Fisheries Managers in the U.S. Forest Service by Connie A. Bullis and James J. Kennedy
Sustainable Development Issues in Wildlife PolicyInternational, National, and Local Management for Sustainable Development: Sea Turtles as Common Property Resources by Debra A. Rose
Wildlife Management and Sustainable Development: A Critique of Canada's "Endangered Spaces" Plan by Gregory A. Daneke
Wildlife Policy Issues Across National BoundariesIndustrialized Fishery Policy Implications for Developing Countries' Structural Adjustment Programs by Bruce T. Wilkins and Herbert Acquay
Selected Bibliography
Index
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WILLIAM R. MANGUN is Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Public Administration Program in the Department of Political Science at East Carolina University. He worked formerly in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington, D.C. as the Project Manager for Policy Analysis and National Surveys and as National Resource Management Coordinator. Professor Mangun is the author of The Public Administration of Environmental Policy (1977) and co-author of Managing the Environmental Crisis: Incorporating Values in Natural Resource Administration (1989).
