Bureaucratic landscapes : interagency cooperation and the preservation of biodiversity / Craig W. Thomas.

By:

Thomas, Craig W. (Associate professor of political science)

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780262284882
026228488X
0585456704
9780585456706

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Bureaucratic landscapes.DDC classification:

333.95/16/0976 21

LOC classification:

QH76.5.C2 T54 2003eb

Other classification:

BIO 125f
GEO 283f
UMW 103f

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Fragmented Jurisdictions, Fragmented Habitat -- 2. What Cooperation Means to Agency Officials -- 3. Emergence of Cooperation among Agency Directors -- 4. Institutionalizing Cooperation -- 5. Klamath Bioregion: Local Cooperation and the Demise of the Bioregional Ideal -- 6. South Coast Bioregion: Making Cooperation Work through Regulation -- 7. San Joaquin Valley Bioregion: BLM's Co-operation Strategy Fails at the Bioregional Level -- 8. Explaining Interagency Cooperation: Or, Why the BLM Cooperates More Than the NPS -- App. B Memorandum of Understanding on Biological Diversity -- App. C Statement of Intent to Support the Agreement on Biological Diversity.

Summary: Political scientists have long been concerned about the tension between institutional fragmentation and policy coordination in the U.S. bureaucracy. The literature is rife with examples of agencies competing with each other or asserting their independence, while cooperation is relatively rare. This is of particular importance in policy areas such as biodiversity, where species, habitats, and ecosystems cross various agency jurisdictions.Bureaucratic Landscapes explores the reasons for the success and failure of interagency cooperation, focusing on several case studies of efforts to preserve biodiversity in California. The book examines why public officials tried to cooperate and the obstacles they faced, providing indirect evidence of policy impacts as well. Among other topics, it examines the role of courts in prompting agency action, the role of scientific knowledge in organizational learning, and the emergence of new institutions to resolve collective-action problems. Notable findings include the crucial role of environmental lawsuits in prompting agency action and the surprisingly active role of the Bureau of Land Management in resource preservation.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-345) and index.

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Political scientists have long been concerned about the tension between institutional fragmentation and policy coordination in the U.S. bureaucracy. The literature is rife with examples of agencies competing with each other or asserting their independence, while cooperation is relatively rare. This is of particular importance in policy areas such as biodiversity, where species, habitats, and ecosystems cross various agency jurisdictions.Bureaucratic Landscapes explores the reasons for the success and failure of interagency cooperation, focusing on several case studies of efforts to preserve biodiversity in California. The book examines why public officials tried to cooperate and the obstacles they faced, providing indirect evidence of policy impacts as well. Among other topics, it examines the role of courts in prompting agency action, the role of scientific knowledge in organizational learning, and the emergence of new institutions to resolve collective-action problems. Notable findings include the crucial role of environmental lawsuits in prompting agency action and the surprisingly active role of the Bureau of Land Management in resource preservation.

English.

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