The Mind of Janus

Intersections of Law and Science on the National Forests

Jamison E. Colburn (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

336 Seiten

2026
University of Utah Press,U.S. (Verlag)
9781647692735 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Contents

Part One: Forest Ecological Inquiry: A Special Science

Science in Forestry: An Unending Arc
The Prospect of Forest Service Science — In Retrospect
Ecology in Space and Time

Part Two: Law as Normative Tool

The Forest Service as Agent
Law’s Exclusionary Function
Shared Legal Powers in Context

Part Three: Science and Law: From Retention to Reformation

Foundations Set and Hardened
Scaling the Search for Causes: Of Farms and Forests
The Campaign Against Fire: A Science of Timber Protection
Missoula: Apex of Service Fire Science
Facts Worth Knowing? Service Science Meets a Reformation
Forestry Evolved: The Legal Landscape of “Resources”
Scientific Forestry? On Legal Foundations Rebuilt

Part Four: Ecological Forestry in an Age of Polarities

Regulations for Forest Planning: Guides to Local Optima
A Geography of Biotic Diversity
From Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems: The Habitat Focus Hardens
The ‘Megafire’: What Kind of Nemesis?
A Lynx Tale: Restoring and Protecting Wide-Ranging Species in Rapidly Changing Forests

Part Five: Intersections: Toward More Deliberate Redesign

Fact, Fiction, and Forestry: Weighing Available Evidence
Succession, Patchiness, and Evolution: Mosaic Ecology, Joint Inquiry
Depth: Facilitating Forest Ecological Inquiry by Law

Appendix – Table of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.6.2026
• Verlagsort: Salt Lake City
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Steuern / Steuerrecht
• ISBN-13: 9781647692735 / 9781647692735
• Zustand: Neuware