The conservation of the California tule elk : a socio-economic study of a survival problem / W. E. Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, William E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife conservation.

Tule elk.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, 1976.

Summary:

A look at the preservation of the California Tule Elk that has focused on two central questions facing all those fighting to save a threatened species: Who benefits from survival? Who pays the cost?

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""The survival of an endangered species: a socioeconomic problem""; ""Introduction""; ""The Tule Elk: benefits and costs""; ""The adaptability of the Tule Elk and the importance of diversity""; ""Economics of Tule Elk conservation: the interrelatedness of resource use""; ""Economics of Tule Elk conservation: the problem of social choice""; ""Socioeconomic evaluation and public policy""; ""Tule Elk conservation ex post: historical events leading to the survival problem""; ""Public land use policy on public land""; ""Introduction""

""Natural resource use in Owens Valley""""Water resource development and land ownership""; ""A growing outdoor economy""; ""Interrelatedness of resource use""; ""Socioeconomic evaluation""; ""Social benefits""; ""Social costs""; ""Social net benefits""; ""Public Land use policy""; ""Public land use policy on private land""; ""Introduction""; ""Natural resource use in the Cache Creek area""; ""Interrelatedness of resource uses""; ""Socioeconomic evaluation""; ""Social benefits""; ""Social costs""; ""Social net benefits""; ""Public land use policy""; ""Tule Elk conservation policy""

""Introduction""""Public policy for elk relocation on public land""; ""Public policy for elk relocation on private land""; ""Statewide conservation policy for Tule Elk survival""; ""Appendix I: Tupman Elk Reserve establishment""; ""Appendix II: Owens Valley Tule Elk herd movements""; ""Appendix III: California Fish and Game Code Section 332 as amended and Section 3951""; ""Appendix IV: Joint Resolutions to Establish a Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""

""O""""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography: p. 112-115.

ISBN:

1-4593-0416-0

1-4175-9198-6