Mountain resorts : ecology and the law / edited by Janet E. Milne, Julia LeMense, Ross A. Virginia.
"Mountains are the home of significant ecological resources that are subject to visible and growing pressures. Using as case studies four mountain resorts in four ranges in the US and Canada, this interdisciplinary book, written by ecologists and lawyers, analyzes whether the law protects the e...
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT. :
Ashgate,
©2009.
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| Series: | Ecology and law in modern society.
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Table of Contents:
- The landscape of this book / Janet E. Milne
- An ecosystem approach to mountain resorts / Ross A. Virginia
- Plant communities and vegetation processes in the mountain landscape / G. Richard Strimbeck
- Water quality and quantity in the mountain environment / James B. Shanley and Beverley Wemple
- Effects of mountain resorts on wildlife / Allan M. Strong, Christopher C. Rimmer, Kent P. McFarland, and Kimberley Hagen
- Loon Mountain, New Hampshire : United States federal law and mountain resort development in the national forest / Roger Fleming
- An introduction to Loon Mountain and the Loon Resort
- Legal foundation for the South mountain expansion proposal: the early permits and the forest management planning regime
- The South Mountain expansion : did the national forest planning and environmental impact statement framework cause decision-makers to take an ecosystem-based approach?
- Can other federal laws contribute to an ecosystem-based approach to resort development
- Conclusions from the Loon Resort experience
- Whiteface Mountain Ski Center, New York: Olympic legacies and Adirondack Park plans / John S. Banta
- An introductionto the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center and the legal framework
- The legal regime affecting Whiteface Mountain: does It take an ecological approach?
- The legal regime affecting private lands around Whiteface : does It take an ecological approach?
- Conclusion
- Killington Resort, Vermont : can a mountain ecosystem be protected when the law protects its parts? : the case of Vermont's act 250 and Killington Resort / Julia LeMense and Jonathan Isham
- An introduction to Killington Resort, its expansion plans, and the issues
- Vermont's act 250 and the early battles at Parker's Gore East
- Expansion in the wake of Parker's Gore East: the Interconnect Project, the Woodward Reservoir, and the Resort Village
- Conclusion
- Mont Tremblant, Quebec : Canadian law and the ecological footprint of a four-season resort / Jane Matthews Glenn
- An introduction to Mont Tremblant and the issues
- Intrawest's development of the Skiable Domain
- Base camps, Golf courses and land protection at the mountain's base
- Legal diversity and legal ecosystems
- A vision for the mountains : The challenge of joining ecology with the law / Janet E. Milne and Ross A. Virginia.