tailieunhanh - Practical Ecology for Planners, Developers, and Citizens

This book benefited tremendously from the input, support, and feedback of many people, and we greatly appreciate their time and efforts. Armando Carbonell of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy suggested that we write the book, secured support from the Lincoln Institute, and was deeply helpful at every stage of the book’s development. Ann LeRoyer and Lisa Cloutier of the Lincoln Institute provided thoughtful suggestions and were especially helpful in bringing the book to fruition. Heather Boyer, our editor at Island Press, was enthusiastic about the project and helped us get across the finish line during the final months. Our artist, Lisa Leombruni, put a great deal of. | practical ecology for planners developers and citizens Dan L. Perlman Jeffrey About Island Press Island Press is the only nonprofit organization in the United States whose principal purpose is the publication of books on environmental issues and natural resource management. We provide solutions-oriented information to professionals public officials business and community leaders and concerned citizens who are shaping responses to environmental problems. In 2004 Island Press celebrates its twentieth anniversary as the leading provider of timely and practical books that take a multidisciplinary approach to critical environmental concerns. Our growing list of titles reflects our commitment to bringing the best of an expanding body of literature to the environmental community throughout North America and the world. Support for Island Press is provided by the Agua Fund Brainerd Foundation Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Educational Foundation of America The Ford Foundation The George Gund Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Henry Luce Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation National Environmental Trust The New-Land Foundation Oak Foundation The Overbrook Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts The Rockefeller Foundation The Winslow Foundation and other generous donors. The opinions expressed in this book are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of these foundations. About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy based in Cambridge Massachusetts is a nonprofit and tax-exempt educational institution established in 1974 to study and teach land policy including land economics and land taxation. The Institute is supported primarily by the Lincoln Foundation which was established in 1947 by Cleveland industrialist John C. Lincoln. The .