Moving Toward Ecosystem Management: Examining a Change in Philosophy for Resource Management

Federal agencies, scientists, and others are increasingly calling for ecosystem management as a new approach to resource management. This approach represents a change in philosophy for resource management that will require changes in how we view nature, science and politics. This paper draws upon critical theory to examine this shift in philosophy. The paper focuses on the influence of Enlightenment thought on U.S. Western resource policy and examines four dimensions including the relationship between humans and nature; the concept of rationality; the nature of science; and social relations among humans. Alternative theoretical principles suggested by ecosystem management are discussed. Examples of natural resource management projects that reflect ecosystem management in practice are also presented. Keywords: natural resource policy, political thory, ecosystem management, U.S. west land management, critical theory, enlightenment thought

George W. Bush's healthy forests: reframing the environmental debate

Includes bibliographical references and index.The authors detail Bush administration reframing of America's environmental debate, identifying players, events, and strategies that expedited a policy shift that impacts public lands and long-standing avenues of public involvement.Introduction: a reversal of fortunes: reframing the environmental debate -- 1. From silents springs to luntzspeak: environmental policy and George W. Bush -- 2. The right to object: historic landmarks in the development and use of appeals -- 3. Appellants, strategies tactics, and outcomes -- 4. The wildland-urban interface and the fire-appeals interface -- 5. Reform by legislation: the healthy forests restoration act -- 6. Reform by rulemaking -- Conclusion: the spillover effect

La situación de México en el nuevo ordenamiento mundial que emerge de la crisis petrolera

Durante el programa nuestros invitados se refirieron a la situación que ha presentado la industria petrolera mexicana durante los últimos 2 años, hablaron de las repercusiones que han tenido los precios internacionales del petróleo para el mercado de hidrocarburos mexicano y la problemática que enfrenta nuestro país también en materia de gas natural, exploración y explotación de yacimientos

Arizona Water Policy: Changing Decision Agendas and Political Styles

From the Proceedings of the 1977 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona Academy of Science - April 15-16, 1977, Las Vegas, NevadaIt is argued that Arizona has traditionally and persistently pursued a style of politics in which state government is a reactor rather than an initiator, and that its role has been subordinate to the federal government and local and private water users. The lack of adequate water policies has led to an inability to respond to new conditions and demands, such as conflicts among traditional water users, Indian claims, rising water costs, energy developments and environmental concerns. Past themes of administrative fragmentation and lack of concern over water and water planning have been responsible for these deficiencies. There is some evidence that the customary decision-making process is changing and the state is establishing its own water planning capability.This article is part of the Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest collections. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science and the University of Arizona Libraries. For more information about items in this collection, contact [email protected]