Book Description Contents
Book Description

Balancing on the Brink of Extinction presents a comprehensive overview of the Endangered Species Act -- its conception, history, and potential for protecting the remaining endangered species.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
-The Act's History And Framework
 
PART I. Reflections On The Act
-The Endangered Species Act: Legislative Perspectives On A Living Law
-The Power And Potential Of The Act
-Looking Back Over The First Fifteen Years
-Life In Jeopardy On Private Property
-Snail Darters And Pork Barrels Revisited: Reflections On Endangered Species And Land Use In America
 
PART II. Components Of The Federal Endangered Species Program
-The Endangered Species Lists: Chronicles Of Extinction?
-Avoiding Endangered Species/ Development Conflicts Through Interagency Consultation
-Federalism And The Act
-International Implementation: The Longest Arm Of The Law?
-The Appropriations History
-Implementing Recovery Policy: Learning As We Go?
 
PART III. Implementation Challenges
-Western Water Rights And The Act
-Invertebrate Conservation
-Predator Conservation
-Pesticide Regulation
 
PART IV. Conserving Biodiversity
-From Endangered Species To Biodiversity
-In Search Of An Ecosystem Approach To Endangered Species Conservation
-Coping With Ignorance: - The Coarse-filter Strategy For Maintaining Biodiversity
-Gap Analysis Of Species Richness And Vegetation Cover: An Integrated Biodiversity Conservation Strategy
-Needed: An Endangered Humanity Act?
 
Index
About The Contributors