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Mountain resorts : ecology and the law
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Mountain resorts : ecology and the law

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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?
Whether other federal laws can 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
Introducing 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
The challenge of joining ecology with the law : a vision for the mountains / Janet E. Milne and Ross A. Virginia.

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Mountain resorts : ecology and the law. ISBN 9780754689331. Published by Ashgate in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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