Habitat Conservation Planning : : Endangered Species and Urban Growth / / Timothy Beatley.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Beatley, Timothy,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©1994
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (246 p.)

As environmental awareness grows around the world, people are learning that a diversity of species and the habitat to support them is necessary to maintain the ecological health of the earth. At the same time, however, the pressure to develop wildlife habitat for human settlement and economic gain also grows, causing frequent clashes between the forces of development and of conservation. This pioneering study focuses on a new tool for resolving the land-use conflict—the creation of habitat conservation plans (HCPs). Timothy Beatley explores the development and early results of this provision of the United States' federal Endangered Species Act, which allows development of some habitat and a certain "take" of a protected species in return for the conservation of sufficient habitat to ensure its survival and long-term recovery. Beatley looks specifically at nine HCPs in California, Nevada, Texas, and Florida, states where biological diversity and increasing populations have triggered many conflicts. Some of the HCPs include the San Bruno Mountain HCP near San Francisco, the North Key Largo HCP in the Florida Keys, the Clark County HCP near Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Balcones Canyonlands HCP near Austin, Texas. This first comprehensive overview of habitat conservation planning in the United States will be important reading for everyone involved in land-use debates.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER ONE Land Development and Endangered Species: Emerging Conflicts -- CHAPTER TWO The Federal Endangered Species Act: Key Provisions and Implications for Land Development -- CHAPTER THREE Overview of Past and Ongoing Habitat Conservation Plans and Processes -- CHAPTER FOUR The Politics of Habitat Conservation Planning: Key Actors and Perspectives -- CHAPTER FIVE Habitat Conservation Plans to Protect Butterflies and Other Invertebrate Species: San Bruno Mountain and Beyond -- CHAPTER SIX Conserving Habitat for a Threatened Desert Lizard: The Coachella Valley Habitat Conservation Plan -- CHAPTER SEVEN Habitat Conservation in the Florida Keys: The North Key Largo Habitat Conservation Plan -- CHAPTER EIGHT Protecting Migratory Songbirds: The Least Bell's Vireo Habitat Conservation Plan -- CHAPTER NINE Endangered Rats and Endangered Homeowners: The Affordable Housing/Species Clash in Riverside County -- CHAPTER TEN Preserving the Desert Tortoise: The Clark County Habitat Conservation Plan -- CHAPTER ELEVEN Preserving the Kit Fox and Other Flora and Fauna of the San Joaquin Valley: The Bakersfield and Kern County Habitat Conservation Plans -- CHAPTER TWELVE The Promise of Regional, Multi-species Approaches: The Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN Evaluating the Success of Habitat Conservation Efforts: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future -- Notes -- Index