Citizen's Primer for Conservation Activism : : How to Fight Development in Your Community / / Judith Perlman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Perlman, Judith,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (179 p.)

Is there anything you can do when development threatens your local forest, beach, prairie, or wetland? Yes, there is. Across America, citizen activists are fighting and winning battles against unwanted development in their own communities. To help you resist the urban sprawl and absentee landowners that can wreck small towns and cities alike, this book is a practical, hands-on guide for building a grassroots campaign to defeat undesirable development. Written by a successful activist, Citizen's Primer for Conservation Activism takes you through all the steps necessary to stop unplanned development in your community: Identifying the issues at stake Getting involved and developing leadership Devising a strategy Hiring and working with legal counsel Building coalitions and partnerships Influencing local government Conducting a media campaign Raising money Countering developer tactics Managing the whole process With the proven strategies in this easy-to-access book, you can quickly gear up to challenge unwanted development and preserve the character of your local community.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE IDENTIFY THE ISSUES -- CHAPTER TWO GET INVOLVED (One Person Can Do a Lot) -- CHAPTER THREE DEVISE A STRATEGY (Which Way Should We Go?) -- CHAPTER FOUR HIRE COUNSEL (‘‘The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All the Lawyers’’) -- CHAPTER FIVE BUILD A COALITION AND PARTNERSHIPS (Strange Bedfellows) -- CHAPTER SIX INFLUENCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Meetings, Meetings, Meetings) -- CHAPTER SEVEN CONDUCT A MEDIA CAMPAIGN (Opening Pandora’s Box) -- CHAPTER EIGHT FUND-RAISING (Money Makes the World Go ’Round) -- CHAPTER NINE OPPOSING THE DEVELOPER (Bluster, Bully, and Bluff) -- CHAPTER TEN MANAGING THE PROCESS (Roller-coaster Ride) -- Index