C R P 293 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Tiber, National Wildlife Refuge, Conservation Easement

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Community and Regional Planning
• Course: C R P 293
• Professor: Sara Hamideh

Document Summary

America has been a global leader in preserving its landscapes. U. (cid:272)o(cid:448)ers a(cid:271)out (cid:1010)% of earth(cid:859)s area a(cid:374)d a(cid:272)(cid:272)ou(cid:374)ts for (cid:1005)(cid:1009)% of the earth(cid:859)s permanently protected lands. Planning emerged in the last decade on the 19th century and coincided with the progressive era. Laissez-fair economy-features unfitted exploitation of the (cid:374)atio(cid:374)(cid:859)s abundant natural resources, especially forests, minerals, and wildlife. Polluted water and air resulted in frequent outbreaks of typhus and cholera. Theodore roosevelt, created the national wildlife refuge system in 1903 and the u. s forest service in 1905. 2013 study found that among the 286 nonmetric counties in the west, those with higher percentage of federally protected land also had higher per capita incomes and higher per capita income growth. 2007 study estimated that outdoor recreation generated 730 billion in economic activity and provided almost 6. 5 million in full- time jobs.