Publisher's Synopsis
In the area of environmental conservation, Staking Out the Terrain provides a fresh approach to the study of bureaucratic behavior by utilizing a synthesis of several methodologies: policy analysis, historical development, the case study, and budgetary analysis.It formulates a model of agency power focusing on the ability of agencies to expand resources and jurisdiction for environmental control.A detailed analysis of seven federal agencies provides support for the model. The agencies are:— the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,— the U.S. Forest Service,— the Bureau of Land Management,— the National Park Service,— the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,— the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,— the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.
