{"product_id":"citizens-primer-for-conservation-activism-how-to-fight-development-in-your-community-paperback","title":"Citizen's Primer for Conservation Activism: How to Fight Development in Your Community - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Perlman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a successful activist, \u003ci\u003eCitizen's Primer for Conservation Activism\u003c\/i\u003e takes you through all the steps necessary to stop unplanned development in your community: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifying the issues at stake\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGetting involved and developing leadership\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevising a strategy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHiring and working with legal counsel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuilding coalitions and partnerships\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInfluencing local government\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConducting a media campaign\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRaising money\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCountering developer tactics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManaging the whole process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith Perlman has led several successful campaigns to defeat development around her home in Wisconsin. After a career in law and business in Chicago, she is working on innovative conservation projects that preserve important natural resources by putting\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 167\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.64 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52477968908595,"sku":"9780292702905","price":42.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UzdjZnNmdFY5QlczbWplSXR0RnF5QT09.webp?v=1759625856","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/citizens-primer-for-conservation-activism-how-to-fight-development-in-your-community-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}