Timothy Beatley is Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities andChair of the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia.

Overall, I strongly recommend it for geographers and planners interested in conservation in and near urban areas, and for anyone who needs further evidence of the very real difficulties involved in finding 'win-win' outcomes to conflicts in the United States between economic development and biodiversity protection. (Professional Geographer)

• PrefaceChapter 1. Land Development and Endangered Species: Emerging ConflictsChapter 2. The Federal Endangered Species Act: Key Provisions and Implications for Land DevelopmentChapter 3. Overview of Past and Ongoing Habitat Conservation Plans and ProcessesChapter 4. The Politics of Habitat Conservation Planning: Key Actors and PerspectivesChapter 5. Habitat Conservation Plans to Protect Butterflies and Other Invertebrate Species: San Bruno Mountain and BeyondChapter 6. Conserving Habitat for a Threatened Desert Lizard: The Coachella Valley Habitat Conservation PlanChapter 7. Habitat Conservation in the Florida Keys: The North Key Largo Habitat Conservation PlanChapter 8. Protecting Migratory Songbirds: The Least Bell's Vireo Habitat Conservation PlanChapter 9. Endangered Rats and Endangered Homeowners: The Affordable Housing/Species Clash in Riverside CountyChapter 10. Preserving the Desert Tortoise: The Clark County Habitat Conservation PlanChapter 11. Preserving the Kit Fox and Other Flora and Fauna of the San Joaquin Valley: The Bakersfield and Kern County Habitat Conservation PlansChapter 12. The Promise of Regional, Multi-species Approaches: The Balcones Canyonlands Conservation PlanChapter 13. Evaluating the Success of Habitat Conservation Efforts: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the FutureNotesIndex

Timothy Beatley is Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities andChair of the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia.

Overall, I strongly recommend it for geographers and planners interested in conservation in and near urban areas, and for anyone who needs further evidence of the very real difficulties involved in finding 'win-win' outcomes to conflicts in the United States between economic development and biodiversity protection. (Professional Geographer)

• PrefaceChapter 1. Land Development and Endangered Species: Emerging ConflictsChapter 2. The Federal Endangered Species Act: Key Provisions and Implications for Land DevelopmentChapter 3. Overview of Past and Ongoing Habitat Conservation Plans and ProcessesChapter 4. The Politics of Habitat Conservation Planning: Key Actors and PerspectivesChapter 5. Habitat Conservation Plans to Protect Butterflies and Other Invertebrate Species: San Bruno Mountain and BeyondChapter 6. Conserving Habitat for a Threatened Desert Lizard: The Coachella Valley Habitat Conservation PlanChapter 7. Habitat Conservation in the Florida Keys: The North Key Largo Habitat Conservation PlanChapter 8. Protecting Migratory Songbirds: The Least Bell's Vireo Habitat Conservation PlanChapter 9. Endangered Rats and Endangered Homeowners: The Affordable Housing/Species Clash in Riverside CountyChapter 10. Preserving the Desert Tortoise: The Clark County Habitat Conservation PlanChapter 11. Preserving the Kit Fox and Other Flora and Fauna of the San Joaquin Valley: The Bakersfield and Kern County Habitat Conservation PlansChapter 12. The Promise of Regional, Multi-species Approaches: The Balcones Canyonlands Conservation PlanChapter 13. Evaluating the Success of Habitat Conservation Efforts: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the FutureNotesIndex