Land usage conflict in Alaska: the case of mental health lands
Abstract In 1956 the United States government allowed the Territory (now State) of Alaska to select 404,695 hectares of land to provide specifically for mental health services for Alaskans. State legislatures have since tried to place this land into private ownership because of the ‘highest and best...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400010433 2024-03-03T08:48:10+00:00 Land usage conflict in Alaska: the case of mental health lands Copus, Gary D. McLain, James 1989 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400010433 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400010433 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 25, issue 153, page 131-136 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1989 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400010433 2024-02-08T08:37:02Z Abstract In 1956 the United States government allowed the Territory (now State) of Alaska to select 404,695 hectares of land to provide specifically for mental health services for Alaskans. State legislatures have since tried to place this land into private ownership because of the ‘highest and best use principle’ of land management. ‘Strict usage principle’ opponents have countered with legal action, the result of which is to place the land in a status where it serves neither proponent groups. The question raised by this piece of land history is whether, in a federalism such as the United States, it is possible to use land to serve dedicated social needs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Record Alaska Cambridge University Press Polar Record 25 153 131 136 |
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Abstract In 1956 the United States government allowed the Territory (now State) of Alaska to select 404,695 hectares of land to provide specifically for mental health services for Alaskans. State legislatures have since tried to place this land into private ownership because of the ‘highest and best use principle’ of land management. ‘Strict usage principle’ opponents have countered with legal action, the result of which is to place the land in a status where it serves neither proponent groups. The question raised by this piece of land history is whether, in a federalism such as the United States, it is possible to use land to serve dedicated social needs. |
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