| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 783 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, facsimiles |
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Opinions throughout history |
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Opinions throughout history.
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| Contents |
1. Pre-American ecology : environmental alteration is addressed (1100-1854) -- 2. Colonial environmentalism : the first land use & timber regulations (1681) -- 3. Transcending society : the sacrament of wilderness (1862) -- 4. The national park system : preserving wilderness for public use (1865) -- 5. Animals and the environment : creation of the ASPCA (1866) -- 6. The timber barons : profit vs. sustainability (1889) -- 7. The conservationists : save what is left of the forests (1901) -- 8. Naturalist in the capital, Theodore Roosevelt : American wilderness as America's cultural heritage (1908) -- 9. The park service : reforming the federal park management system (1908) -- 10. Lobbyists for life : devastating effects form unlikely alliance (1936) -- 11. The whole of the wild : interconnectiveness of nature (1944) -- 12. Change is in the air : the first Air Pollution Control Act (1955) -- 13. Environmental progress : synthetic pesticides and corporate accountability (1962) -- 14. The new danger : the protection of endangered species (1966) -- 15. Smoke on the water : the Environmental Protection Agency (1970) -- 16. The environmental days : the first Earth Day (1970) -- 17. Beyond the government : Greenpeace makes international headlines (1975) -- 18. Pollution solutions : changes in the automobile industry (1970) -- 19. Ozone depletion : success of the Montreal Protocol (1987) -- 20. Climate chaos part I : the first warning is sounded (1847) -- 21. Climate chaos part II : climate-change denial (1980s-2000s) -- 22. Globalizing environmentalism : international conferences (1972-2017) -- 23. Oceans in the balance : the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (1997) -- 24. Urbane ecology : development of green cities (1800s-present) -- 25. Renewing perspectives : harnessing wind, water, and sun (1960s-present) -- 26. Cyclic waste : reduce, reuse, recycle (1970s-present) -- 27. America's black heart : the debate over coal (2017) -- 28. Leaving the environment behind : environmental policies rolled back (2017) |
| Summary |
This book examines shifting public opinion on the environment throughout history, and traces the path of how Americans think about the environment, with each chapter providing insightful commentary on a selected primary source. A comprehensive timeline of significant events related to environmental history and regulation from antiquity to 2018, as well as sidebars that offer valuable background information, are also included |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Environmental protection -- United States -- History -- Sources
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Climatic changes -- United States -- History -- Sources
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National parks and reserves -- United States -- History -- Sources
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Wildlife conservation -- United States -- History -- Sources
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Energy security -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History -- Sources
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Climatic changes
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Environmental protection
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National parks and reserves
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Wildlife conservation
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Sources
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781682179543 |
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1682179540 |
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9781787853621 |
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1787853624 |
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