Preserving the Nation The Conservation and Environmental Movements 1870 - 2000

Name: Preserving the Nation The Conservation and Environmental Movements 1870 - 2000
Price: 16.82 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780882952543

ISBN-10: 0882952544

ISBN-13: 9780882952543

Edition: 2007

Authors: Thomas R. Wellock

List price: $29.00

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

4 new & used from $16.82

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Wellock explores the international, rural, and industrial roots of modern environmentalism that emerged in the last half of the nineteenth century -- three related movements in response to a rapidly expanding economy and population that depleted the nation's resources, damaged land in rural areas, and blighted cities. The first group favoured the conservation and efficient management of natural resources for production. The second, the preservationists, sought to protect scenic and wilderness areas and to sustain the spirit of the nation's pioneer heritage and virility. The third group, the urban environmentalists, sought reform to control industrial pollution and retard urban decay.…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 308
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Roots and Progressive Era Conservation


Early Conservation in the Country and City


Preserving the Urban Environment


The Lungs of a City


National Conservation


Preserving America’s Wildlife and Lands


The Battle for Hetch Hetchy


Sanitary Reform


Conclusion


Endnotes



Environmental Reform in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s


Natural Resource Conservation in a Conservative Era: 1921-1933


New Deal Conservation


Pollution Control


The Wilderness Debate


Toward a Land Ethic


Conclusion


Endnotes



The Emergence of an Environmental Movement, 1945-1973


Air Pollution Issues, 1945-1965


Damming a National Movement


The Wilderness Act of 1964 and the Fight for the Grand Canyon


Of Nukes and Pests: Fallout and Silent Spring


Women in the Movement


After Silent Spring


Legislative Victories


Conclusion


Endnotes



Institutionalizing Environmentalism and Protecting Gains, 1970s to 1990s


The Energy Crisis


The Antinuclear Movement and Appropriate Technology


The Endangered Species Act and Wildlife Preservation


Ecosystem Protection: The Everglades and Marjory Stoneman Douglas


The Love Canal and Toxic Waste


The Reagan Revolution


The Third Wave and Alternative Movements


Environmental Politics after Reagan


Conclusion


Endnotes


Bibliographical Essays


Index