Cities in the Wilderness A New Vision of Land Use in America

Name: Cities in the Wilderness A New Vision of Land Use in America
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ISBN: 9781597261517

ISBN-10: 1597261513

ISBN-13: 9781597261517

Edition: 2005

Authors: Bruce Babbitt, Bruce Babbitt

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In this brilliant, gracefully written, and important new book, former Secretary of the Interior and Governor of Arizona Bruce Babbitt brings fresh thought to questions of how we can build a future we want to live in. We've all experienced America's changing natural landscape as the integrity of our forests, seacoasts, and river valleys succumbs to strip malls, new roads, and subdivisions. Too often, we assume that when land is developed it is forever lost to the natural world--or hope that a patchwork of local conservation strategies can somehow hold up against further large-scale development. In CITIES IN THE WILDERNESS, Bruce Babbitt makes the case for why we need a national vision of…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 8/3/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.682



Preface to the Paperback Edition


Prologue



Everglades Forever



Cities in the Wilderness



What's the Matter with Iowa?



At Water's Edge



Land of the Free


Epilogue


Suggested Readings


Acknowledgments


Index