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Wetlands of the American Midwest : a historical geography of changing attitudes.
How people perceive wetlands has always played a crucial role in determining how people act toward them. In this readable and objective account, Hugh Prince examines literary evidence as well as government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes toward wetlands in the A...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1997.
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| Colección: | University of Chicago Geography Research Papers.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 520 | |a How people perceive wetlands has always played a crucial role in determining how people act toward them. In this readable and objective account, Hugh Prince examines literary evidence as well as government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes toward wetlands in the American Midwest. As attitudes changed, so did scientific research agendas, government policies, and farmers' strategies for managing their land. Originally viewed as bountiful sources of wildlife by indigenous peoples, wet areas called "wet prairies," "swamps," or "bogs." | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Changing Attitudes; 2. Physical Characteristics of Wet Prairies and Bogs; 3. Native American Occupation; 4. Early Nineteenth-century Views of Wetlands; 5. Landowners, Cattlemen, Railroads, and Tenants on Wet Prairies; 6. Draining and Agricultural Change on Wet Prairies; 7. Occupying, Draining, and Abandoning Northern Bogs and Swamps; 8. Utilizing and Conserving Wet Prairies since 1930; 9. Changing Wetland Images and Values; Bibliography; Index. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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