The promise of wilderness : American environmental politics since 1964 /

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"From Denali's majestic slopes to the Great Swamp of central New Jersey, protected wilderness areas make up nearly 20 percent of the parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands that cover a full fourth of the nation's territory. But wilderness is not only a place. It is a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Turner, James Morton, 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington, ©2012.
Colección:Weyerhaeuser environmental book.
Temas:
1900-1999
Environmental policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Environmental protection > United States > History > 20th century.
Wilderness areas > Law and legislation > United States > 20th century.
Wilderness areas > United States > 20th century.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Wilderness areas
Wilderness areas > Law and legislation
Naturschutz
Umweltpolitik
United States
USA
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Wilderness and the origins of modern environmentalism, 1967-1976
  • Why a wilderness act?
  • Speaking for wilderness
  • The popular politics of wilderness
  • New environmental tools for an old conservation issue
  • 2. The polarization of American environmental politics, 1977-1994
  • Alaska: "The last chance to do it right the first time"
  • National forests: the polarization of environmental politics
  • The public domain: environmental politics and the rise of the new right
  • 3. Wilderness and a new agenda for the public lands, 1987-2009
  • From wilderness to public lands reform
  • The new prophets of wilderness
  • The paths to public lands reform.

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