Our Unprotected Heritage : Whitewashing the Destruction of our Cultural and Natural Environment.

Most Americans agree that our heritage--both natural and cultural--should be protected. Then why does development run rampant, aided--rather than limited--by government inaction? Tom King has been a participant in and observer of this system for decades, as a government worker, heritage consultant,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: King, Thomas F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 2009.
Temas:
Cultural property > Protection > United States.
Historic preservation > United States.
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > United States.
Environmental protection > United States.
Nature conservation > United States.
Environmental impact analysis > United States.
Public interest > United States.
Préservation historique > États-Unis.
Lieux historiques > Conservation et restauration > États-Unis.
Nature > Conservation > États-Unis.
Environnement > Études d'impact > États-Unis.
Intérêt public > États-Unis.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Cultural property > Protection.
Environmental impact analysis.
Environmental protection.
Historic preservation.
Historic sites > Conservation and restoration.
Nature conservation.
Public interest.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Most Americans agree that our heritage--both natural and cultural--should be protected. Then why does development run rampant, aided--rather than limited--by government inaction? Tom King has been a participant in and observer of this system for decades, as a government worker, heritage consultant, and advocate for local communities. In this hard-hitting critique of the heritage-industrial complex, King points the finger at watchdogs who instead serve as advocates, unintelligible (often contradictory) regulations, disinterested government employees and power-seeking agencies, all of whom conspire.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (202 pages)
ISBN:9781598747317
1598747312

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