A place for dialogue : language, land use, and politics in Southern Arizona /

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In A Place for Dialogue, Sharon McKenzie Stevens views the contradictions and collaborations involved in the management of public land in southern Arizona - and by extension the entire arid West - through the lens of political rhetoric. Revealing the socioecological relationships among cattlemen and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stevens, Sharon McKenzie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2007.
Colección:American land and life series.
Temas:
Land use > Government policy > Arizona.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > Arizona.
Public lands > Arizona > Management.
Utilisation du sol > Politique gouvernementale > Arizona.
Discours politique > Arizona.
Terres publiques > Arizona > Gestion.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Land use > Government policy.
Public lands > Management.
Rhetoric > Political aspects.
Arizona.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In A Place for Dialogue, Sharon McKenzie Stevens views the contradictions and collaborations involved in the management of public land in southern Arizona - and by extension the entire arid West - through the lens of political rhetoric. Revealing the socioecological relationships among cattlemen and environmentalists as well as developers and recreationists, she analyzes the ways that language shapes landscape by shaping decisions about land use. Stevens focuses on the collaborative Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan initiated by Pima County, Arizona, the ubiquitous use of scientific ar.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 221 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-213) and index.
ISBN:9781587297656
1587297655

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