Shaping the Sierra : nature, culture, and conflict in the changing west /

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Timothy P. Duane documents the impact of rapid population growth on the culture, economy, and ecology of the Sierra Nevada since the late 1960s. He also recommends innovative policies for mitigating the negative effects of future population growth in this spectacular but threatened region, as well a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Duane, Timothy P., 1960-
Autor Corporativo: University of California Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2000.
Temas:
Environmental policy > Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Environmental policy > West (U.S.)
Sustainable development > Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Nevada, Sierra (Calif. et Nev.)
Développement durable > Nevada, Sierra (Calif. et Nev.)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
NATURE > General.
Ecology
Environmental policy
Population
Sustainable development
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) > Environmental conditions.
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) > Population.
West (U.S.) > Population.
Nevada, Sierra (Calif. et Nev.) > Conditions environnementales.
Nevada, Sierra (Calif. et Nev.) > Population.
United States > Sierra Nevada
West United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The range of light
  • Theoretical foundations
  • The exodus to exurbia
  • Economics and the environment
  • Ecotransformation the amenity value
  • The fragmented landscape
  • Politics and property
  • Managing exurban growth
  • Planning and politics
  • Habitats and humanity
  • Reinhabiting the west.

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