Battles of the North Country : Wilderness Politics and Recreational Development in the Adirondack State Park, 1920-1980 /

"The Adirondack region is trapped in a cycle of conflict. Nature lovers advocate for the preservation of wilderness, while sports enthusiasts demand infrastructure for recreation. Local residents seek economic opportunities, while environmentalists fight industrial or real estate growth. These...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Anzalone, Jonathan D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wilderness areas.
Politics and government.
Outdoor recreation.
Land use > Planning.
Land use > Citizen participation.
Conservation of natural resources.
Conservation des ressources naturelles > New York (État) > Adirondack Park > Histoire.
Utilisation du sol > New York (État) > Adirondack Park > Participation des citoyens.
Utilisation du sol > New York (État) > Adirondack Park > Planification.
Reserves de la vie sauvage > New York (État) > Adirondack, Monts > Histoire.
Loisirs de plein air > New York (État) > Adirondack Park > Histoire.
Conservation of natural resources > New York (State) > Adirondack Park > History.
Land use > New York (State) > Adirondack Park > Citizen participation.
Land use > New York (State) > Adirondack Park > Planning.
Wilderness areas > New York (State) > Adirondack Mountains > History.
Outdoor recreation > New York (State) > Adirondack Park > History.
New York (State) > Adirondack Park.
New York (State) > Adirondack Mountains.
New York (State)
New York (État) > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siecle.
Adirondack Park (N.Y.) > Histoire.
New York (State) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Adirondack Park (N.Y.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"The Adirondack region is trapped in a cycle of conflict. Nature lovers advocate for the preservation of wilderness, while sports enthusiasts demand infrastructure for recreation. Local residents seek economic opportunities, while environmentalists fight industrial or real estate growth. These clashes have played out over the course of the twentieth century and continue into the twenty-first. Through a series of case studies, historian Jonathan D. Anzalone highlights the role of public and private interests in the region and shows how partnerships frayed and realigned in the course of several key developments: the rise of camping in the 1920s and 1930s; the 1932 Lake Placid Olympics; the construction of a highway to the top of Whiteface Mountain; the postwar rise of downhill skiing; the completion of I-87 and the resulting demand for second homes; and the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Battles of the North Country reveals how class, economic self-interest, state power, and a wide range of environmental concerns have shaped modern politics in the Adirondacks and beyond."--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 pages): illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9781613766088

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