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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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : The Adirondack Park as a modern wilderness playground
  • Olympic transformations, Part 1 : the re-creation of recreation and the 1932 Winter Games in Lake Placid
  • Cities of tents : development of Adirondack campgrounds during the interwar years
  • A mountain to climb : the transformation of Whiteface Mountain and the future of the Adirondacks, 1925-1945
  • A mountain for all seasons? New York State and skiing on Whiteface Mountain, 1945-1971
  • Adirondack sprawl : from the Northway to the creation of the Adirondack Park Agency, 1959-1972
  • "There was once an Adirondack Park" : the struggle over the exurbanization of the Adirondack Park, 1971-1980
  • Olympic transformations, Part 2: The 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid
  • Conclusion.

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