The American West at risk : science, myths, and politics of land abuse and recovery /

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The American West at Risk summarizes the dominant human-generated environmental challenges in the 11 contiguous arid western United States - America's legendary, even mythical, frontier. When discovered by European explorers and later settlers, the west boasted rich soils, bountiful fisheries,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Wilshire, Howard Gordon, 1926- (Author), Nielson, Jane E. (Author), Hazlett, Richard W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, Ã2008.
Subjects:
Nature conservation > West (U.S.)
Conservation of natural resources > West (U.S.)
Nature > Effect of human beings on > West (U.S.)
Land use > Environmental aspects > West (U.S.)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Conservation of natural resources
Ecology
Land use > Environmental aspects
Nature conservation
Nature > Effect of human beings on
West (U.S.) > Environmental conditions.
West United States
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