Wetlands of the American Midwest : a historical geography of changing attitudes.

How people perceive wetlands has always played a crucial role in determining how people act toward them. In this readable and objective account, Hugh Prince examines literary evidence as well as government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes toward wetlands in the A...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Prince, Hugh
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
Series:University of Chicago Geography Research Papers.
Subjects:
Wetlands > Middle West.
Zones humides > Midwest (États-Unis)
Wetlands
Middle West
wetlands, midwest, geography, science, nature, nonfiction, environment, environmentalism, conservation, activism, government, farming, agriculture, wildlife, indigenous, land management, productivity, drainage, bogs, swamp, wet prairies, soil, preservation, draining, railroads, cattlemen, ranching, development, history, wilderness, biodiversity.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Changing Attitudes; 2. Physical Characteristics of Wet Prairies and Bogs; 3. Native American Occupation; 4. Early Nineteenth-century Views of Wetlands; 5. Landowners, Cattlemen, Railroads, and Tenants on Wet Prairies; 6. Draining and Agricultural Change on Wet Prairies; 7. Occupying, Draining, and Abandoning Northern Bogs and Swamps; 8. Utilizing and Conserving Wet Prairies since 1930; 9. Changing Wetland Images and Values; Bibliography; Index.

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