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Confronting Ecological Crisis in Appalachia and the South : University and Community Partnerships /
Throughout Appalachia corporations control local economies and absentee ownership of land makes it difficult for communities to protect their waterways, mountains, and forests. Yet among all this uncertainty are committed citizens who have organized themselves to confront both external power holders...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
2012.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Throughout Appalachia corporations control local economies and absentee ownership of land makes it difficult for communities to protect their waterways, mountains, and forests. Yet among all this uncertainty are committed citizens who have organized themselves to confront both external power holders and often their own local, state, and federal agents. Determined to make their voice heard and to improve their living conditions, newfound partnerships between community activists and faculty and students at community colleges and universities have formed to challenge powerful bureaucratic infr. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (284 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780813136615 |