Saving the Georgia Coast : A Political History of the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act /

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"A broad-based coalition of conservative southern politicians, countercultural activists, environmental scientists, sportsmen, devout Christians, garden clubs in Atlanta, and others came together to push the Coastal Marshland[s] Protection Act of 1970 through the Georgia state legislature. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bolster, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Georgia. > Coastal Marshlands Protection Act > History.
Wetland conservation > Law and legislation.
Coastal zone management.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Littoral > Amenagement > Georgie (État) > Atlantique, Côte de l' > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Coastal zone management > Georgia > Atlantic Coast > History > 20th century.
Wetland conservation > Law and legislation > Georgia > History > 20th century.
Georgia > Atlantic Coast.
Georgia.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Building wealth on the back of nature
  • Of archdruids, conservationists, and developers
  • The election of 1966
  • Who was in charge?
  • Gathering the troops
  • Let's dig up the marsh
  • Coming in loud and clear
  • The conference on the future of the marshlands
  • A bill takes a breath
  • A long year two
  • The movement continues
  • Today's coastal challenges
  • Hope for the future and a commentary.

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