American Environmentalism: Readings in Conservation HistoryRoderick Nash "This collection of readings contains comprehensive primary and secondary works in the field of conservation, emphasizes the history of ideas and attitudes about conservation, and gives a chronology of important conservation events in U.S. history from the beginning to the present. Edited by a national leader in the fields of conservation, environmental management, and education, this well-organized anthology is appropriate for courses dealing with American environmental studies and ecology."--Amazon. |
From inside the book
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... A Documentary History of Conservation in America ( Praeger , New York , 1972 ) . MELOSI , MARTIN . Pollution and Reform in American Cities , 1870–1930 ( Austin : Univer- sity of Texas Press , 1980 ) . Garbage in the Cities : Refuse ...
... A Documentary History of Conservation in America ( Praeger , New York , 1972 ) . MELOSI , MARTIN . Pollution and Reform in American Cities , 1870–1930 ( Austin : Univer- sity of Texas Press , 1980 ) . Garbage in the Cities : Refuse ...
Contents
THE POTENTIAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY | 1 |
PART ONE THE CONSERVATION IMPULSE | 9 |
The Human Factor in Environmental Change | 17 |
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